The Replacement Killers
Brief Synopsis
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John Lee is a hired gun who must pay a debt to Asian crime boss Terence Wei. His final mission is to travel to Manhattan to kill the 7-year-old son of the cop responsible for the death of Wei's son during a drug buy. However, Lee develops a conscious and cannot pull the trigger on the child. He knows this will make him a target and that his mother and sister in Shanghai are living on borrowed time. Trying to return to China, Lee enlists the aid of master forger Meg Coburn to construct a phony passport. But before the job is done, Wei's trigger men attack and Lee and Coburn begin their long flight, pursued through New York City.
Cast & Crew
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Antoine Fuqua
Director
Mira Sorvino
Chow Yun-fat
Michael Rooker
Jurgen Prochnow
Danny Trejo
Film Details
Also Known As
Replacement Killers, tueur pour cible
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Martial Arts
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Synopsis
John Lee is a hired gun who must pay a debt to Asian crime boss Terence Wei. His final mission is to travel to Manhattan to kill the 7-year-old son of the cop responsible for the death of Wei's son during a drug buy. However, Lee develops a conscious and cannot pull the trigger on the child. He knows this will make him a target and that his mother and sister in Shanghai are living on borrowed time. Trying to return to China, Lee enlists the aid of master forger Meg Coburn to construct a phony passport. But before the job is done, Wei's trigger men attack and Lee and Coburn begin their long flight, pursued through New York City.
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Director
Cast
Mira Sorvino
Chow Yun-fat
Michael Rooker
Jurgen Prochnow
Danny Trejo
Richard Duran
Albert Wong
Max Daniels
Randall Duk Kim
Eddie Perez
Chris Doyle
Patrick Kilpatrick
Norm Compton
Til Schweiger
Kenneth Tsang
Jimmy Ortega
Jefferson Murff
Lead Person
Carlos G=mez
James Lew
Yau-gene Chan
Sydney Coberly
David Gene Gibbs
Bob Apisa
Nicki Micheaux
Paul Higgins
Frank Medrano
Mario Roberts
Carlos Leon
James Wing Woo
Rodger Larue
Clifton Collins Jr.
Andrew J Marton
Cle Shaheed Sloan
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Joe Bucaro
Leo Lee
Crew
Stuart M. Abramson
Key Grip
Michael Adams
Stunts
Lloyd Ahern Jr.
Director Of Photography
Douglas B Arnold
Sound
Christopher Assells
Sound Editor
Matthew Baer
Executive Producer
Karen M. Baker
Sound Editor
Les Banda
Assistant Director
Eric Barrier
Song
Suzo Barzman
Assistant
Maria K. Battle
Assistant Director
Guy Norman Bee
Camera Operator
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Sandy Berumen
Stunts
Steve Birkett
Boom Operator
Carl Boles
Lighting Technician
Bernie Brillstein
Producer
Mark Broneau
Best Boy Grip
Jill Brown
Stunts
Ronald Cardarelli
Grip
Jon Carpenter
Transportation Captain
Jay Cassidy
Editor
Mike Cassidy
Assistant Camera Operator
Terence Chang
Executive Producer
Alisa Christensen
Stunts
Terry Claborn
Color Timer
Alexandra Close
Assistant
Peter Collister
Director Of Photography
Clint Colver
Visual Effects
Richard H Conkling
Assistant Editor
Wendy M Craig
Set Costumer
Emily Cummins
Assistant
Donald K Davidson
Lighting
Peggy Davis
Assistant Editor
Caroline Davis-dyer
Script Supervisor
Mark Deallessandro
Stunts
John Decker
Visual Effects
Patsy Deshields
Production Accountant
Judi Dickerson
Dialect Coach
Ritchie Disabitino
Technical Advisor
James R. Dyer
Unit Production Manager
Todd Egan
Sound
Susan Ehrhart
Production Assistant
Zoltan Elek
Makeup
Mark Elias
Key Grip
Eric B.
Song Performer
Donna Evans Merlo
Stunts
Richard Fearless
Song
Richard Francis-bruce
Special Thanks To
Stephanie Frey
Production Assistant
Layne Friedman
Visual Effects
Sherry Gallarneau
Script Supervisor
Kevin Gardner
Song
Wes Geer
Song
Christopher T Gerrity
Assistant Director
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Mickey Giacomazzi
Stunts
Tanner Gill
Stunts
Christopher Godsick
Executive Producer
Ramiro Adan Gomez
Production Assistant
Mark S Gordon
Foley Editor
Stone Gossard
Song
Al Goto
Stunts
Jennifer S Gottlieb
Production Assistant
Mick Gould
Technical Advisor
Allan Graf
Stunt Coordinator
Shane Greedy
Transportation Co-Captain
Harry Gregson-williams
Music
Brad Grey
Producer
Paul Guyot
Assistant
Regan Hagar
Song
Per Hallberg
Sound Editor
Justine Hebron
Other
Gary Hecker
Foley Artist
Dan Hegeman
Sound Editor
Steve Hellier
Song
D. M. Hemphill
Rerecording
Mo Henry
Negative Cutting
Debra Hill
Special Thanks To
Randall Huber
Stunts
Brian Imada
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Steve Jablonsky
Other
Craig Jaeger
Foley
Audrey A Johnson
Assistant Property Master
Dennis Johnson
Other
Kent Johnson
Property Master
Mindy Johnson
Casting Associate
Keii Johnston
Stunts
Drake Jonovin
Sound
Ken Jordan
Song
Constance A Kazmer
Dialogue Editor
Brian Keeney
Production Manager
Mike Kelly
Stunts
Shane D Kelly
Lighting Technician
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Scott Kirkland
Song
Evette Knight
Set Decorator
John Koyama
Stunts
Kristen Kurczak
Production Assistant
Wendy Kurtzman
Casting
Mark Labonge
Camera Operator
Dawn A Lambertsen
Assistant
Mark Lapointe
Dialogue Editor
Kim Larsen
On-Set Dresser
David S. Lazan
Art Director
Al Leong
Stunts
A Michael Lerner
Stunts
Clint Lilley
Stunts
Andrew Loschin
Assistant Editor
Dean Manley
Adr Editor
Jennifer Mann
Foley Editor
Kris Fullan Martinez
Production Coordinator
Frank Masi
Photography
Paul Massey
Rerecording
Joe Mayer
Adr Supervisor
Joe Mccloskey
Costumes
Michael Mcdonnell
Coproducer
Peter Mercurio
Assistant Camera Operator
The Crystal Method
Song Performer
Alan Meyerson
Other
Bob Minor
Stunts
Tom Morga
Stunts
Philip D. Morrill
Sound
Jim Morris
Location Manager
Hoppy Munz
Craft Service
Larry Nicholas
Stunts
Hugh Aodh O'brien
Stunts
Carrick O'quinn
Stunts
Sean O'shea
Assistant Camera Operator
Jeff Okabayashi
Assistant Director
Jim Ondrejko
Construction Coordinator
Daniel Orozco
Dga Trainee
Ermahn Ospina
Hair Stylist
Edgar Pablos
Production Assistant
Darin Pappas
Song
Pedro Passos
Song
Matt Patterson
Other
Arianne Phillips
Costume Designer
Joe Ramsey
Special Effects
Kelley R Ray
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Lee Redwine
Song
Sam Richards
Visual Effects Designer
Thomas J Ruffner
Dolly Grip
Ralph Sall
Music Supervisor
Jorge Sanchez
Assistant Camera Operator
Ken Sanzel
Screenplay
Grant Sawyer
On-Set Dresser
Clare Scarpulla
Set Designer
Dennis R. Scott
Stunts
Jerred Shain
Song
Naomi Shohan
Production Designer
Gregg Silk
Other
Talvin Singh
Song Performer
Talvin Singh
Song
Adam Sklena
Assistant Camera Operator
Todd Slyapich
Assistant Camera Operator
Shawn Smith
Song
Serge Sretschinsky
Visual Effects
Michelle Steinau
Visual Effects
Lauren Stephens
Dialogue Editor
Peter Michael Sullivan
Sound Editor
Adrian Thaws
Song
Adrian Thaws
Song Performer
Jeremy Toback
Song
Ben Vaughn
Song
Poly Veizer
Assistant Camera Operator
Larry Velasco
Costume Supervisor
Jeffrey Wetzel
Assistant Director
Webster Whinery
Stunts
Richard Whitfield
Music Editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Scott Wolf
Sound Editor
John Woo
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Replacement Killers, tueur pour cible
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Martial Arts
Thriller
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video June 30, 1998
Released in United States Winter February 6, 1998
United States feature debut for Chow Yun Fat.
Began shooting February 10, 1997.
Completed shooting May 2, 1997.
Released in United States Winter February 6, 1998
Released in United States on Video June 30, 1998
