The replacement killers / Columbia Pictures presents a Bernie Brillstein/Brad Grey production ; a WCG Entertainment production ; a film by Antoine Fuqua.

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After he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge his son's death, professional killer John Lee goes on the run. Enlisting the aid of beautiful document forger Meg Coburn, Lee attempts to return to his family in China before they are victimized by his betrayal. But Wei's army...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Chow, Yun-fat
Sorvino, Mira
Rooker, Michael, 1955-
Prochnow, Jürgen
Brillstein, Bernie, 1931-2008
Language:English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Chinese
Korean
Thai
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Soundtracks in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish; subtitles in Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001], ©1997.
Edition:Special edition.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Murder for hire > Drama.
Fugitives from justice > Drama.
Families > China > Drama.
Feature films.
Asesinato > Teatro.
Familia > China > Teatro.
Gangster films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Families.
Fugitives from justice.
Murder for hire.
China.
Genre:
Drama.
Teatro.
Gangster films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
After he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge his son's death, professional killer John Lee goes on the run. Enlisting the aid of beautiful document forger Meg Coburn, Lee attempts to return to his family in China before they are victimized by his betrayal. But Wei's army of "replacement killers" is hot on his trail, and now both he and Meg are targets of their impressive firepower. With both sides fully armed and determined to fight to the death, an ultra-violent shoot-out breaks out when they finally face off against each other.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
Special features include: digitally mastered audio & anamorphic video, director's commentary, HBO making-of: where the action is, deleted scenes, alternate ending, exclusive featurette: Chow Yun-fat goes Hollywood, theatrical trailers, filmographies, animated menus, scene selections with motion images.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ8 D0013256 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:0767881397
9780767881395
Credits:Director of photography, Peter Lyons Collister; music by Henry Gregson-Williams.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Chow Yun-fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow.