Point of No Return (film)
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| Directed by | John Badham |
| Produced by |
Art Linson D. J. Caruso |
| Written by |
Robert Getchell Alexandra Seros |
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| Music by |
Hans Zimmer Nick Glennie-Smith |
| Cinematography |
Michael Ferris Michael Watkins |
| Edited by | Frank Morriss |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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101 minutes 109 minutes (US) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English French |
| Box office | $30,038,362 |
Point of No Return (also known as The Assassin) is a 1993 American action film directed by John Badham and starring Bridget Fonda and Gabriel Byrne. It is a remake of Luc Besson's 1990 film Nikita.
Maggie Hayward (Bridget Fonda) is a violent and unstable drug addict found guilty of murdering a police officer, and is sentenced to death by lethal injection. Her death is faked, and a secret government agent named Bob (Gabriel Byrne) informs her that she is to become an assassin. She is given a makeover and training that transform her into a beautiful woman, and she is also trained as a killer. Her career as an assassin goes well at first. Then, after a mission goes awry, the agency sends in Victor (Harvey Keitel), a "cleaner," to kill everyone and destroy the bodies.
Maggie Hayward (Bridget Fonda) is a drug addict found guilty of murdering a cop during a robbery shootout, and is about to get sentenced to death by lethal injection. Her demise is faked and a spy named Bob (Gabriel Byrne) informs her that she has to work for him. Maggie, having little choice, reluctantly agrees to cooperate and she begins a regimen of intensive training that includes not only martial arts and firearms training, but etiquette and computer use.
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