The Specialist
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| Directed by | Luis Llosa |
| Produced by | Jerry Weintraub |
| Written by | Alexandra Seros |
| Based on | The Specialist novels by John Shirley |
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John Barry Emilio Estefan Jr. (music supervisor) |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
| Edited by | Jack Hofstra |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Box office | $170,362,582 (international) |
The Specialist is a 1994 American action thriller spy film directed by Luis Llosa, starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts & Rod Steiger. It is loosely based on "The Specialist" series of novels by John Shirley.
In 1984, Captain Ray Quick and Colonel Ned Trent, explosives experts working for the CIA, are on a mission to blow up a car transporting a South American drug dealer. But when the car appears, a little girl is inside with the dealer. Ray insists they abort the mission, but Ned intends to see it through and allows the explosion to happen, resulting in the deaths of both the drug dealer and the girl. Angered by the girl's wrongful death, Ray savagely beats Ned and flees, effectively resigning from the CIA.
Years later, in Miami, Ray works as a freelance hit man. Desperate people contact him via an Internet bulletin board and he takes the cases that interest him. Ray specializes in "shaping" his explosions, building and planting bombs that blow up only the intended target while leaving innocent bystanders unharmed.
He answers ads placed by a woman named May Munro and speaks to her often to decide if he should take the job or not. During the talks he becomes intrigued by her story, coupled with the fact that he sees how attractive she is while following her. She is the only child of parents who were killed by Tomas Leon and his men. Against his better judgment, and pushed by her insistence that she will infiltrate the gang with or without him, Ray is persuaded to accept the job. Even though he has agreed, May ingratiates herself into Tomas' world as Adrian Hastings.
Ned now works for Joe Leon, Tomas' father and head of their crime organization. Once the hits on their lower level guys begin, they contact the chief of police to place Ned in their bomb squad. May tolerates Tomas and plays along as his girlfriend so she can watch the hits one by one. It is revealed after the second target is killed that May has actually been forced into a partnership with Ned, whose goal was to coax Ray out of hiding. After the job in South America went wrong, Ned was dismissed from the CIA and is intent on revenge.
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