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The Specialist is a 1994 American action and thriller film directed by Luis Llosa. The screenplay was written by John Shirley, with music composed by John Barry and Diane Warren. Produced by Jerry Weintraub, the movie stars Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, and Eric Roberts. It was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Jerry Weintraub Productions, and Iguana Producciones. The narrative is set in the Miami metropolitan area, Miami, and Colombia, focusing on the subject of revenge.
The film has a runtime of 105 or 110 minutes and was released in 1994. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. The production had a budget of 45,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 170,362,582. Review scores include 3.4/10, 10%, 5.6/10, and a TMDb vote average of 5.93 based on 1,435 votes. IMDb lists a rating of 5.6 from 73,633 votes. The work is written in English.
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Film · TMDB
5.9May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Ray Quick
- Sharon Stone as May Munro
- James Woods as Ned Trent
- Rod Steiger as Joe Leon
- Eric Roberts as Tomas Leon
- Mario Ernesto Sánchez as Charlie
Themes
- based on novel or book
- explosive
- fistfight
- revenge
- organized crime
- urban setting
- explosives expert
- neo-noir
- action hero
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Luis Llosa
- Written by
- Alexandra Seros
- Based on
- The Specialist , by John Shirley
- Produced by
- Jerry Weintraub
- Starring
- Sylvester Stallone Sharon Stone James Woods Rod Steiger Eric Roberts
- Cinematography
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Edited by
- Jack Hofstra
- Music by
- John Barry
- Production company
- Jerry Weintraub Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros.
- Release date
- October 7, 1994 ( 1994-10-07 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $170.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Specialist is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger. It is loosely based on The Specialist series of novels by John Shirley. The film was met with negative critical response, but became a box office success, and Gloria Estefan's version of "Turn the Beat Around" became a dance sensation, becoming #1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.
Plot
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