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The Specialist

1994 film by Luis Llosa

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May 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.

Released: 1994-10-07110 minDir: Luis LlosaAction, Thriller

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

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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
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Key dates

Published: 1 January 1994

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: thriller film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: revenge
Director: Luis Llosa
Screenwriter: John Shirley
Cast member: Rod Steiger
Composer: Diane Warren
Producer: Jerry Weintraub

Article

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.

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