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Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone in The Specialist (1994)

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The Specialist

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    Former CIA operative turned hired assassin Ray Quick (Sylvester Stallone) is hired by the beautiful and mysterious May Munro (Sharon Stone) to kill Tomas Leon (Eric Roberts) the arrogant son and heir of Miami crime boss Joe Leon (Rod Steiger) and two of Leon's hitmen. May reveals to Ray that she seeks revenge upon Tomas Leone and the two hitmen whom were responsible of the brutal murders of her parents, which she witnessed as a child. Ray agrees and he manages to kill the two hitmen with bombs. However, Joe Leone assigns Tomas's bodyguard Ned Trent (James Woods) a manipulative corrupt former CIA explosives expert to find the assassin and protect Tomas at all costs. But, after Ray kills Tomas,which May is killed in the process. Ray becomes suspicious, when he learns May is very much alive and that she faked her own death and Ray begins to suspect that he is being set up and he soon learns May is working for Trent, whom is bent on seeking revenge upon him, after Ray had Ned fired from the CIA, when Ned refused to abort the assassination mission of a South American drug dealer, which an innocent little girl was killed and that Ned made a deal with May to hire Ray and use him to kill Tomas and the 2 hitmen and so he can set a trap on him and hand him over to Joe, so Joe can kill him in retaliation for Tomas's death.

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  • How long is The Specialist?
    1 hour and 50 minutes
  • When was The Specialist released?
    October 7, 1994
  • What is the IMDb rating of The Specialist?
    5.6 out of 10
  • Who stars in The Specialist?
    Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, and James Woods
  • Who wrote The Specialist?
    John Shirley and Alexandra Seros
  • Who directed The Specialist?
    Luis Llosa
  • Who was the composer for The Specialist?
    John Barry
  • Who was the producer of The Specialist?
    Jerry Weintraub
  • Who was the executive producer of The Specialist?
    Steve Barron, Jeff Most, and Chuck Binder
  • Who was the cinematographer for The Specialist?
    Jeffrey L. Kimball
  • Who was the editor of The Specialist?
    Jack Hofstra
  • Who are the characters in The Specialist?
    Ray Quick, May Munro, Ned Trent, Joe Leon, and Tomas Leon
  • What is the plot of The Specialist?
    A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
  • What was the budget for The Specialist?
    $45 million
  • How much did The Specialist earn at the worldwide box office?
    $170 million
  • How much did The Specialist earn at the US box office?
    $57.4 million
  • What is The Specialist rated?
    R
  • What genre is The Specialist?
    Action, Drama, and Thriller

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