Film

The Big Hit

1998 · 1h 31m · Action · Comedy · Crime

Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

41%

Metacritic

31

Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.

Mark Wahlberg

Melvin Smiley

Lou Diamond Phillips

Cisco

Christina Applegate

Pam Shulman

Avery Brooks

Paris

Bokeem Woodbine

Crunch

Antonio Sabàto Jr.

Vince

China Chow

Keiko Nishi

Lainie Kazan

Jeanne Shulman

Elliott Gould

Morton Shulman

Sab Shimono

Jiro Nishi

Robin Dunne

Gump

Lela Rochon

Chantel

Danny Smith

Video Store Kid

Joshua Peace

Lance

David Usher

Sergio

Hardee T. Lineham

Accountant

• Kirk Wong Chi-KeungDirector
• Ben RamseyScreenplay
• Warren ZideProducer
• Wesley SnipesProducer
• John M. EckertProducer
• John WooExecutive Producer
• Terence ChangExecutive Producer
• Danny NowakDirector of Photography
• Graeme RevellOriginal Music Composer
• Robin RussellEditor

The Big Hit (Theatrical Trailer)

Release date

April 24, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$27,007,143

Genres

Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

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