The Big Hit
The Big Hit is a 1998 American action comedy film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Che-Kirk Wong, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabàto Jr., China Chow, Avery Brooks, Lainie Kazan, Elliott Gould, Sab Shimono and Lela Rochon.
Plot
Melvin Smiley has a good life thanks to his talents as a contract-killer, but has a very working class mentality going about his life, in combination with his constant struggles to maintain two romantic relationships. One is with the demanding and demeaning Chantel, who does not accept his work, and the other with Pam, who knows nothing of his job. Melvin is somewhat of a pushover, trying to appease all of Chantel's demands, even her most expensive wishes, as well as rolling over whenever one of his co-workers takes credit for his achievements. Perhaps as a result of his helplessness in asserting himself, throughout the early scenes, Melvin is often seen drinking Maalox to relieve a developing stress-induced ulcer.
More details
| author | Ben Ramsey |
|---|---|
| director | Kirk Wong |
| editor | Pietro Scalia |
| genre | action comedy |
| keywords | attempt to escape bankrupt bankruptcy bound and gagged build contract killing drink gag gold kidnap king kong king kong lives maalox mob boss nothing peptic ulcer shelter stab teenage daughter ulcer video store working class |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell |
| producer | John Woo Wesley Snipes |
| productionCompany | TriStar Pictures |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Hamilton |
| theme | action comedy ghost heist |