The Jackal

Titolo originale: The Jackal
Regia: Michael Caton-Jones |
Anno: 1997
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Azione Thriller Avventura Crime
Tag: showdown | hitman | politics | bratva (russian mafia) | cold war | fbi | montreal, canada | revenge | terrorism | ira (irish republican army) | pretending to be gay |
Cast: Bruce Willis | Richard Gere | Sidney Poitier | Diane Venora | J.K. Simmons | Mathilda May | John Cunningham | Jack Black | Stephen Spinella | Tess Harper | David Hayman | Ravil Isyanov | Maggie Castle | Richard Lineback | Karen Kirschenbauer | Daniel Dae Kim | Serge Houde | Leslie Phillips | Steve Bassett | Jonathan Aris | Richard Cubison | Bob Kingdom | Peter Sullivan | John Harrington Bland | Terry Loughlin | Walt MacPherson | Jim Grimshaw | Terrence Currier | Sophie Okonedo | Michael Caton-Jones | Laura Viederman | Gregory Porter Miller | Murphy Guyer | Philip LeMaistre | James McCauley | Victor Sobchak | Serge Christianssens | Boris Boscovic | Ewan Bailey | Danette Alberico | Debra Gano | Pamela Poitier | Eddie Bo Smith Jr. | Dan Ziskie | Gayle Jessup | Bill Collins | David Gene Gibbs | James M. Helkey | Larry King | Yuri Stepanov |

Un killer senza scrupoli viene assoldato da un'organizzazione criminale internazionale per eliminare la moglie del Presidente degli Stati Uniti. Il prezzo pattuito è 70 milioni di dollari. L'uomo è abilissimo nel trasformarsi, nell'apparire e subito scomparire. Di lui si conosce solo il soprannome, the Jackal. Venuta a conoscenza della situazione, l'FBI cerca opportune contromisure. Il Vice direttore dei servizi segreti Preston ha il compito di individuare e fermare the Jackal prima che sia troppo tardi. Insieme all'agente russo Valentina Koslova, Preston capisce che l'unico modo per scovare il killer è affidarsi a qualcuno che lo conosce soprattutto perché ragiona come lui. Controvoglia, si affida allora a Declan Mulqueen, un irlandese attualmente in prigione per fatti di terrorismo.

Approfondimenti

The subway chase scene at the end of the movie was not shot in Washington, D.C., but in Montreal, Qu [...] D
(At around thirteen minutes) The "Hotelli Porvoo" is the old town hall (it is now a museum) in Porvo [...] D
When Bruce Willis is dressed as the police officer, the name on his badge is "sharpshooter" D
Richard Gere and Diane Venora worked with language coaches to develop their accents. D
The scene with them being dropped off on top of a Bank of America building was filmed in Norfolk, Vi [...] D
Richard Dean Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Jeff Bridges, Gary Busey, Kevin Costner, Harrison Ford, Mel Gib [...] D
Bruce Willis tells Jack Black the rounds are depleted uranium and they 'spall'. When depleted uraniu [...] D
When they're in Chicago, waiting for The Jackal to arrive by boat at the marina, Mulqueen turns to M [...] D
"Endtrack" by Massive Attack, the song that plays over the end credits, is actually an alternate rem [...] D
Edward Fox is rumored to have rejected a cameo role. D
In the movie "Uphall Station" is mentioned as a small town outside Ottawa. Uphall Station is, in fac [...] D
Because Richard Gere and Bruce Willis filmed many of their scenes separately, they would often ask e [...] D
Frederick Forsyth, who wrote the novel "The Day of the Jackal", insisted his name be taken off the c [...] D
Bruce Willis/The Jackal ironically uses the song "Red Tape" by a band with the very fitting name "Ag [...] D
Mathilda May's daughter Sarah, aged 3, replaced the original girl who got sick a few days before sho [...] D
A few months before his death, Fred Zinnemann, director of Il giorno dello sciacallo (1973), fought [...] D
This isn't the first time Richard Gere was considered for a role that Bruce Willis got. The first wa [...] D
Final theatrical film of Sidney Poitier. D
Sir Sean Connery, Liam Neeson, and Matthew McConaughey all turned down roles. D
The large, remote-controlled machine gun is a mock-up of the Soviet-designed KPV (Krupnokaliberniy P [...] D
Jack Black improvised his lines in the scene where the Jackal kills him. His instruction was to act [...] D
After the filming of this movie, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere reportedly vowed to never work with e [...] D
In his first scenes, Richard Gere has a mustache and goatee, as he wanted to have a different look. [...] D
Originally Richard Gere was offered the Jackal role and Bruce Willis was the hero role. Both decided [...] D
The loyalty of the arms manufacturer and document forger were swapped around from the book and earli [...] D
Richard Gere's first action film in years along with The Double (2011). D
Bruce Willis asked for the scene in which the Jackal kills a gay man to be re-shot, so it was obviou [...] D
Before Bruce Willis was cast, Richard Gere was offered the role of The Jackal. He turned it down and [...] D
In an early scene involving Richard Gere, an episode of Il tenente Kojak: Birthday Party (1976) is s [...] D
Kevin Jarre did an uncredited rewrite on the screenplay, contributing the backstory and character of [...] D
Average Shot Length = ~5.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~5.2 seconds. D
This is the last movie with a theatrical release that Sidney Poitier appeared in. D
Bruce Willis' hand double is English actor Lester J. Adams. D