Killshot is a 2009 thriller film based on the 1989 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard. The film is directed by John Madden and stars Diane Lane and Thomas Jane as a couple who, despite being in a witness protection program, are confronted by the criminal they outed, portrayed by Mickey Rourke. Mafia hitman Blackbird is hired to assassinate a mafia leader , whom he calls "Papa". Afterwards, he meets Richie Nix at a bar, where they decide to team up. Meanwhile, Wayne and Carmen Colson are living separated, with Carmen living in the house. Wayne gets fired from his construction job and... decides to try to get a job at the same place as Carmen. When Wayne shows up at the office of Carmen's boss wearing a suit he gets mistaken as the man Richie and Blackbird are shaking down. When Richie starts trashing the office and demanding the money at gunpoint Wayne tells them he has it out in the car. He then leads them out to his truck pretending to get the money and instead grabs a metal rod from the back of his truck and attacks them.
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| Release date: | April 11, 2008 |
| Directed by: | John Madden |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lawrence Bender, Richard N. Gladstein |
| Editor: | Mick Audsley |
| Cinematography: | Caleb Deschanel |
| Genre: | Thriller, Action |