The Big Hit

The Big Hit is a 1998 American black comedy crime film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Che-Kirk Wong. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabato, Jr., Avery Brooks, and Elliott Gould. The film was shot in Hamilton, and Pickering, Ontario, Canada. Melvin Smiley is a hitman leading a secret life as well as maintaining two relationships, one with the demanding and demeaning Chantel , who doesn't accept his work, and another with Pam , who knows nothing of his job. Smiley is somewhat of a pushover, trying to appease all of Chantel's...
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Release date:	April 24, 1998
Directed by:	Kirk Wong
Rated:
Runtime:	91 Minutes
Producer:	Warren Zide, Wesley Snipes, John Woo
Editor:	Pietro Scalia
Screenplay by:	Ben Ramsey
Estimated budget:	$13,000,000
Genre:	Comedy, Action

Cast of The Big Hit

Elliott Gould

Born:August 29, 1938

Age:73

Lou Diamond Phillips

Cisco

Born:February 17, 1962

Age:50

Bokeem Woodbine

Born:April 13, 1973

Age:39

Mark Wahlberg

Born:June 5, 1971

Age:40

Lainie Kazan

Born:May 15, 1940

Age:71

Christina Applegate

Born:November 25, 1971

Age:40

Film director of The Big Hit

Kirk Wong

Born: 1949

Age: 63

Kirk Wong Chi Keung is a Hong Kong based film director and actor. He is probably most famous for directing the John Woo produced action comedy The Big Hit.

Title	Released	Genre
Flash Future Kung Fu	2000	Action
The Big Hit	1998	Comedy
Luminous Visions	1998
Crime Story	1993	Action
Organized Crime & Triad Bureau	1993	Action
Gunmen	1988	Thriller
True Colours	1986

Filming locations for The Big Hit

Hamilton

Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe....
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Who wrote the film The Big Hit?
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Ben Ramsey wrote the script for the film.
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Which actors starred in the movie "The Big Hit"?
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Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Elliott Gould and Christina Applegate starred in the film.
Q:
Who was the director of the film "The Big Hit"?
A:
Kirk Wong was the movie's director.
Q:
What was the approximate cost to make the movie "The Big Hit"?
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$13 million was the budget for this movie.
Q:
When did the movie "The Big Hit" debut?
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The film premiered in April, 1998.
Q:
What was the tagline from the film, The Big Hit?
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The movie's tagline was, "a hit...with a twist."
Q:
Who were the producers of the movie, "The Big Hit"?
A:
Warren Zide and Wesley Snipes produced the film.
Q:
How many minutes is the runtime of the film "The Big Hit"?
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The approxomite runtime is 91 minutes.
Q:
How long is the runtime of the film "The Big Hit"?
A:
The total runtime is 91 minutes.
Q:
What locations were selected to film scenes in the movie The Big Hit?
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Locations used in the movie's production include Hamilton.

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