Favorite Movie Hitman

[RancidYakButterTeaParty]

I love movies where people someone is targeted to get "whacked". The best of these films always employ a great hitman--someone with character and a certain way of conducting their business. There are hundreds of examples out there, but let's try to narrow it down to the best.

My nomination goes to Mr. Shhh (Steve Buscemi) in Things You do in Denver When You're Dead.

Physically, Mr. Shh isn't intimidating in the least. However, he has that great reputation for being the one guy you don't want coming after you. As with many hitmen, he is clean cut, cold, and calculating.

Also, if you've seen the movie, you know Mr. Shhh keeps on coming--even if he's taken a few serious shots.

My Honorable Mention Award goes to Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction.

[Waenara]

John Cusack in [Grosse Pointe Blank (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119229/) immediately comes to mind.

I can't think of any other specific ones right now.

[Scott Plaid]

Jean Reno as anyone, gets my vote.

[Jonathan Chance]

Definitely Martin Blank from Grosse Point Blank. Solid guy, moral enough in his way, wants out and wants to marry the girl.

Just brilliant. And Ackroyd's and Joan Cusack's performances were great as well.

[marque elf]

Two choices that come immediately to mind are John Hurt's character Braddock in The Hit and John Malkovich's assassin in In The Line Of Fire.

[Push You Down]

Is Malkovitch's character a hitman or just a guy who wants to kill the president?

Leon the Professional
La Femme Nikita
Martin Blank

[want2know]

It doesn't get any better than Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction !Except maybe "Stick Walker" in The Muppet Movie: "Tell 'em what you do, Stick!" "Kill frogs":D

[Biffy the Elephant Shrew]

The thug who heaves a scantily clad Lana Wood out the hotel window and into the swimming pool in Diamonds Are Forever.

James Bond: "Exceptionally fine shot!"
Thug: "I didn't know dere was a pool down dere."

[drm]

The first two that came to mind are Jules and Vincent from Pulp Fiction and Martin Blank from Gross Point Blank.

Wasn't Harlen McGuire (Jude Law) a hitman in Road to Perdition? I really liked him.

[Askia]

Hmf. Jules and Leon are already taken, eh?

That just leaves Marv, of SIN CITY. Honorable mention for those helpless little girls of Old Town.

[marque elf]

[QUOTE=Push You Down]Is Malkovitch's character a hitman or just a guy who wants to kill the president?


It's been a while since I've seen it but I seem to recall a scene where Mailkovich's character discusses other kills he's made. If being a hitman means taking money for a kill than I guess he's not a hitman, just another humdrum psychotic killer.

[Shirley Ujest]

Who was the hitman in Be Cool He looked like Murphy Brown's former house painter.

I liked him alot.

Physcotic, yet had a do-wop hair and Buddy Holly glasses.

[NDP]

[QUOTE=Push You Down]Is Malkovitch's character a hitman or just a guy who wants to kill the president?


It's been a while since I've seen it but I seem to recall a scene where Mailkovich's character discusses other kills he's made. If being a hitman means taking money for a kill than I guess he's not a hitman, just another humdrum psychotic killer.
As I recall, Frank Leary (Malkovich's character) was a former CIA operative who likely did a fair share of hits for Uncle Sam before he was discarded at the end of the Cold War and forced to go freelance.

Anyway, my pick? I'm going old school and picking Philip Raven (Alan Ladd) in This Gun for Hire (http://imdb.com/title/tt0035432/).

[Scissorjack]

James Fox's Jackal in The Day Of The Jackal {the fantastic original, not the dreadful remake} is an absolutely compelling character: mesmerisingly cool in his inhuman professionalism, yet absolutely despicable in his utter disregard for life. Needs a place to hole up and avoid the cops? He'll seduce a woman, then efficiently murder her in the morning to let his trail go cold for a couple more hours. Half of you wants him to succeed in his assassination, the other half is yelling, "For Christ's sake, stop him!" Nice car, too.

[RandMcnally]

I'm going to have to go with Geraldo Rivera. Not only is he a journalist, he's an assassin. So, he's a Journassassin. And he's an executioner, so his title is Assicutioner.



It's an old Conan bit.

[ftg]

Max von Sydow's "Joubert" in Three Days of the Condor. Class and precision all the way.

I don't interest myself in "why". I think more often in terms of "when", sometimes "where"; always "how much".

[Chefguy]

Hate to say it, but Tom Cruise did a credible job in Collateral. I also like Damon as Jason Bourne.

[Raguleader]

Rocco in Boondock Saints.

"I'm Wyat F*CKING EARP!"

[Scott Plaid]

Hmf. Jules and Leon are already taken, eh?As I recall, the fact they are already taken is your fault, since you turned me on to them in an old thread. :p

[parthenokinesis]

Critical Jim (played by Tim Allen) in "Who is Cletis Tout".

[Askia]

As I recall, the fact they are already taken is your fault, since you turned me on to them in an old thread. :p Ahh, Scott-san, you are indeed gifted, but the student is not yet ready to surpass the master. For I have only shared with you the ways of Occidental hitmen. I have not spoken of the deadliness of the paid assassin Oriental dealers in death.

Master Han, ENTER THE DRAGON. (Hey. So what if he's technically a drug dealer and pimp? He was gettin' paid.)

The entire lead cast of KILL BILL, VOLS. I & II (Well, they learned Oriental ways, regardless of ethnicity) Special shout-out to the Crazy 88.

Cha Eun-jin from South Korea's MY WIFE IS GANGSTER

Jade Fox from CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON

Broken Sword, Flying Snow, Sky and Nameless in HERO

Enjoy.

[Lynwood Slim]

hit man: Stallone in "Get Carter"

hit back hard: Mel Gibson in "Payback"

[neofishboy]

Well, I had three, but two (Martin Blank and Jean Reno's Leon) have already been mentioned. Number three is Ghost Dog from Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.

[NDP]

hit man: Stallone in "Get Carter"

hit back hard: Mel Gibson in "Payback"
But their roles were done better the first time around by Michael Caine (in the original Get Carter) and Lee Marvin (in Point Blank which was loosely remade as Payback).

[Larry Mudd]

Morgan Freeman in Unforgiven -- because he's, well, Morgan Freeman, I guess.

I concur with NDP's nomination of Alan Ladd in This Gun For Hire. Accept no substitutes.

[waits]

No love for Luca Brazzi?

[neofishboy]

Well, Luca definitely had presence, but he did fall for the old "here, shake my hand ... AHA! KNIFE! GARROTTE!!!" trick. Can you imagine somebody trying to pull that shit on Jules Winfield?

And Jules would have nailed that wedding greeting....

[Peter Morris]

Jaws

[size=1]The hitman, not the shark

[Peter Morris]

preview :smack: :wally

[Little Nemo]

Kang Xi Jia and Hak On Fung were great assassins in Kung Fu Hustle. They killed their targets with deadly harp music.

[bclouse]

Chow Yun-Fat in John Woo's The Killer.

It's CHOW YUN-Freaking FAT! They just don't come any more suave.

[UncleRojelio]

Charles Bronson in The Mechanic (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068931/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9bWVjaGFuaWN8ZnQ9MXxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8Y289MXxodG1sPTF8bm09 MQ__;fc=3;ft=24;fm=1)

The book was better.

[Bryan Ekers]

Lena Olin was insane and insanely hot in Romeo is Bleeding.

[GrizzRich]

Gotta love the fight scene in the school in Grosse Pointe Blank.

[Silentgoldfish]

Hmf. Jules and Leon are already taken, eh?

That just leaves Marv, of SIN CITY. Honorable mention for those helpless little girls of Old Town.

Neither of those noms are Hitmen though; Marv is hired muscle and he dislikes hitmen and the girls of Old Town only kill to defend their community.

I'd make a contribution but all the good ones are taken! :(

Martin Blank is still cool though.

[Shirley Ujest]

Porter .

[Silentgoldfish]

Porter .

As in Payback? He's a thug, not a hitman.

[Dr. Rieux]

No love for Luca Brazzi?
We never actually got to see Luca hit anybody in the movie, so his professional coolness is still hearsay.

[Judith Prietht]

James Gandolfini's hitman Winston is the best thing about The Mexican. The rest of the movie is awful.

[Askia]

Neither of those noms are Hitmen though; Marv is hired muscle and he dislikes hitmen and the girls of Old Town only kill to defend their community.Marv was a hitman who was paid in p*ssy.

But, fine. The guy who took out Tony Montana at the end of Scarface.

[DWMarch]

Rocco was not a hitman... he brought a six shooter to a room with nine guys in it. The McManus brothers on the other hand... they kicked nothing but ass. "You know what we need man? Some rope!"

Mad props to Leon, the Professional. "I think it was something personal." RIP Leon.

Can't argue with Vincent and Jules either... However, Jules quit because of a near miss and Vincent got killed with his own weapon. They're cool characters but not very good hitmen. "We should having fucking shotguns."

[smiling bandit]

The Fiducci Brothers from Oscar. ;)

[Raguleader]

Neither of those noms are Hitmen though; Marv is hired muscle and he dislikes hitmen and the girls of Old Town only kill to defend their community.

Yeah, if anything, the girls in Old Town are just a friendly neighborhood Citizen's Militia. :cool:

[Raguleader]

Rocco was not a hitman... he brought a six shooter to a room with nine guys in it.

I never said he was a GOOD hitman, just my favorite. :cool:

Also, the cueball thing's gotta get him some props.

[mbh]

Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd, in Diamonds are Forever.

[Scumpup]

Duke Togo aka Golgo 13. The Professional, which predates the Jean Reno movie of the same name, is better than Queen Bee. Duke is little more than a supporting character in the second.

[CandidGamera]

Il Duce, Boondock Saints.

[Cornelius Tuggerson]

The Professional, which predates the Jean Reno movie of the same name, is better than Queen Bee
Are you talking about this The Professional (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082949/)? Cause Jean-Paul Belmondo plays a wicked great assasin in that, just too cool and very clever too. And the ending, when Ennio Morricone's score kicks in... I almost cried. Definitely up there with Jean Reno, just more old school.

[Scumpup]

No, I mean this The Professional. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086148/); and I meant it predates the Natalie Portman/Jean Reno movie.

[handsomeharry]

Victor, the Cleaner, in Point of No Return, played by Harvey Keitel.
Now, THAT'S a hitman!

[Tapioca Dextrin]

hit man: Stallone in "Get Carter"

Blasphemy! Michael Caine. Accept no substitute (http://imdb.com/title/tt0067128/)!