The Specialist (1994)
A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
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Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Ray Quick -
May Munro -
Ned Trent -
Joe Leon -
Tomas Leon -
Charlie -
Strongarm -
May's Dad
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May's Mom
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Young May
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Piano Player -
Singer #1
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Tony
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Singer at Party
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Director:
Luis LlosaWriters:
John Shirley (Specialist novels), Alexandra SerosAll Cast & Crew
Awards
4 wins & 7 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
Sylvester Stallone demanded for some of James Woods's scenes to be cut out of the movie and for some of his scenes to be re-shot in order for Stallone to have more screen time. The reason for that was because Stallone was worried that Woods would "steal" the movie away because he was a better actor then him. Stallone also cut out some Rutger Hauer's scenes from Nighthawks (1981) for same reasons.
Quotes
May Munro:
You know, the next time you order a hit you might want to consider taking out your decorator.
Tomas Leon:
You like to live dangerously, don't you?
May Munro:
A little danger never killed anyone. Right, baby?
Tomas Leon:
Sometimes.
Goofs
When Ray calls Ned at the police station, he times the call so that he wouldn't be 'traced' and clears it after precisely 58 seconds. The call would have been via digital exchange and the number would have been displayed instantly as it is a feature provided for billing purposes. Previous electro mechanical (strowger) exchanges required time for the call to be manually traced through selector banks and distribution frames, often through several different buildings miles apart and always referring to wiring records. The time taken varied enormously and depended upon the skill and knowledge of the engineers. Strowger exchanges are now obsolete and would have been highly unlikely to be operating in the area of Florida where the movie is set. Hollywood even today has not moved on from this antiquated and outdated plot device.
Soundtracks
Love Is the ThingWritten by Lawrence Dermer (as Lawrence P. Dermer)
Produced by Emilio Estefan Jr. and Lawrence Dermer (as Lawrence P. Dermer)
Performed by Donna Allen
Courtesy of Crescent Moon Records, Inc.
Storyline
Plot Summary
Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)
Genres
Action | Drama | ThrillerDetails
Release Date:
7 October 1994Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Rock Island, Tennessee, USABox Office
Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend USA:
$14,317,765 9 October 1994
Gross USA:
$57,362,582
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$170,362,582
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