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The Specialist (1994)

R   |    |  Action, Drama, Thriller

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A woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.

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  • Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone in The Specialist (1994)

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4 wins & 7 nominations.

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19 October 2001 | coverme6
If not for James Woods, this movie about bombs would have BEEN a bomb!
Let's face it, Sly Stallone can never be a romantic actor, no matter how hard the poor guy tries. He attempted to be suave and sophisticated in this movie, THE SPECIALIST, but alas, thanks to his rough and

tumble, RAMBO image, Sly fails. Maybe it's just his performance here, or perhaps by the others, especially Sharon Stone, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger (Oh God, he was a riot in this movie!). The actors mentioned probably gave their murkiest, most career-ruining roles of their lives, and for what?? The only reason why I found this movie interesting are the action sequences, and my favorite actor of all time, James Woods. Why he decided to be in a cheap flick like THE SPECIALIST is beyond me, but Woods manages to shine as the sleazeball thug who wants Sly's character's head on a platter. Apparently, Woods was the only enthusiastic thespian that walked in this movie's set; about everyone else looked bored. The same goes mostly for the viewer.

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In some of the old trailers for the film, Marcela Cardona (who plays police officer Tina in the movie) is billed as one of the main stars alongside James Woods, Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone. Although her screentime is very limited and her role is not crucial to the movie.

Quotes

Ray Quick: You like watching them die? You like taking them down? Now I'm taking you down. You're finished in the agency. You're going no higher. You're as dead as those people in the river. We both are.

Goofs

When May is dropping her clothes on the floor of her apartment, she is dropping them on an obvious floor mark.

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Love Is the Thing
Written 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.

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Genres

Action | Drama | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

7 October 1994

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Rock Island, Tennessee, USA

Box 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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