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Chuck Norris, Michael Parks, Al Waxman, Alberta Watson, Salim Grant ... see more see more... , Ken Pogue , Marcel Sabourin , Bruno Gerussi , Frank Ferrucci , Gerry Bean , Candus Churchill , Jon Cuthbert , William "Wee Willie" Davis , Sylvian Demers , Alex Diakun , Stephen Dimopoulos , Michael B. Enyaer , Michelle Goodger , Beau Heaton , Fred Henderson , Henry Holmes , Sue Mathew , Paris Mileos , Meagan Norris , Rebecca Norris , Alan C. Peterson , James Purcell , Michael Rogers , Anthony Stamboulieh , Nathan Vanering , William B. Davis , Stuart Aikins , Alex Bruhanski

Chuck Norris stars in this derivative action film (directed by his brother, Aaron Norris) which bears more than a passing similarity to Steven Seagal's Marked for Death. Norris plays Cliff Garret, a S... read more read more...eattle cop who is mortally wounded in a drug bust. Garret's condition is grave but he manages to pull through. However, the Seattle police have plans for him and put out the word that Garret has died. When Garret regains his strength, he is given a new identity as hit man Danny Grogan and is assigned to go undercover and infiltrate the crime family of Marco Luganni (Al Waxman). "Grogan" must bring both Luganni and rival gang-lord Andre Lacombe (Marcel Sabourin) into police custody. But his past comes back to haunt him in the person of Ronny Delany (Michael Parks), a goon from Grogan's Garret days, who threatens to blow his cover. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Aaron Norris

Release Date: October 25, 1991

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DVD Release Date: December 6, 2005

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  • kpn666
    September 18, 2010
    kpn666
    Who does not love Chuck Norris??

    I dont care if his movies have no plot, its cheesy at times and tries to hard. But Chuck is the man!! his a grade and b grade movies did really set the trend for years to come,

    This is Chuck's first dark gangster movie, playing an undercover co... read morep posing as a mob hitman, dealing with Italians, the French and Iranians, and all in the meanwhile tracking down is ex partner who shot him out of a 2nd storey window. But as we glimpse the different sides to Chuck's role, we wonder how far deep he's going for the job... and what it will cost him. It already nearly cost him his life once.

    Its dark, brutal, and hardcore for an early 90's film, machine guns, ak's, and countless bullets going off like a bad day in Bosnia , a hardman with a heart movie, though its all heart when Chuck whips out his mini shotgun and dispenses justice... and to a really explosive ending. Literally.

    Enjoy a classic B-grade action thriller!
  • deano
    March 20, 2007
    deano
    Chuck Norris looks more cool in his character as a police officer who is officially listed as dead and becomes the "hit man" for a Seattle crime boss in order. Cool gore shots in the final shoot-out.
  • basehat
    August 1, 2009
    basehat
    Norris in one of his shootier roles; he's actually a bit of a bad guy sometimes which makes this movie awesome. Note that this film is for novelty purposes only and is not a flotation device.

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Chuck O'Leary
January 24, 2007
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com

Entertainingly bad.

John J. Puccio
December 6, 2005
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

The Hitman is Norris's attempt to do something darker, something riskier than he usually does. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
July 26, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

One of Chuck's more generic efforts.

Stephen Holden
April 2, 2005
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Richard Harrington
January 1, 2000
Richard Harrington, Washington Post

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Emanuel Levy
July 5, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
May 20, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Oz
January 1, 2000
Oz, eFilmCritic.com

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Steve Davis
January 1, 2000
Steve Davis, Austin Chronicle

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Dragan Antulov
January 1, 2000
Dragan Antulov, rec.arts.movies.reviews

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