
The Big Hit
1998 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 6.0
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-04-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (479 votes)
Themes
- dark comedy
- bungee-jump
- video store
- kosher
- stealing a car
- night vision goggles
- suitcase full of money
Cast & crew

Mark Wahlberg
as Melvin Smiley

Lou Diamond Phillips
as Cisco

Christina Applegate
as Pam Shulman

Avery Brooks
as Paris

Bokeem Woodbine
as Crunch

Antonio Sabàto Jr.
as Vince

China Chow
as Keiko Nishi

Lainie Kazan
as Jeanne Shulman

Elliott Gould
as Morton Shulman

Sab Shimono
as Jiro Nishi
Directed by Kirk Wong Chi-Keung