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The Specialist

The Specialist

The government taught him to kill. Now he's using his skills to help a woman seek revenge against the Miami underworld.

19945.91h 50m

Overview

May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.

Directed by Luis Llosa
Written by Alexandra Seros, John Shirley
Produced by Jerry Weintraub
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $170.4M

Top Cast

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Ray Quick

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

May Munro

James Woods

James Woods

Ned Trent

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Joe Leon

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Tomas Leon

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Charlie

Sergio Doré Jr.

Sergio Doré Jr.

Strongarm

C

Chase Randolph

Stan Munro

J

Jeana Bell

Alice Munro

B

Brittany Paige Bouck

Young May

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookexplosivefistfightrevengeorganized crimeurban settingexplosives expertneo-noiraction hero

About The Specialist

The Specialist is a action, thriller film released in 1994 exploring themes of based on novel or book, explosive, fistfight, revenge, organized crime, urban setting. Directed by Luis Llosa, it stars Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods. May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.

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