Point of No Return (1993)

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Written by Luc Besson, Robert Getchell

Directed by John Badham

Also known as "The Assassin"

Running Time: 135 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1993

Rating: 18 Certificate

Filmed in Colour

When a gang of armed drug-addicts break into a chemist shop to try and steal drugs to fuel their habit the situation gets a little out of hand.

When the police arrive too fast and all addicts but one (Maggie) are killed Maggie (Bridget Fonda), is sentenced to death by lethal injection for killing a police officer.

However when she wakes up after the execution she discovers that she has been spared in order to train her as a government assassin.

After a dramatic transformation into Claudia, she is allowed to leave and start a new life for herself, on the condition that she always be on call for the government.

However, she begins to discover that there is more to life than she previously thought and soon begins to wish she could escape from her obligation. But the government aren't so easy to evade...

Cast

Bridget FondaMaggie Hayward/Claudia Anne Doran/Nina
Image for Gabriel ByrneGabriel ByrneBob
Image for Dermot MulroneyDermot MulroneyJ.P.
Image for Miguel FerrerMiguel FerrerKaufman
Image for Anne BancroftAnne BancroftAmanda
Olivia d'AboAngela
Richard RomanusFahd Bahktiar
Image for Harvey KeitelHarvey KeitelVictor the Cleaner
Lorraine ToussaintBeth
Geoffrey LewisDrugstore Owner
Mic RodgersCop
Michael RapaportBig Stan
Ray OrielBurt
Spike McClureJohnny D
Lieux DresslerJohnny's Mom

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