The Silencer (1999)

Written by John A. Curtis

Directed by Robert Lee

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1999

Rating: 18 Certificate

Production Country: Canada

Filmed in Colour

FBI agent Jason Wells (Brennan Elliott) is the only man who can dismantle a terrorist organization, the sinister Division 5.

But they know who he is, so he has to fake his death and then infiltrate the cadre to destroy it from the inside.

When he manages to bluff his way in, he finds out that the principal assassin Quinn Simmons (Dudikoff) is tired of killing. He agrees to teach Wells the basics of the hitman's trade before he retires. In an attempt to minimise the suffering of his victims, Simmons has made a rigorous study of the human body, finding the 600 pressure points by which he can kill felicitously. Isn't he just the boy next door?

Before Simmons can retire and try a career in acupuncture, he and Wells uncover a government conspiracy. The hunters then become the hunted for one final pursuit. Dudikoff is his usual steady self, winning our sympathy despite a rare all-star appearance for the bad guys. Director Robert Lee rolls the film from action setpiece to shoot-out and keeps the tension high.

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Cast

	Michael Dudikoff		Quinn Simmons
	Brennan Elliott		Jason Wells/Jason Black
	Terence Kelly		Neal Donovan
	Gabrielle Miller		Jill Martin
	Nicole Oliver		Holly Sharp
	Peter LaCroix		Rodeski
	Colin Cunningham		Agent Hale Bryant
	Mike Dopud		Agent Danner
	Doug Abrahams		McGraw
	Michael St. John Smith		Senator Clayton
	William S. Taylor		Det. Keller
	Andrew Johnston		Det. Hill
	Lauro Chartrand		Carlos
	Geoff Campbell		Agent Carlson
	Pamela Fu		Ashley