The Hitman

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The Hitman

R

Released Oct 25, 1991

1h 35m

Action

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Police officer Cliff Garret (Chuck Norris), wounded in the line of duty, is on the edge of death. The Drug Enforcement Administration decides to use his perilous condition to their advantage -- publicizing Garret's death and, when he recovers, using the officer for an all-important undercover mission. Recast as hit man Danny Grogan, Garret is charged with bringing down Seattle kingpin Marco Luganni (Al Waxman). But Garret's life is put in danger when he runs into a face from the past.

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Entertainingly bad.

Rated: 6/10

Jan 24, 2007

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

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

Rated: 5/10

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jul 5, 2005

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

May 20, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

One of Chuck's more generic efforts.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 26, 2002

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Jonathan O

My god given this man some food!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/19/23

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David W

I'm obviously in the minority here but I regard this as one of Norris's best and definitely the best with his brother directing. An edgier movie than usual with Chuck playing a much darker kind of antihero. Ably assisted by a good supporting cast, I very much enjoyed my time with this. A good choice for a pizza and beer lads night action movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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Audience Member

Stylish old school crime movie, where Chuck Norris tries to move away from the image of a karateman...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

The Hitman (1991) ?? Norris goes undercover as a hit man to seek out his partner who double-crossed him in unbelievably jumbled (not to mention uninteresting) plotting. Bottom-of-the-barrel action fare, even for Chuck; don't look for this in AFI's Top 100.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

A much more serious film for Chuck Norris. Some good action in this one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

I'm not very impressed with the camera work. This is a 1991 movie that has the camera quality of a 1970 movie. Furhtermore, most of the action scenes consist of of shots of pistol barrels going off. It's very awkward to watch. The plot is forgettable as well.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Synopsis

Police officer Cliff Garret (Chuck Norris), wounded in the line of duty, is on the edge of death. The Drug Enforcement Administration decides to use his perilous condition to their advantage -- publicizing Garret's death and, when he recovers, using the officer for an all-important undercover mission. Recast as hit man Danny Grogan, Garret is charged with bringing down Seattle kingpin Marco Luganni (Al Waxman). But Garret's life is put in danger when he runs into a face from the past.

Director: Aaron Norris
Producer: Don Carmody
Screenwriter: Robert Geoffrion, Galen Thompson
Production Co: Twilight Motion Picture Seven Ltd. Partnership, Cannon Pictures Inc.
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 25, 1991, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.4M
Runtime: 1h 35m

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