I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
- Directed by
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, France, Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Rated
- +13
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 228 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lonely man hires a contract killer to murder him but then regrets the decision. He tries to cancel the deal before the killer tracks him down.
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What happens
I Hired a Contract Killer is a film directed, produced and written by the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki in 1990. It is a Finnish-British-German-Swedish co-production and stars the renowned French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film also features a cameo appearance by Joe Strummer as a guitar player. The film's plot device of a man arranging for an assassin to kill him but later attempting to call off the deal is also used in the more famous 1998 American film Bulworth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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