The Specialist (1994)

Directed by

Luis Llosa

Genre

action film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 1,461 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man with secret explosives and military skills is hired by a woman to assassinate the mobsters who killed her parents. They work together in Miami as corrupt officials and her former boss try to stop them.

tenseexplosivebluntloudformulaicrevenge-driven90s action

What happens

The Specialist is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger. It is loosely based on The Specialist series of novels by John Shirley. The film was met with negative critical response, but became a box office success, and Gloria Estefan's version of "Turn the Beat Around" became a dance sensation, becoming #1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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