The Hitman

Plot synopsis:
Seattle cop Cliff Garret (Chuck Norris) is severely wounded in a drug bust gone bad—shot by his corrupt partner Ronny “Del” Delany (Michael Parks).
Garret dies momentarily in the emergency room, but is revived with a defibrillator. His police supervisor has the hospital conceal his survival, and Garret is given a new identity. Garret becomes hit man Danny Grogan, and he infiltrates the organization of mob boss mafioso Marco Luganni (Al Waxman).
The plan is for Grogan to bring together Luganni and his rival, French Canadian mafioso boss André LaCombe (Marcel Sabourin), so they can both be taken down together. After two years of working the plan, a gang of Iranian drug dealers looking to muscle in on everyone's territories suddenly enter the picture when they make a hit on one of Luganni's teams just as they finished making a hit on a team of LaCombe's money carriers.
Grogan plays all parties against one another while befriending a fatherless boy named Tim Murphy (Salim Grant), who lives in the apartment down the hall and is being bullied by a racist white kid in the neighborhood. Tim's mother works three jobs, so he begins spending time with Grogan. Grogan teaches Tim how to fight after seeing him bullied on the street one day. When Tim stands up to the white kid, he gets the best of him, then watches as the white kid is dragged off by his father and beaten for losing the fight. Grogan walks across the street, punches the father in the nose through a screen door, so hard that it knocks the father to the ground, then Grogan walks away.
Grogan’s past returns to haunt him in the person of Ronny Delany, who is secretly working with Luganni. Delany recognizes Grogan as Garret, and ties Tim to a chair loaded with explosives in a bid to force Grogan to cooperate. Delany sets off the chair bomb, but Grogan is unharmed and Tim survives.
Grogan turns the tables on them all. At a meeting to set terms of an alliance, Delany has Luganni's men kill LaCombe and his men. Then the Iranians and Delany kill Luganni, but Grogan arrives on the scene and kills all of them. In the end, Grogan blows up Delany while tied to a chair hanging outside a window, in retribution for what he did to Tim.

Tags: violence, revenge, humor, murder, romantic

Review:
The movie nicely combines Norris' neighbourly concern over the plight of a tenant and her son with his undercover police assignment to take down the bad guys.
If you're in the mood for a romantic film or a slow foreign flick, skip it: if you're a real man, watch it.Chuck Norris does, as usual, a very good job, but the real key to the movie is the intricate plot.
Things keep getting more and more convoluted as the movie proceeds, and the dramatic ending, while foreseeable, is action-packed.A side note: the cinematography, especially the night scenes, is masterful.
The use of darkness provides a perfect atmospheric for certain scenes.Great for a night you want to watch a kick-ass man movie..
It passes the time, but this Norris actioner provides a solidly calm performance, which is maybe his best or actually most suited.
i first rented it to watch with my girlfriend in about 1992 - she didn't like it for some reason but i was impressed with the change of character by Norris compared to his Texas Ranger, Delta Force movies.The storyline of someone left for dead only to come back a few years later to even the score with his corrupt partner who tried to kill him is a bit corny and has been done before this movie I'm sure but the coldness of Norris when he blows people away is what makes this watchable, not least when he kicks ass big style in the Iranians' club!
The Hit-man is pretty hard to find these days and could be regarded as a collectors item if you're a Chuck Norris fan..
Chuck Norris has made some good films (invasion USA)and some bad films (force of one)most of his films are good on action and The Hit-man is no exception.chuck plays cliff garret a cop who goes undercover as a hit-man for the mafia and takes on the Persian mob.whilst undercover cliff becomes friends with a young black kid who is getting bullied by a gang of kids so cliff takes him under his wing and teaches him self defence.what The Hit-man lacks in story it makes up in action.
to end the review i will just say the Hit-man is not the best film ever but it is certainly fun to watch 7 out of 10..
Michael Parks Fantastic in Yet Another Nothing Movie Few Saw. This is a damn good Chuck Norris movie.
Of course that doesn't make it a movie you could recommend to just anyone as "good," but if you look at it as part of its own sub-genre--say the Chuck Norris/Jean Claude Van Damme/Stephen Segal sub-genre--then it is pretty damn good in comparison.
The story leaves much to be desired, but this is the kind of low-budget action movie they just don't make any more: slick and goofy, crass and sentimental, moral and ultraviolent, "funny bad" and just plain funny--all at the same time.
Just as he did in the similarly obscure Charles Bronson flick "Death Wish V: The Face of Death," and in his "From Dusk Until Dawn" cameo, Parks takes charge of every scene he's in and simply walks away with the movie.
One of the best chuck norris movies.
I am a big fan of chuck norris and i find this movie very interesting.
Chuck Norris as a Hit-man for the Mafia(undercover,at least).
this is the story of a cop who has been undercover for 2 years,posing as a hit-man.Chuck Norris plays CliffGarret/Danny Grogan in the title role.
Garret is his really name,while Grogan is his undercover identity.this movie is much darker than most Norris films.Chuck gets to focus more on his dramatic acting ability than martial arts(though there is a bit of that)and handles himself quite nicely.he is very credible in his portrayal of the icy killer.the score for the film is very appropriate and adds to the atmosphere.there are great performances all around,including Al Waxman as the head of one of the criminal factions and Grogan's boss,Bruno Gerusi as one of his underlings,and Michael Parks who plays Ronald "Del" Delany,a bitter enemy of Norris's character.Ken Pogue plays Detective chambers,Garret's Boss.the production values are very decent for this film.Most of the dialogue is well written.there is of course lots of violence in this one,as in most of Chuck's films.overall a very well made,entertaining film.a strong 7/10.
"The Hit-man" has Chuck Norris in the title role, a cold-blooded killer working for the mob in Washington state.
He's really an undercover cop, of course, who has been presumed dead after being double-crossed by his vicious, foul-mouthed partner (Michael Parks).Mainly, what "The Hit-man" is about, however, is Norris beating people up, unless he can't get close enough, in which case he simply blows them away.
There is lots of gun play with automatic weapons, plenty of explosions — ranging from cars to buildings.It moves along at a quick pace and although it's never too spectacular it's my kind of low key action with Chuck beating up bad guys or blowing them to pieces.
There is something really menacing about him in this movie and he's just plain mean.If there were more fighting scenes in this movie i would have given it a higher score but Overall, The Hit-man is one of Chuck Norris' finest hours with plenty of R rated violence; it's only let down is by an annoying side story about a bullied kid but you'll even enjoy that if you're not a heartless bastard like me....
Everything in it is cool, starting with Chuck's mullet.Like in many of his films, Chuck goes around killing people, in this case a bunch of shady maffiosi and a crew of Muslims.I do not see this film being broadcast in Muslim countries as it contains quite a few very funny islamophobic jokes.One thing that I love with Chuck Norris films is that you know he is going to go around and have a nice time killing people.
Chuck's character in this go-round is an undercover cop who was supposed to have been killed by his corrupt ex-partner (Michael Parks).But, his cover (a hitter for the Italian mob in Seattle) is so deep he actively is whacking French-Canadian thugs and a new Iranian threat while trying to put away the people he works for.The twist is that Chuck's near-death experience gives his character an odd perspective on death.
And with those bad ass words, Chuck Norris goes on the war path to bring down the mobs and those who wronged him.
Directed by Aaron Norris, it starts with Chuck, who plays honorable cop Garret, meeting his partner on the docks of seedy Seattle.
Fast forward three years later and we meet a very different Norris, one who has taken up the identity of a viscous hit-man named Grogan, who's working for the city's Italian Mob. But beneath the tough exterior lies Garret, who's willing to do whatever it takes to bring Seattle's underworld down without being found out.
The movie also gives Norris a chance to expand his acting range by playing someone who is basically a good person trying to right some wrongs in the world using unsavory methods, be it his mission or helping out a young bullied kid face his fears (As a side note, Norris gets to sport a mullet which in all honesty, looks kind of cool on him).
To be sure, this is not the most accurate movie regarding real life undercover work since no police force would ever allow an officer to commit a fraction of what Norris' character does here.
For what is though, "The Hit-man" is a movie for anyone looking for some quality action entertainment and a good story.
Hit After Hit. Shot and near fatally wounded by his corrupt former partner, a police officer reemerges as a mob contract killer; he might be working undercover or he might be trying to getting to revenge, with things becoming clearer as the film progresses.
If this sounds like a confusing plot description, it is because the film is arguably too complex for its own good; the action scenes are generally well done and Chuck Norris even turns in a decent performance as he mentors a local kid and gets to utter some witty quips, but these highlights are hard to appreciate as the film pitches Norris so deep undercover that it is hard to say where his agenda lies.
There is also a thrilling sequence set in the snowbound backwoods of Canada, where half the film is set, and the final few scenes are pretty powerful, over-the-top as the actions of vengeful Norris might well be.
Originally envisioned as a vehicle for Charles Bronson this movie uses pretty much the same story you have seen in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo " , Sergio Leone's "Fistful of dollars" or Walter Hill's "Last man standing" - a guy wants two gangs to kill each other , so he tricks them in a war.
The story Chuck Norris' character tells about being harassed by a bully actually did happen to Norris while he was growing up.The cinematography is cool , the movie looks pretty atmospheric at night.
Silly and Cheap Fun. Hit-man, The (1991) ** (out of 4) Chuck Norris plays an cop who seeks vengeance for being double crossed by his former partner (Michael Parks) by going undercover in the mob and killing as many Mafia members as possible.
I guess the producers didn't want Norris playing 100% bad so they wrote in the silly subplot dealing with the little black kid but this does lead to one of the funniest scenes in the film.
The only good thing about The Hitman is that the Norris brothers (Chuck and director, Aaron) did not make a sequel!
Chuck Norris stars as a police officer who goes undercover to take out mobsters who are warring over the drug market.
They include Middle Eastern mobsters, typical Itallian mobsters and Candian(!) mobsters who all declare war on each other, which then of course causes Norris to wipe out all three of the families and settle a score with Michael Parks(The best thing about this movie.) If anything else The Hit-man is a one man show, with Norris trumping anyone who really gets in his way.
Norris is as always Norris and although the action sequences are okay, they are uneventful and the real plus comes only from watching Michael Parks overact.
Guys don't see action movies to see throats being cut in graphic detail, or people coughing up ridiculous amounts of blood; they watch it to see people blowing each other away with guns and/or explosives.
It's familiar b-grade territory we're stomping here.Non-discriminating action junkies will find a quick fix here, shotgun blasts to the knees blood 'n guts and all, but ultimately "The Hit man" will be sought and liked by devout Norris fans.
Shot in Canada to save on money, the film delivers action, but never escapes the feeling of being really low budget (read: boring) and Michael Parks can do the villain role in his sleep.
This time Chuck Norris stars as an undercover cop, presumed dead after his partner betrayed him by shooting him multiple times during a routine sting operation.
Well as Danny Grogen, Chuck's job is to align Andre Lacombe(Marcel Sabourin), the French mobster working in Vancouver, with Marco Luganni(Al Waxman)so that the police can nab them together..but Grogan's old nemesis, Del(Michael Parks)is working with the Arab mob and this will make things particularly difficult.
The film finds time to include a sub-plot where Chuck helps out a little black boy being bullied by white racists, for which he teaches him the fundamentals of defending yourself.
As you'd expect, Chuck lands a pretty loud punch to the bastard father's face(..he's your typical thuggish, foul racist white trash monster, abusive towards his son if the kid doesn't bully those supposedly inferior), breaking his nose in the process to the delight of the audience, I'm sure."The Hit-man" isn't exactly up to par with Chuck's 80's stuff, but it delivers plenty of violence and Norris does get to conduct his usual "one man army" shtick, blowing apart the legs, chests, and faces of mobsters in the warehouse climax with a small shotgun, as all three organizations buck for supremacy, falling short due to their inabilities to "share turf".
His long red hair may make you think he looks like a male version of Wendy (from Wendy's), but you'll be rooting for Chuck all the way here.A fun thing to do while watching a Chuck movie is, during a dialogue scene while the person who is not Chuck Norris is speaking, keep your eyes trained on Chuck when he's not talking.
But you know he's a sensitive guy at heart because he builds model airplanes and goes to the aquarium and gives facts about dolphins (although he should know better than to tap the glass...even when he's trying to be sensitive he can't help being a little bit aggressive).Another thing we liked about the movie was the jazzy, downbeat musical score.
Just call him Norristradamus.The Hit-man is an entertaining and audience-pleasing movie, completely in keeping with the action product of the early 90's.
I like the most the fact that Chuck Norris play more, and fights/shoots less, because he is known as a great action hero, but underrated as an actor..
This was an okay movie by Chuck Norris, probably the last sort of good film I saw him in.
Add to that an annoying plot point involving a kid and you just have to take a point or two more points off a film that if it had worked on some story elements could have been one of Chuck's best films instead once again another middle of the road film.
In it Chuck is not a hit-man, but rather a cop who is undercover working with the mob hoping to find who is behind a crime in his past.
There are some good action scenes in this one and I love the gun Chuck Norris uses as it is a nifty double barrel shotgun with the barrels being one on top of the other rather than the typical side by side.
While the mob action makes little sense, it's a good excuse for lots of gun play, semi-torture, and Norris pushing guys around while trying to play up a domestic side of his character mentoring a young fatherless boy.
Even though the film is nothing spectacular, it does contain some good stunt work and great action scenes throughout.
Bland Chuck Norris actioner..
Recently Andre Lacombe (Marcel Sabourin) the main drug dealer from Vancouver has started to move into Luganni's territory so he sends Grogan to deal with him, as the bullets fly & people start to get killed a gang of Iranian's lead by Grogan's ex-partner Del also joins the fun & Grogon senses his opportunity to bring down lots of bad guy's all at the same time...This American Canadian co-production was directed by Chuck's brother Aaron Norris & is quite frankly pretty poor stuff from start to finish.
Although bearing the infamous Cannon Group logo The Hit-man was only distributed by them & had nothing to do with Golan or Globus despite the two Israeli producers often using Chuck Norris in their own films.
The Hit-man really is a very pedestrian & bland film, virtually nothing happens, there are a grand total of two fights (one in an Iranian bar & one at the very end), some utterly forgettable shoot outs where a few people are shot, one car gets blown up & another is crushed & that is it.
Then there's the embarrassing scenes with Chuck Norris trying to be kind & caring towards a young black kid (all the kid needs now is a bushy moustache), the scenes where he teaches the little kid karate are hilariously bad.
It's utterly predictable, there's not enough decent action & some of the sentimental drama stuff is really embarrassing as Chuck Norris actually tries to act (noooooooooooooooo!).
We first Chuck in The Hit-man with a really bushy moustache but after he comes back from the dead he has a full beard & really long hair which just looks awful & very late 80's.
The acting is terrible, Norris can't & since there's not enough action for him to get stuck into it becomes very noticeable.The Hit-man is a really, really bland, dull & lifeless Chuck Norris action film with hardly any action in it.
Now I am saying that The Hit-man is bearded-Norris' best.
The Hit-man has a very unoriginal premise as a presumed dead cop (Norris) assumes a new identity and seeks vengeance against the bad guys.
Luckily, there is great action and has a great look that makes this a really fun watch.Just what makes this better than any other bearded-Norris film?
This is probably the best bit of acting that Chuck Norris ever did.
I never liked Chuck Norris movies in the (distant) past, I even tried to avoid them, if I remember correctly.
But my taste has changed over the years, and this (and other) sort(s) of cheesiness makes me want to try and catch any film that has Chuck Norris in it.
And to top things off, this one has some neat, bloody action in it as well.Chuck's mullet seems to have been updated a little to the '90s in this one, but Norris will always be Norris; a hard-ass with a heart of gold spewing one-liners that are as much silly as they are funny.
A bonus is to see Michael Parks play a nasty bad guy, although in the middle of the film he disappears for a while.
The only reason I watched it was because I thought that it might be interesting, and though the action was good, there was nothing to make it stand out above and beyond other movies.Basically Chuck Norris is a cop who is betrayed by his friend and shot.