Killer Elite

UPC: 027616744326

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: This second-string Sam Peckinpah action film features James Caan as ex-CIA agent Mike Locken, who has retired due to injuries received at the hands of his ex-partner George Hansen (Robert Duvall). But Mike is lured out of retirement to protect Yuen Chung (Mako), an Asian political leader. There's a contract out on Yuen Chung's life -- and the killer assigned to rub out Yuen Chung is none other than Mike's former partner, George Hansen. The confrontation between the two leads to a showdown on a decaying naval vessel between Mike's forces and a group of ninja warriors. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Features: Eight-page booklet featuring trivia and production notes
Original theatrical trailer

Killer Elite

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/23/1999

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 123 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Scene Selections
0. Scene Selections
1. Logo/Title/The Bomb [4:03]
2. Elite party time [2:40]
3. Car sing-a-long [3:24]
4. Double betrayal [4:40]
5. Emergency surgery [5:05]
6. "A humpty dumpty" [3:42]
7. No pain, no gain [9:49]
8. Showdown at the Dojo [6:17]
9. Airport "Chop Suey" [6:43]
10. Back in business [5:36]
11. Hiring a psycho [2:34]
12. Heavy & fast [6:02]
13. Jerome & Mac "talk" [2:03]
14. Traitorous tryst [2:15]
15. Perilous pick up [7:26]
16. Car chase with Chung [2:39]
17. "Bomb? What bomb?" [4:15]
18. Call waiting [4:17]
19. "I'm a virgin!" [:48]
20. Home sweet hide-out [2:48]
21. Mac philosophizes [3:33]
22. "Using the night" [1:25]
23. "At least one voice" [2:08]
24. Betrayed vs. betrayer [7:41]
25. New job offer [1:52]
26. Sailing into trouble [4:17]
27. Cap gets capped [3:53]
28. Raising cane & sword [2:18]
29. Fight to the death [2:52]
30. "Get a new boy!" [2:25]
31. "Let's go bananas!" [1:17]
32. End credits [1:58]

Donald Guarisco

This 1975 action opus lacks the inspiration and precise storytelling of Peckinpah classics like The Getaway and The Wild Bunch, but still has plenty to offer action fans. The main problem with The Killer Elite is Stirling Silliphant's script, which drags after an interesting setup and never finds the right balance between action and the blackly comic satire of the genre it attempts to achieve. Despite these key flaws, The Killer Elite will still appeal to action buffs for a few reasons, the first is the impressive performances of its cast. Robert Duvall delivers a supremely icy performance as the mercenary Hansen and James Caan's work as Locken makes every painful step of his rehabilitation believable. There is also some colorful supporting work from Bo Hopkins and Burt Young as a pair of eccentric assassins whom Caan enlists to help him in his revenge. The Killer Elite also benefits from Sam Peckinpah's golden touch with action set pieces. Highlights include the bombing that takes place under the opening titles and the meticulously edited fight finale aboard a set of abandoned war ships. In short, The Killer Elite is not top-flight Peckinpah, but delivers enough action and quirky characterizations to make it worthwhile for anyone interested in this director's work. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi

Cast and Crew: James Wing Woo  Actor 
Tiana Alexandra  Actor 
Danny Inosanto  Actor 
George Cheung  Actor 
Matthew Peckinpah  Actor 
Uschi Digard  Actor 
Simon Tam  Actor 
Hank Hamilton  Actor 
Rick Alemany  Actor 
W. Wallace Kelley  Actor 
Helmut Dantine  Producer 
Martin Baum  Producer 
Jerry Fielding  Composer (Music Score) 
Arthur Lewis  Producer 
Marc Norman  Screenwriter 
Sam Peckinpah  Director 
Stirling Silliphant  Screenwriter 
Joel Freeman  Producer 
James Caan  Actor 
Robert Duvall  Actor 
Arthur Hill  Actor 
Bo Hopkins  Actor 
Mako  Actor 
Burt Young  Actor 
Gig Young  Actor 
Tom Clancy  Actor 
Kate Heflin  Actor 
Sondra Blake  Actor 
Helmut Dantine  Actor 

Country: USA