The Replacement Killers

Feb 6, 1998

1h 27m

★ 6.2

Kill or be replaced.

Overview

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

Genres

Action

Crime

Thriller

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Brillstein-Grey Entertainment

WCG Entertainment Productions

The Replacement Killers Trailers

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Cast

John Lee

Chow Yun-Fat

Meg Coburn

Mira Sorvino

Stan 'Zeedo' Zedkov

Michael Rooker

Terence Wei

Kenneth Tsang

Michael Kogan

Jürgen Prochnow

Ryker

Til Schweiger

Collins

Danny Trejo

Loco

Clifton Collins Jr.

Hunt

Carlos Gómez

Rawlins

Frank Medrano

Lam

Leo Lee

Pryce

Patrick Kilpatrick

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