The Hit Page #2

Synopsis: Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former "colleagues" and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance. But one day, ten years later, two hitmen (Braddock and Myron) show up and kidnap Willie. They are ordered to escort him back to Paris where he should stand trial. But it is a long way to Paris...
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Stephen Frears
Production: Central Productions
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
R
Year:
1984
98 min
422 Views


- Mr. Braddock -

Do it.

There's no bloody exits.

[Police Radio Chatter]

[Police Radio Chatter]

[No Audible Dialogue]

[No Audible Dialogue]

We got no problem, Mr. Braddock.

It's only those Spanish geezers

could finger us, and we took care of them.

Didrt we?

Let's do him here.

It's as good a place as any.

Get the f*** out of this country.

We'll get another car.

Yeah.

Can't be too careful.

Shut up!

Risky, innit, boss?

- We'll go to Madrid.

- Madrid?

Madrid.

F*** this! I've had enough.

[Shouts]

I'll get back in the car then, eh?

- He's up to something.

- What did you do?

[Myron]

Yeah, I know.

He's up to something!

[Braddock]

Is he?

Is he?

[Engine Starts]

- Where to, Mr. Braddock?

- Left.

Oh. It's ages since I've been to Madrid.

[Man On TV] And again with Ditchburg.

Once again, Madden wins it.

And again...

No, it's kept in play this time. Kerry.

Attempted smother by Shodum.

[Chuckles]

Beauty. Ripper.

- [Chuckles]

- [Announcer]... into the goal square.

- Volls will get there first.

- [Door Opens]

Good chipper by Bradbury.

- Hello, sweetheart?

- [Announcer] Trying to find Watson

or Heard.

They're both there.

Took McConkel out of business.

It's three on one out there

and picked up by Weston.

Kicked towards center field.

Bandahar.

Oh, f***.

[TVAnnouncer Continues, Indistinct]

[Announcer]

Oh! What a steal from Ryan!

[Announcer Continues, Indistinct]

I know you, don't I?

It's Mr. Mitchell, isn't it?

- No.

- Sure it is.

Tony Mitchell.

Mitch. You remember me, Mitch?

Harry.

Rome.

- You remember me. Harry.

- What you doing here?

Well, uh, sort of borrowing the place.

It's all right though, Mitch.

Uh, Bruno knows.

Oh. Well, no, he don't, actually. Um -

He gave me, uh, the keys

a couple of years ago...

and, uh, I had to leave

where I was in a hurry.

And I thought

that Bruno wouldn't mind -

- I wasrt expecting to find anybody here.

- Yeah, well, why should youse?

- Yeah. That's why the gun.

- Yeah, I can see that.

I mean, it's a social call, isn't it?

I mean, uh, you drop in on a friend,

and you know the flat should be empty...

and, uh, you find

this bugger installed here.

Well, naturally you're gonna, uh -

[Chuckles]

Well, I mean, if you're -

if you're carrying one.

Means nothing, eh?

That's clear.

[TVAnnouncer Continues, Indistinct]

Uh...

Australian Rules.

I get 'em sent over every week.

Uh, my name's Harry.

I know Mitch.

Um, I don't know you

though, mate, do I?

- No.

- Oh. I don't know you either.

But, uh, what's in a name?

[Chuckles]

Three friends of, uh, Bruno's -

All friends of Bruno's.

Good old Bruno.

How's it been, Mitch?

My name's Willie Parker.

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Peter Prince

Peter Prince (born 10 May 1942) is a British novelist. He was born in England and studied in America. His first novel Play Things won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1973. He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special for his work on the 1980 BBC miniseries Oppenheimer. His novel The Good Father was adapted into a film starring Anthony Hopkins. His latest novel Adam Runaway was published in 2005. more…

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