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Director:
Writer:
Virginia Duigan (writer)
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Release Date:
6 March 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Indecent. Immoral. Irresitible. It's the role he was born to play. more
Plot:
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey... more | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
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Reasonable story - but was Bon Jovi the best choice? more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jon Bon Jovi ... Robin Grange
Anna Galiena ... Elena Webb

Lambert Wilson ... Felix Webb

Thandie Newton ... Hilary Rule
Barry Humphries ... Humphrey Beal
David Warner ... Tod
Patricia Hodge ... Delvene
Diana Quick ... Susan
Harriet Walter ... Liz Flett
Tam Dean Burn ... Henry
Claire Cox ... Serena

Kevin McKidd ... Ant
Victoria Smurfit ... Annabel
Laura Austin-Little ... Miranda Webb
Danny Worters ... Danny Webb (as Daniel Worters)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language and sexuality.
Runtime:
100 min | Germany:95 min (TV version)
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors in geography: The exterior of the theatre in which the play is performed is obviously The Playhouse, Charing Cross, London but the interior is the Theatre Royal, Stratford, London. more

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1 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Reasonable story - but was Bon Jovi the best choice?, 17 September 2001
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

When I watched this I enjoyed the plot and the fact that any twists in the story were emotional twists (people's feelings and motives being revealed - sometimes to the person themselves). However I felt that John Bon Jovi was not quite right in the main role and his dialogue sometimes sounded like he was reading it. However the other main roles of playwright, his wife and his lover were well played and fitted their roles well.

Overall the film is enjoyable and sensuous. It's a story where all the action takes place in people's hearts - so if you're into that sort of drama then this should be for you.

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