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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   24,787 votes
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Director:
Phillip Noyce
Writers (WGA):
Leslie Charteris (character)
Jonathan Hensleigh (story)
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Release Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
Cunning. Devious. Dangerous. Treacherous. more
Plot:
Simon Templar has no real family, no real home and Simon Templar isn't even his real name. Yet Simon Templar ... more | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
'Mixed Blood' for Samuel Jackson
 (From CinemaSpy. 17 June 2009, 7:45 PM, PDT)

Phillip Noyce Donates Directing Talent to ‘Mixed Blood’
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 16 June 2009, 10:02 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
great cast, good plot highly underrated movie classic more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Val Kilmer ... Simon Templar

Elisabeth Shue ... Dr. Emma Russell

Rade Serbedzija ... Ivan Tretiak
Valeri Nikolayev ... Ilya Tretiak (as Valery Nikolaev)
Henry Goodman ... Dr. Lev Botvin
Alun Armstrong ... Inspector Teal
Michael Byrne ... Vereshagin, Tretiak's Aide

Yevgeni Lazarev ... President Karpov (as Evgeny Lazarev)
Irina Apeksimova ... Frankie (as Irina Apeximova)
Lev Prygunov ... General Sklarov (as Lev Prigunov)
Charlotte Cornwell ... Inspector Rabineau

Emily Mortimer ... Woman on Plane
Lucija Serbedzija ... Russian Prostitute
Velibor Topic ... Skinhead

Tommy Flanagan ... Scarface
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action violence, brief strong language, some sensuality and drug content.
Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The poetry written by Simon Templar's long-haired artist character, Thomas Moore, was actually written by Val Kilmer himself. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While fleeing "Tretiak's goons" on the rooftop of the apartment building, Simon is wearing a black hat. When he follows Emma through the roof access, the hat has disappeared and his hair is perfectly styled. more
Quotes:
Simon Templar: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is August Christopher. I was named for St. Augustan, who coined my favorite phrase, 'Give me chastity and give me constancy, but do not give it yet.' more
Soundtrack:
Da Funk more

FAQ

What is the car that Simon Templar drives?
What is that unique knife/multi-tool that Simon Templar uses?
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29 out of 43 people found the following comment useful:-
great cast, good plot highly underrated movie classic, 12 April 2004
10/10
Author: Lord-Angelis from doncaster, England

This film upon first viewing might not bowl you over as I thought it only o.k however after watching it many times I began to see just how good a movie it really was. Firstly you have fantastic locations which I must admit generally don't draw the out the movie going public out in huge droves but do help the movie in my eyes, then you have the cast, Val kilmer makes a fantastic Simon Templer although I was'nt the biggest fan of the tv series upon which the movie is based so have no basis for comparison, which is probably a good thing as comparing actors again'st other actors who once filled the role can make the viewers decide its going to be awful before even giving it a chance.... to cut a long story short I'll say this..... good plot, great cast especially Val Kilmer pulling off the cool, dark and secretive character he portrays and last of all excellent locations all I can say is view it as a new movie and not a modern remake and see what you think.

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Classic or flop? Lord-Angelis
here's the score doug_gill42
What's the red car of Simon Templar ? patrick295767
Kilmer and Shue had to be doing the deed while filming this movie dejan-24
Is Agnes, at the beginning, Dr. Emma Russell ? patrick295767
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