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1991 American film

Diary of a Hitman

Directed by	Roy London
Written by	Kenneth Pressman
Produced by	Amin Q. Chaudhri Karen Montgomery
Starring	Forest Whitaker John Bedford Lloyd James Belushi Lois Chiles Sharon Stone Sherilyn Fenn
Cinematography	Yuri Sokol
Edited by	Brian Smedley-Aston
Music by	Michel Colombier
Distributed by	Vision International
Release dates	1991 (1991) (Deauville Film Festival) May 29, 1992 (1992-05-29) (USA)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million
Box office	$31,815

Diary of a Hitman is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Roy London and written by Kenneth Pressman, based on his play Insider's Price. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Sherilyn Fenn, James Belushi, Sharon Stone, and Lois Chiles. While not a hit during its original release, it has since acquired a cult fandom.

Synopsis

A veteran hitman, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain.

Cast

Forest Whitaker as Dekker
John Bedford Lloyd as Dr. Jameson
Seymour Cassel as Koenig
James Belushi as Shandy
Lois Chiles as Sheila
Sharon Stone as Kiki
Sherilyn Fenn as Jain
Jimmy Butler as Eddie

Production

Roy London was Fenn and Stone's acting coach.

Release

The film premiered at the 1991 Deauville American Film Festival (August 30 to September 9, 1991), where it was nominated for the Critics' Prize.

References

"AFI|Catalog".
Diary of a Hitman at Box Office Mojo
"Deauville Film Festival 1991". MUBI. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
"The festival". Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
"Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville 1991". allocine.fr. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
"Deauville Film Festival (1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

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