Léon
1994 France / USA Color 110 Minutes
Review
Can we try with real bullets now?
Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is the daughter of a minor gangster who has been siphoning off some drugs for himself. As a revenge the whole family is killed by some renegade DEA members lead by Stansfield (Gary Oldman). Mathilda escapes the massacre by taking refuge in her mysterious, solitary neighbor's appartment.
Neighbour Leon (Jean Reno) is a hit man of European origin who works in New York City, describing himself as a cleaner. When Mathilda discovers what Leon does for a living, she decides she wants to be a cleaner too, and asks Leon to show her the tricks of the trade. After training in gun cleaning, target practice, and assassination theory, she's ready to kill the murderers of her family.
Cast
Directed by Luc Besson
- Jean Reno .... Leon
- Gary Oldman .... Stansfield
- Natalie Portman .... Mathilda
- Danny Aiello .... Tony
- Peter Appel .... Malky
- Willi One Blood .... Stansfield cop/gangster
- Don Creech .... Stansfield cop/gangster
- Keith A. Glascoe .... Stansfield cop/gangster
- Randolph Scott .... Stansfield cop/gangster
- Michael Badalucco .... Mathilda's Father
- Ellen Greene .... Mathilda's Mother
- Elizabeth Regen .... Mathilda's Sister
- Carl J. Matusovich .... Mathilda's Brother
- Frank Senger .... Fat gangster
- Lucius Wyatt Cherokee .... Tonto
- Eric Challier .... Bodyguard Chief
- Luc Bernard .... Mickey
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