I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
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In this Finnish comedy, which features all-English dialogue and nary a Scandanavian in it, Henri Boulanger (Jean-Pierre Leaud), is a colorless English civil servant, who was given a speedy retirement when his agency was "privatized," complete with a gold watch. His life is so barren that… More In this Finnish comedy, which features all-English dialogue and nary a Scandanavian in it, Henri Boulanger (Jean-Pierre Leaud), is a colorless English civil servant, who was given a speedy retirement when his agency was "privatized," complete with a gold watch. His life is so barren that removing even the empty activities of his job makes it not worth living, so he attempts suicide by sticking his head in a gas oven - just as a gas service strike gets underway. Frustrated, he takes his savings from the bank and heads off to hire a contract killer to take his life from him. Then he really begins to enjoy life - so much so, that now he wants to avoid his imminent demise. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Written By
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 13, 1990 Wide
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Cast
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Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Henri Boulanger
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Margi Clarke
as Margaret
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Kenneth Colley
as The Killer
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Serge Reggiani
as Vic
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Angela Walsh
as Landlord
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Nicky Tesco
as Pete
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Charles Cork
as Al
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Michael O'Hagan
as Killer's boss
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Walter Sparrow
as Hotel porter
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Joe Strummer
as Guitar player
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Peter Graves
as Jeweller
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Tony Rohr
as Frank
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Imogen Claire
as Secretary
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Cyril Epstein
as Taxi Driver
- T.R. Bowen
