Hitman
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For other uses of this term, see Hitman (disambiguation)
The term hitman usually refers to an assassin who is hired to assassinate a target via contract killing.
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[edit] Hitmen in fiction
[edit] Film
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A notable example of hitmen in film is the final scene of Scarface, in which an assassination squad is sent to kill the protagonist, Tony Montana. Other notable examples are Sorter (played by Mark Strong) in the movie Revolver (2005), Tom Cruise as Vincent in Collateral, and most notably Jean Reno in The Professional. John Cusack plays a hitman named Martin Blank in the film Grosse Pointe Blank. Also the 2007 film Hitman, which was based on the game of the same name. Javier Bardem also plays a ruthless assassin in search of a lost cache of money in the Coen Brothers' 2008 Academy Award-Winning film No Country for Old Men
[edit] Video games
The main character of the video game series Hitman was genetically engineered by a man called Dr. Ort-Meyer in an insane asylum in Romania. He is known only as Agent 47. 47 is highly regarded in the criminal underworld, so much that many consider him to be a myth. The gameplay revolves around infiltrating an area, executing a target (or targets), and escaping without apprehension. Although not compulsory, the Hitman games encourage the player to use stealth and cunning to kill targets rather than firepower. A film adaption was released in 2007, which deviated widely from its source material.
[edit] See also
- Contract
- Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors
- Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- Hitman (series)
