This is the official facebook page of the feature film, point of no return. In addition, the language, especially in the first part of the film, consists of an abundance of obscenities. Ive never seen the french film, nikita, on which this is based, but it sounds superb. The soundtrack to the 1993 bridget fonda vehicle and remake of luc bessons nikita point of no return is in two halves. Not just to make history, but to inspire a revolution. Point of no return also known as the assassin is a 1993 american action film directed by john badham and starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne. Fonda hated the new title so much she couldnt bring herself to use it in interviews. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Point of no return john badham, bridget fonda, gabriel.
In the french film, nikita looks very forceful and aggressive. Its literally a carbon copy of the original, but set in the us. Point of no return takes you behind the headlines of the first solarpowered flight around the worldwhere two courageous pilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes logic itself, to achieve the impossible. However, one thief, maggie, kills a cop along the way. Point of no return 1993 cast and crew a strungout junkie named maggie bridget fonda kills a police officer during the botched robbery of a drug store. The movie does a powerful job of showing us who and what she. Watch point of no return 1994 full movie free online streaming.
Point of no return 1993 stream and watch online moviefone. Find out where to watch, buy, and rent point of no return online on moviefone. Point of no return is a 1995 australian film about an ex soldier who escapes from prison to investigate his brothers murder. Point of no return soundtrack from 1993, composed by various artists, hans zimmer. Watch point of no return online stream full movie directv. This is just turning a french movie into english so that audiences will recognize the stars and wont have to read subtitles. The effect works best on happy birthday, maggie and hells kitchen, the latter of which mixes in disembodied. Professor higgins taught eliza to act like a lady, and now bob teaches maggie to be a lady and a coldblooded assassin. Point of no return the assassin 1993 rotten tomatoes. Point of no return 1993 this distracted globe film. Point of no return is a pygmalion for our angry age. The first features the distinctive work of composer hans zimmer, who here melds tense, moody new age soundscapes to touches of conventional symphonic scoring. In both stories, an older teacher picks a girl out of the gutter and teaches her new skills.
She can either become an elite assassin for the government or face the death penalty. A government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service. Film new orleans acts as a liaison for all film and video projects working in the city. Point of no return is an actionfilled, wellcrafted psychological thriller, but extremely violent and bloody.
Bridget fonda is pure dynamite wwortv as a murderous misfit reprogrammed as a hightech assassin. This isnt a case of reinterpreting the material or a filmmaker putting his or her own spin on something. A strungout junkie named maggie bridget fonda kills a police officer during the botched robbery of a drug store. The bands lyrics were focused on third world struggles and animal liberation issues. Point of no return internet movie firearms database. Amazingly, waking up from the execution, maggie is alive and is given a deal from the government she cannot refuse. Peters life starts to fall apart when a part he fitted to an passenger jet causes the death of one of the passengers. Choosing life, she is trained and becomes the best assassin in the business. Music from the original motion picture soundtrack music.
Bridget fonda in her biggest action role to date as she plays a former drugaddict rehabilitated to become a professional assassin. A new documentary about handtapped tattooing among the iban tribe in borneo. This article related to an australian film of the 1990s is a stub. Point of no return is a movie about thieves who try to steal drugs. Le film point of no return vostfr admin 20170415t21. The city of new orleans generates a blanket, free of charge film permit that is required to acquire all additional permits through other city agencies. Staring dermot mulroney, anne bancroft, bridget fonda and harvey keitel. Rent point of no return 1993 starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne on dvd and bluray. His friend jason who had involved peter in fitting the dud parts is killed during a breakin and peter is hunted by the police for his murder. It is a story about a family shipping business and various love triangles set in guangzhou, china, in the 1920s. Peters life starts to fall apart when a part he fitted to an passenger jet causes the death of one of the. Released by rca in 1993 containing music from point of no return 1993. Titled nikita during filming, producer art linson and warner brothers settled on a new title during postproduction that warner brothers owned, the specialist. We had the opportunity to capture her mental challenge before the exit her point of.
Point of no return 1993 i never did mind about the little things. Point of no return undercover assasin hitman for the. The crazy thing is how much point of no return is basically a beatforbeat, almost sceneforscene recreation of nikita. Rent point of no return 1993 on dvd and bluray dvd. He can run from the law, but not from his emotions. What drew me into this film was the presentation of the story, which focuses less on her as a professional killer and more on her humanity. The remake stars bridget fonda as maggie, a young drugaddicted woman whose execution is faked in order to recruit her into a secret government agency with the the intent of turning her into a covert assassin. Point of no return is a prime example of a remake that exists for no reason. Amber forte is going to do her first wingsuitbase jump ever. The story is interesting and the evolution of bridget fondas character is realistic, heartfelt, and uplifting, even if its a messed up killing people movie. Le film point of no return 1993 vostfr admin 20170514t23. Point of no return is a fast paced conspiracy thriller set in the world of aviation. A punk female murderer is transformed into a bourgeois assassin by an underground government agency.
A disturbed former soldier escapes from custody following the burial of his murdered brother. Le film point of no return 1993 vostfr film complet. Created by producer presenter fade manning aka fade. Point of no return 1993 is a badass women action, crime movie starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne.
Maggie bridget fonda meets amanda anne bancroft, who becomes her tutor and transforms her into a refined and beautiful woman. However, two months before the film was to be released, linson was contacted by warner brothers executive bruce berman, and told that the title would be changed to point of no return. Bridget fonda, gabirel byrne, dermot mulroney, miguel. Point of no return is a 1993 american action film directed by john badham and starring bridget fonda and gabriel byrne. Its by no means awful, but i wont rewatch it any time soon, unless i intend to gawk at bridget fonda. The film was directed by john badham blue thunder and released in some countries under the title. Point of no return, in air navigation, when an aircraft no longer has enough fuel to return to the airfield it departed from point of no return, a water slide at noahs ark.
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