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 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
- Starring:
- Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, (more)
- Director(s):
- Aki Kaurismäki
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Synopsis of I Hired a Contract Killer
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
Complete Cast of I Hired a Contract Killer
- Jean-Pierre Léaud - Henri Boulanger
- Kenneth Colley - The Killer
- Angela Walsh - Landlord
- Charles Cork - Al
- Walter Sparrow - Hotel porter
- Peter Graves - Jeweller
- Imogen Claire - Secretary
- Margi Clarke - Margaret
- Serge Reggiani - Vic
- Nicky Tesco - Pete
- Michael O'Hagan - Killer's boss
- Joe Strummer - Guitar player
- Cyril Epstein - Taxi Driver
- Tony Rohr - Frank
- Director(s):
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Writer(s):
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Producer(s):
- Aki Kaurismäki
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