The Jackal

The Jackal

  • Director: Michael Caton-Jones
  • Writer: Kenneth Ross,Chuck Pfarrer
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan
  • Language: English, Russian
  • Release date: November 14, 1997
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Sound mix: DTS, DTS-Stereo, Dolby SR
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: The Day of the Jackal
  • "The Jackal" is an action film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring Walter Bruce Willis and Richard Gere.
    The film tells the story of the secret organization of the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Katep Riston, the Russian intelligence officer Verentina Koslova, and a large number of federal agents working together to hunt down the "jackals."

    Details

    • Release date November 14, 1997
    • Filming locations Porvoo, Finland
    • Production companies Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Alphaville Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $60,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $54,930,280

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $15,164,595

    Gross worldwide

    $159,330,280

    Movie reviews

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    • By Marianna 2022-03-23 09:01:56

      It's hard to forgive you for such a far-fetched ending...

      Let's start with the first half of the film. At the beginning

      of the film, Lao Bu is described as a killer that is even more terrifying than the Black Death. The only way to not be killed by Lao Bu is to kill himself first.

      And the woman when he issued the false certificate and the fat pig man after him formed a sharp contrast.

      The woman who did the forgery used acetone, a highly carcinogenic substance, but the price charged was still a reasonable low price, 375...

    • By Shawna 2022-03-20 09:01:47

      Except for the faulty kernel, the rest are learnable

      Men should have their own business. The film reflects a story of a business of killing people. The goals of this profession are terrifying and the methods cruel. But if you remove the core of this demon, you will find many things that you can learn from your own business:
      1. Have your own business (except for the film profession and other illegal acts). .
      2. Be persistent in your career.
      3. Be good at using socially popular ways and goals.
      4. A promise and a thousand...

    • By Allen 2021-12-09 08:01:31

      A few impressions

      1. Lao Bu's unchanging expression for thousands of years. To be exaggerated, he changed wigs more times than his expressions in the film; if this is considered a good acting skill, it can only be understood as the plot needs Lao Bu deliberately, or the audience's personal preference for Lao Bu. I say this doesn’t mean I don’t like this guy. In fact, from a pure entertainment point of view, his films are very enjoyable, such as Die Hard, I have forgotten how many times I have watched...

    • By Heath 2021-12-09 08:01:31

      "Sniper Professional Killer": Patterned characters and plot

      In 1995, "The Line of Fire" put Al Pacino and Robert De Niro on the opposite side. In 1997, Richard Gere and Bruce Willis copied it in "The Sniper Professional Killer" After the duel of two old guys, it is the same good guy and bad guy, and it is also two rival scenes, but it is clear that the film "Sniper" is far from the level of "Pirates". Aside from the reasons of acting, the story is more important. And the characters are not very full, which is destined to become a fake copy of...

    • By Chance 2021-12-09 08:01:31

      How is this method of death

       Seeing the back, I was sad that
       the next twenty minutes were unbearable, and the glorious image set up by the sniper was destroyed in this way. Especially when Dikan’s girlfriend shot and killed the sniper. In this situation, I can hardly think that it was her girlfriend, for no reason at all. It appears out of thin air, it is difficult for people to understand.
       But I have to admit that I like this assassin very much, but I find it difficult to accept the result of his...

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    • By Norberto 2023-07-18 12:09:51

      The first time I saw the villain played by Bruce Willis, although it looks very professional, but actually very good, Richard Gere is a bit taller, but for the 1997 popcorn movie, it is not...

    • By Myrtice 2023-01-20 19:46:34

      One star for that...

    • By Noelia 2022-04-24 07:01:07

      The film did have the imagination of a killer assassination at the time, in which the machine gun was hidden in the car, and the plot of the manual joystick was imitated by many real cases and action movies later. Although the whole is a bit procrastinated, individual scenes are optional, and the key points are contrived to create a tense atmosphere, but this is still a good action movie, especially when you see the two male protagonists when they were...

    • By Daphney 2022-04-24 07:01:07

      This killer is a bit... shy... Richard Gere is so...

    • By Jean 2022-04-24 07:01:07

      The oriental face who handed Richard Gere the gun on the plane appears to have played "Lost". I like to watch such movies where Hollywood first-line actors are fighting against each...

    Movie plot

    The "Jackal" in the film's narrative possesses deadly lethal weapons and is good at using his proficiency in international tourism and computer technology to escape the police. In order to deal with the "Jackal", they had to hire a former Irish Republican killer Di Mokun (Richard Gere) who had fought against the "Jackal" and was serving his sentence and cooperated with him. "Jackal" arrested him before committing another crime. Will...
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    Other participating companies

    Chicago Film Office ..... special thanks
    Dassault Falcon Jet Corp..... F14 jet provided by
    DeLuxe Laboratories [United States] ..... color timing
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    Movie quotes

    • Carter Preston: I'm going back to Russia where I will stay until Terek Murad rots in prison or in the grave.

      Declan Mulqueen: [referring to Valentina] I'm sure she'd appreciate that.

    • Isabella: [Recounting when she first met *Jackal*] I didn't like talking to him. I suppose we were all *dangerous people*, but he was different. I mean Declan was *fire*. All passion! He had a cause. This man was *Ice*. No feeling! Nothing!

    • Carter Preston: Here's how it's gonna go, Mulqueen. You will be searched on a random schedule and if we turn up so much as a paperclip that hasn't been authorized, I'll send you right back to prison. Same goes for using the telephone.

      Declan Mulqueen: Sounds like you don't trust me?

      Carter Preston: As far as I can throw you. But I have little choice. Do I? And if you have ANY thoughts about an IRA snatch, we'll *shoot to kill*! THEM and YOU! And not necessarily in that order.

      Declan Mulqueen: Got it.

      Carter Preston: Go along, and we'll get along.