Diary of a Hitman

Diary of a Hitman
Directed by	Roy London
Written by	Kenneth Pressman
Produced by	Amin Q. Chaudhri Karen Montgomery
Starring	Forest Whitaker John Bedford Lloyd James Belushi Lois Chiles Sharon Stone Sherilyn Fenn
Cinematography	Yuri Sokol
Edited by	Brian Smedley-Aston
Music by	Michel Colombier
Distributed by	Vision International
Release dates	1991 (1991) (Deauville Film Festival) May 29, 1992 (1992-05-29) (USA)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million[1]
Box office	$31,815[2]

Diary of a Hitman is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Roy London and written by Kenneth Pressman, based on his play Insider's Price. The film stars Forest Whitaker, Sherilyn Fenn, James Belushi, Sharon Stone, and Lois Chiles. While not a hit during its original release, it has since acquired a cult fandom.

Synopsis

A veteran hitman, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck recruits the assassin to kill his wife, Jain.

Cast

• Forest Whitaker as Dekker
• John Bedford Lloyd as Dr. Jameson
• Seymour Cassel as Koenig
• James Belushi as Shandy
• Lois Chiles as Sheila
• Sharon Stone as Kiki
• Sherilyn Fenn as Jain
• Jimmy Butler as Eddie

Production

Roy London was Fenn and Stone's acting coach.

Release

The film premiered at the 1991 Deauville American Film Festival[3] (August 30 to September 9, 1991),[4][5] where it was nominated for the Critics' Prize.[6]

References

1. "AFI|Catalog".
2. Diary of a Hitman at Box Office Mojo
3. "Deauville Film Festival 1991". MUBI. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
4. "The festival". Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
5. "Festival du Cinéma Américain de Deauville 1991". allocine.fr. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
6. "Deauville Film Festival (1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-02-01.

External links

• Diary of a Hitman at IMDb
• Diary of a Hitman at Rotten Tomatoes