dude Linkedin didn't exist when this movie came out. how dare you spread misinformation like this during a pandemic. also, i just ate some taco bell and am going beast mode on the toilet as I type this
He laughed at how cheap it is to go after the target and send the Americans packing upon completion of the mission. Even if he doesn't succeed for half the price, the mission will be brutal enough to send America back home. But the fact is he has a guy smart enough and crazy enough to not only accept the mission, but capable enough to complete it singlehandedly.
@@cyrusmallison6157 In the intro of the movie, the news said the Russian mafia had worldwide criminal network with profits in billions, including substantial US operations.
Gere during press for this movie said he wasn’t a fan of Bruce Willis’s work but the irony is Bruce was a lot more believable as a killer than Gere as a ex IRA Hitman
According to IMDb trivia, after the filming of this movie, Willis & Gere reportedly vowed to never work with each other again. Which was probably due to their egos & their politics.
Willis might have turned into a has-been action movie star, but after seeing Gere in The Graham Norton Show, blatantly sexually harassing Saoirse Ronan on camera, I couldn't care less about what he's a fan of or not. Richard Gere is a creep. (Watch the episode and you'll see.)
Yeah, the director wasted a great opportunity, or maybe, just messed up. The only reason I like this movie is because of Willis charisma in this role; Gere was evanescent, to say the least; Willis totally annihilated him. I think it's fair to say that we all wanted The Jackal to win, and that it was clearly not in the movie cliched intention.
I love how the Soviet mob leader just moments ago, brutally murdered his own friend, yet is completely subdued when speaking to the Jackal, even takes orders from him without question. That clearly sets up just how dangerous and serious this man is. I know this sounds terrible but who else but me would like to see an alternate cut of this movie where Jackal wins..
I hate to say it but.... Hilary Clinton was FLOTUS at the time. A lot of people would have liked to see the Jackal succeed just as an outlet for their dislike of her.
Russian : How much ? Jackal : 70 million Russian : Are you nuts ? Where am I going to find 70 million ? Jackal : Use your network, rob some banks. (this was in the original "The Day of the Jackal")
Maybe not killing the first lady, but I really hoped he would escape. It would be so much more interisting for the movie to end with the ''he's still out there'' feeling.
@@MossB87 yeah same here...this movie would have been so much better than it allready is. Just to see that he was to smart for the FBI and was able to kill his target. It should have ended with the exact same end credits but knowing that the Jackal is still out there
I would say "no, since this is a remake of the 1973 movie where Jackal also fails", but since this movie wasn't preoccupied with sticking to it, I suppose you're right.
That's because of the enmity he has for Declan. Let's something slip by his need to make an enemy hurt. Typical villain trope, but also grounded in reality, too. Ego, pride, etc etc.
@@samsonguy10k Thats because the writers wrote themselves into a corner and they needed a way for the hero to discover who the target was.Way too many movies depend on the villain being stupid instead of both being equally smart.Also just because something can happen in real life doesn't mean that it happens often in real life at least not in the way shown in the movie.
Notice how, despite his seeming lack of words, the Jackal actually dominates the conversation. Mind you, he is talking to a Mob Boss. The Boss himself comes in with big words, trying to appear the gracious and intelligent host, but the Jackal quickly shuts him down by speaking in the Boss' own native tongue. While the Boss then talks about revenge and eloquently describes the fate of the Russians responsible for his brother's death, the Jackal maintains his expression of patient neutrality. When shown a picture of the target, a quick response was available. This again serves to add to the character's confidence and abilities. After this, the Jackal starts laying down terms and conditions of his service. Not a please or a courteous word, only strict precise points. It doesn't matter to him that the man he is speaking to is a top Boss of the Russian Mafia. His expression doesn't flinch when the Boss laughs at the amount he states as the fee for this job, and the Boss eventually realizes his intimidating fake laugh won't work on this guy, so he agrees lamely.
Yes but can confidence guarantee your survival? (imagine the Russian boss was "pissed high" on coke and the Jackal said something he didn't like the Russian would have probably shot him right there and then)
This is probably Bruce Willis’s BEST ROLE (not saying the BEST MOVIE, but in terms of the range he had to have to play this assassin character who takes on multiple different identities throughout the film, this was probably his BEST ACTING).
I think the Jackal initially had a lower price for his target, however when the mob boss said "brother" he knew it meant more to him and raised the price.
a lot of persons in the comments are standing by the Jackal, the villain and not the lead hero. The motive is obvious. Bruce Willis, though not a Brando or Pacino, is a LOT OF BETTER actor than Richard Gere. Gere honestly doesn't convince as an IRA.
Yeah Bruce was way too cool to be killed by Gere, Richard wasn't interesting character and he wasn't believeable as ex IRA, If they made Jackal survive it would be dozen times better (for example they could kill him the way everyone would think he died but could give a great hint that in a matter of fact he survived. And he should acomplished his missiiion)
in hindsight I also think having Gere's character being an IRA sniper is way too problematic for him to be the hero we want to see succeeding and sympathize with for having lost his girlfriend to another man etc. it is mentioned at the start that he murdered british government officials and traded arms, but later the FBI team just glosses over all that and trusts him, being on first-name basis and Major Kozlova is basically falling in love with him.
@@sarahphyllis5782 yeah gere was boring in this, and they made him a good guy when he supposedly was terrorist, he didn't deserved to kill a cool character like jackal, it would be better if willis survived
If this was so easy, that's how he'd have made his money. But he needs to be seen as someone who honors his contracts to his best, else he would have never got any jobs. The Jackal was planning to retire after this job. Just vanish. As in get a new face, identity, a whole change of documents. He'd still continue his job as a Hitman, but tracing him would be harder for the authorities.
@@Kncperseus He can do all that, but he can't change his DNA. If a person can be identified based on DNA, all the stuff you mentioned seems useless to begin with.
Later in the film he comes across as evil, which I think is a mistake. As in the original he should have been presented as amoral and totally committed to the job, rather than a cackling villain.
Actually there is a film called The Day of the Jackal (1973) which is the original version of the story I believe. This film is kind of a reprised version of it.
David Heyman..plays the part of Terek, ( Russian mob boss). Scottish actor, What a fine performance in this movie. Makes you believe he really is a Russian mobster. Ravil Isyanov is the Russian actor who played Terek's brother's part where he gets killed in the bar. Sadly, I just found out that Ravil passed away in September 2021 due to some illness at 59 .R.I.P..
Why the first lady tho. For a plot device wouldnt it better if they target someone with actual power, ie i donno head of federal law enforcements agencies, the presidents cabinet members better yet the president itself.
People, what do you expect ? He's a former service member of the U.S. Military turned independent contractor (Professional, international hitman for hire) The definition of a mercenary is a professional soldier who is paid at much higher salaries than the military, law enforcement, or intelligence agency, sometimes to execute assignments that the employees of those entities would refuse to do because they're ethically undesirable to execute.
Because it says so in the movie that he served as a member of the U.S. military, doesn't specifically mention what type of military training that he received, just that he has received military training. You can watch the movie just like everyone else. Additionally the movie's screenwriter is a former U.S. Navy Seal.
YOU are the one not understanding the question which to some extent revolves around his time in the military. I specifically said that being a professional, international hitman for hire and a US Soldier were and are two very different types of people. He is elite because he is highly trained, successful and to some extent, one of the best international, professional hitmen in the world, not just because he is an US Soldier.
Actually is a necessary deal since the Jackal has to pay massive sum of money to pay for fake ID and black market plastic surgery to vanish from the eyes of the government
Typical 90s movie where the “bad” guy loses in the end. That’s why they all became cliche. Arlington Road was one movie I seen where the bad guys one and framed the good guy they killed in the end, with nobody ever knowing. Wow! I’ll never forget that movie. This movies I’ve forgotten about
It would be dozen times better, or if we didn't know whether he survivewd or not but we would get a hint that he did. Or he could supposedly die, but then at the end we would hear his voice and see hiom from behiond buying a ticket somwhere or something and we would know he is alive. And he should accomplished his mission. And Gere should be more a bad guy, not some ex Ira terrorist who happen to be cool guy with high morals lol, him killing cool character like Jackal was a let down.
This movie is already great, but would've been improved 100% by allowing The Jackal to win in the end. Would've been a great twist to set it up like Declan was ahead of the game towards the end, and then at the last possible moment the hit happens as planned and the good guys are all "Wait... whut?".
there is not way anyone would have survived those uranium rounds flying by. even be close to them would mess you up due to sheer amount of kinetic energy
His big mistake was not properly blending in during the assassination attempt on the First Lady and use his disguise to help evacuate people. His calm demeanor as a cop is what gave him away.
then he's a damn fool. You'd need a helluva of resources to hide from all the US agencies, private military companies, foreign professional hitmen and whatnot who'll hunt your ass for killing the 1st lady.
@@HABO2210 He mostly would have PISSED off the secret service detail protecting her. Her being killed on their watch would be an dishonor on the agency.
Jackal: How many people know about this? Russian: You and I. Jackal: I guess you're dead. Too many people know. Russian: But, I hired you. Jackal: But, you're dealing with a professional, no one can know. *Bam*
He has. He's the biggest killer of movies lately. Anything he is in just stinks to high heaven. And it's because he no longer cares. He's just in it for a paycheck.
yeah, if they let him live or at least made ending where nobody would know did he survived or not then it weould be great, instead they went for typical generic hollywood ending
Lol his russian is terrible. But still atleast i could understand what he said unlike in that Steven Seagal movie were he tried speaking russian. I ussaly need subtitles for his english but his russian was so bad i couldn't freaking understand a thing.
Fun bit of back story: Richard Geres character was serving a life sentence for animal cruelty and not IRA terrorism....one year in jail for every gerbil inserted. 😎
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jackal in 2021 "i want to be paid half dogecoin half gamestop stock, now lets take a selfie together, i want my followers to see this
Yolo..🚀🚀🚀
Ha…ha.. so funny
Lmao
Lmao
"See you on the moon, my friend"
"Don't refer to our arrangement by telephone or fax ever"
-gets a message on Linkedin - "yo man, hows that assasiation attempt going?"
now he has to add twitter, instagram, facebook, and Parlor
dude Linkedin didn't exist when this movie came out. how dare you spread misinformation like this during a pandemic. also, i just ate some taco bell and am going beast mode on the toilet as I type this
@@patrickm6012 yes lol... 1996, such far simpler times...
I saw the photo of FLOTUS on Tik Tok
hahaha!
I think this was one of Bruce Willis's best movies. Played the role well.
Not sure if it was his best one (I liked Pulp Fiction more), but, he's definitely great in The Jackal.
One of his petsonal favorites, too. Remember he had notbing but praise for this part.
You're kidding, right? Or you imply he's the worst actor in history?
Last boy scout was his best
Bro have you seen Out of Death?
I love how he laughed at not just the absurd price, but his upmost confidence.
He laughed at how cheap it is to go after the target and send the Americans packing upon completion of the mission.
Even if he doesn't succeed for half the price, the mission will be brutal enough to send America back home.
But the fact is he has a guy smart enough and crazy enough to not only accept the mission, but capable enough to complete it singlehandedly.
Does that kind of money even exist ❓
@@cyrusmallison6157 In the intro of the movie, the news said the Russian mafia had worldwide criminal network with profits in billions, including substantial US operations.
@@cyrusmallison6157 only if it's someone else's money
The scene where Jack Black gets blown to bits alone makes this movie well worth watching lol
EXACTLY! :D
vodka
I hate Jack Black.. and I agree!! Seeing him shredded is truly satisfying!
Haha
First time watching it disturbed me
Now I just laugh hysterically
Jack Black exploding was his best acting ever. 😈
Bruce Willis is mostly the good guy in many movies but this movie i’d say he was very good at being the bad guy
watch miami vice in the first season hes a bad guy ;-)
@@Rene9u gun dealer. (Most of us forgot about that)
Reminds me of when Denzel Washington played the bad guy in Training Day....
@@reelsoffortuneslotsplay4267 Or Tom Cruise in Collateral
@@ayanbanerjee6161 or Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator.
Gere during press for this movie said he wasn’t a fan of Bruce Willis’s work but the irony is Bruce was a lot more believable as a killer than Gere as a ex IRA Hitman
According to IMDb trivia, after the filming of this movie, Willis & Gere reportedly vowed to never work with each other again. Which was probably due to their egos & their politics.
I think Bruce Willis is a better actor he just really has to learn to say no to certain movie's
Agreed!
Willis might have turned into a has-been action movie star, but after seeing Gere in The Graham Norton Show, blatantly sexually harassing Saoirse Ronan on camera, I couldn't care less about what he's a fan of or not. Richard Gere is a creep. (Watch the episode and you'll see.)
@@mctanyeli I had a lot of respect for Gere back in the day but he's become a real slimeball.
Had they let the Jackal win, he’d have gone down as the most impressive movie villain. Dude was off the hook. He deserved better than Richard Gere.
We deserved better than Richard Gere, the world deserved better than Richard Gere.
Yeah, the director wasted a great opportunity, or maybe, just messed up. The only reason I like this movie is because of Willis charisma in this role; Gere was evanescent, to say the least; Willis totally annihilated him. I think it's fair to say that we all wanted The Jackal to win, and that it was clearly not in the movie cliched intention.
Richard Gere at least made sense. Isabella showing up out nowhere at the end was really stupid.
@@krispykremes2482The only thing that stops Richard Gere are 🐹 😂
"By telephone or fax" lol simpler times!
beeper days lol
Better times in so many ways as well.
Today its text, email, efax lol
No aocial media, no Twitter, no Whatsapp, no NSA.
still have a fax machine at home.
I love how the Soviet mob leader just moments ago, brutally murdered his own friend, yet is completely subdued when speaking to the Jackal, even takes orders from him without question. That clearly sets up just how dangerous and serious this man is. I know this sounds terrible but who else but me would like to see an alternate cut of this movie where Jackal wins..
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I hate to say it but.... Hilary Clinton was FLOTUS at the time. A lot of people would have liked to see the Jackal succeed just as an outlet for their dislike of her.
Man i rooted so hard for the jackal just for the pure professionalism that he gives. I was so dissapointed in the end.
@@aceofspadesklan8737 me too. If it were real life I wouldn't but this is hollywood lol.
Willis can play a great villain, did great throughout the whole movie.
Russian : How much ?
Jackal : 70 million
Russian : Are you nuts ? Where am I going to find 70 million ?
Jackal : Use your network, rob some banks. (this was in the original "The Day of the Jackal")
I like how the Willis pauses, as if he's doing a mental calculation as to how much money is reasonable given the target.
he of course had a minimum he’d accept but the real calculation was how much was it worth to the mob boss?
He had to account for his retirement seeing as he says he'd need to disappear forever after this job.
Tarek: Another drink?
Jackal: Если можно к делу..
the movie would be 10 times better had they subverted expectations and the jackal won
well the original is just far better
Maybe not killing the first lady, but I really hoped he would escape.
It would be so much more interisting for the movie to end with the ''he's still out there'' feeling.
I was rooting for Willis the entire time.
@@MossB87 yeah same here...this movie would have been so much better than it allready is. Just to see that he was to smart for the FBI and was able to kill his target. It should have ended with the exact same end credits but knowing that the Jackal is still out there
I would say "no, since this is a remake of the 1973 movie where Jackal also fails", but since this movie wasn't preoccupied with sticking to it, I suppose you're right.
I wanted him to win
Who didn't lol He was bad to the mofo' bone. :3
How?
Rebphoenix me too just like Collateral and Tom Cruisr
Ya isolation. Call them and tell them that a bunch of people wanted to see Bruce Willis win in a movie. What a joke you are
@@misanthropicisolation4013 they can't help u hahahahahaha
I love how the Jackal was strict about keeping the mission hush hush, and yet later he gives a clue to who his target is, albeit to a dying woman.
He wanted the mission hush hush. But they still knew about him and that he was targeting someone for the Russians
That's because of the enmity he has for Declan. Let's something slip by his need to make an enemy hurt. Typical villain trope, but also grounded in reality, too. Ego, pride, etc etc.
@@samsonguy10k Thats because the writers wrote themselves into a corner and they needed a way for the hero to discover who the target was.Way too many movies depend on the villain being stupid instead of both being equally smart.Also just because something can happen in real life doesn't mean that it happens often in real life at least not in the way shown in the movie.
That was overconfidence he made a big mistake on that. He let his ego get in the way.
meh. not finishing the woman right on spot was unprofessional und cruel. that didn't fit the character.
I always see the Jackal as the hero in this film.
What is heroic about murdering innocent people?
@Czterdziestysiódmy That would be an anti-hero.
@Czterdziestysiódmy The right word is "Protagonist".
Men love movie villains, it allows them to fantasize about having power and respect, lol
@@80s_Boombox_Collector Everyone fantasizes tbh
This is an ideal role for Bruce Willis because he only has to speak in a monotone :)
great how the Guy just accepts the 70 millions, I was 110% sure he would try to bargain, especially after that laugh
Same
I love how the guy just says why not? Done!
In "The Day of the Jackal", it was $500,000 they balked at the price to which the Jackal replied "Use your network, go rob some banks".
Notice how, despite his seeming lack of words, the Jackal actually dominates the conversation. Mind you, he is talking to a Mob Boss.
The Boss himself comes in with big words, trying to appear the gracious and intelligent host, but the Jackal quickly shuts him down by speaking in the Boss' own native tongue. While the Boss then talks about revenge and eloquently describes the fate of the Russians responsible for his brother's death, the Jackal maintains his expression of patient neutrality.
When shown a picture of the target, a quick response was available. This again serves to add to the character's confidence and abilities.
After this, the Jackal starts laying down terms and conditions of his service. Not a please or a courteous word, only strict precise points. It doesn't matter to him that the man he is speaking to is a top Boss of the Russian Mafia. His expression doesn't flinch when the Boss laughs at the amount he states as the fee for this job, and the Boss eventually realizes his intimidating fake laugh won't work on this guy, so he agrees lamely.
Yes but can confidence guarantee your survival? (imagine the Russian boss was "pissed high" on coke and the Jackal said something he didn't like the Russian would have probably shot him right there and then)
@@nadirrabah6756 The Jackal is probably used to dealing with people like the mob boss and would have a good guage of his temperament.
And yet with all that, it's just a movie
I read that in sir David attenborough's voice
Plus The Jackal is known to be a top dog assassination, if you call him, The Jackal expects you to pay high and expect high.
Richard Gere's leprechaun accent was easily the best thing about this movie
So true. He practically burst out of a box of Lucky Charms.
Hey youngsters, that tv in the background probably weighs 500 lbs, your lucky you don’t have to move those. Lol
Ah I remember the days of moving projection TVs, mainly my own back then.
This is probably Bruce Willis’s BEST ROLE (not saying the BEST MOVIE, but in terms of the range he had to have to play this assassin character who takes on multiple different identities throughout the film, this was probably his BEST ACTING).
1) the sixth sense
2) jackal
3) pulp fiction
4) 12 monkeys
I think the Jackal initially had a lower price for his target, however when the mob boss said "brother" he knew it meant more to him and raised the price.
The "disappear forever" part played a key role in the amount.
Personally I wouldn't have been surprised to see a nine-figure amount.
@@CST1992 I don't think either of them expected him to collect the 2nd part
@@thisjustin6150 Either of who? If the Jackal completed the mission he would definitely want to collect the other half of his payment.
@@CST1992 yeah but of course he would risk then being killed after he is no longer needed and russian mob would like to tie loose ends
Actually, you can get, an excellent hitman, in Russia, for less then 2000 dollars...
As for, usual... 1000 at best
How does Willis effortlessly exude such cool?
God I love this movie.
a lot of persons in the comments are standing by the Jackal, the villain and not the lead hero. The motive is obvious. Bruce Willis, though not a Brando or Pacino, is a LOT OF BETTER actor than Richard Gere. Gere honestly doesn't convince as an IRA.
Yeah Bruce was way too cool to be killed by Gere, Richard wasn't interesting character and he wasn't believeable as ex IRA, If they made Jackal survive it would be dozen times better (for example they could kill him the way everyone would think he died but could give a great hint that in a matter of fact he survived. And he should acomplished his missiiion)
Gere’s acting in this movie was atrocious
in hindsight I also think having Gere's character being an IRA sniper is way too problematic for him to be the hero we want to see succeeding and sympathize with for having lost his girlfriend to another man etc. it is mentioned at the start that he murdered british government officials and traded arms, but later the FBI team just glosses over all that and trusts him, being on first-name basis and Major Kozlova is basically falling in love with him.
Arnold was The Terminator, Bruce played the human version of that
Movie is named Jackal, so they show video of a Hyena. Makes perfect sense.
Yep 😄
Reminds me of the tv ad where the prairie dog is called a gopher.
Yeah, this never made sense to me. Seems like a really stupid oversight by the film makers.
Bruce Willis killed this role, one of his best performances along with 12 Monkeys and Pulp Fiction.
Uh . . . you haven't seen the original? Remakes are always pathetic, including this one.
@@df446 Saw it right before I saw this one, and I stand by my comments. Never said the movie was good, just his performance.
Bruce Willis nailed it but Richard Gere had his worst acting with weird irish accent in this movie
There is no you and I... Not anymore. You get gone, tonight, and when you get gone, you stay gone. You done lost your L.A. Privileges. DIG?
@@sarahphyllis5782 yeah gere was boring in this, and they made him a good guy when he supposedly was terrorist, he didn't deserved to kill a cool character like jackal, it would be better if willis survived
i like when he tells him in his own language let us get to the point!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Неплохое произношение
@@ASMR-vr6ch spasiva!!!
who was he suppose to kill? anybody knows?
@@fredysanmiguel4488Hillary Clinton
2:04 Upon leaving the office, the Jackal immediately drops a dime on himself to the FBI, and discontinues the mission. Easiest $35M EVER MADE.
If this was so easy, that's how he'd have made his money. But he needs to be seen as someone who honors his contracts to his best, else he would have never got any jobs.
The Jackal was planning to retire after this job. Just vanish. As in get a new face, identity, a whole change of documents. He'd still continue his job as a Hitman, but tracing him would be harder for the authorities.
@@Kncperseus He can do all that, but he can't change his DNA. If a person can be identified based on DNA, all the stuff you mentioned seems useless to begin with.
Ripping off the Russian mafia ain't exactly the smartest move
@@wongsifu460 Correct. He had no choise but to succeed.
@@super-super- A person's DNA/fingerprints need to be on record to begin with to match.
It's impressive the coldness Bruce Willis has been able to play in this role .. great, great, great!
He just had to remember the time Demi Moore thought about introducing his daughter to Scientology.
Later in the film he comes across as evil, which I think is a mistake. As in the original he should have been presented as amoral and totally committed to the job, rather than a cackling villain.
It always bothered me that the shredder did not crosscut and you can easily see what was shredded.
Haha agreed. Should have burned it right then and there to be safe.
He almost pulled it off.
"Ah, should have asked for more, I'm so stupid..."
Actually there is a film called The Day of the Jackal (1973) which is the original version of the story I believe.
This film is kind of a reprised version of it.
Yes I saw it I read the book too.
And by "kind of" you mean a complete rip off. When you watch Day of the Jackal you will see it was the better movie in every way.
@sylvan47070
Of Course.
David Heyman..plays the part of Terek, ( Russian mob boss). Scottish actor, What a fine performance in this movie. Makes you believe he really is a Russian mobster.
Ravil Isyanov is the Russian actor who played Terek's brother's part where he gets killed in the bar. Sadly, I just found out that Ravil passed away in September 2021 due to some illness at 59 .R.I.P..
Agent 47 took out US Vice President with piano wire. Jackal couldn't even do it with a giant cannon
The Pareto Principle
He was after the First Lady
Sonny
The Jackal is, huh?
in the movie or game???
Why the first lady tho. For a plot device wouldnt it better if they target someone with actual power, ie i donno head of federal law enforcements agencies, the presidents cabinet members better yet the president itself.
Suddenly Edward Fox bursts into the room and gives that American upstart; Bruce Willis, a damn good thrashing for his impertinence, damn his eyes.
LOL
A photo is a thousand WORDS?! , BRUCE WILLis
He laughed as if he's saying to himself " that's it?"
very professional guy
And yet, he didn't get the job done :-)
Mat Beck you ruin the vibe :D
Sergio Aguilar bruce willis
el problema que se encuentra la cotización solicitada cualquier consulta o
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I would have tried to talk him down to 50 million.
And to think his predecessor from '73 only ask for half a mil (just shy of 3 mil after inflation) to do de Gaulle.
People, what do you expect ? He's a former service member of the U.S. Military turned independent contractor (Professional, international hitman for hire) The definition of a mercenary is a professional soldier who is paid at much higher salaries than the military, law enforcement, or intelligence agency, sometimes to execute assignments that the employees of those entities would refuse to do because they're ethically undesirable to execute.
Because it says so in the movie that he served as a member of the U.S. military, doesn't specifically mention what type of military training that he received, just that he has received military training. You can watch the movie just like everyone else. Additionally the movie's screenwriter is a former U.S. Navy Seal.
When did I ever say that every US Soldier was like him ? What the hell are you talking about ? I never said that.
YOU are the one not understanding the question which to some extent revolves around his time in the military. I specifically said that being a professional, international hitman for hire and a US Soldier were and are two very different types of people. He is elite because he is highly trained, successful and to some extent, one of the best international, professional hitmen in the world, not just because he is an US Soldier.
A movie I wished the bad guy won... especially that atrocious Richard Gere 'Irish' role... spoiled it.
Richard was awful, Liam Neeson should've played that role.
$70 million for one hit. Not a bad deal!
That bullet would have taken her head clean off, would have worse than JFK.
BiG JuiCe should’ve made it $100 million half now half on delivery
Of course when u hired to kill First Lady.
Actually is a necessary deal since the Jackal has to pay massive sum of money to pay for fake ID and black market plastic surgery to vanish from the eyes of the government
That gangster is probably a billionaire.
Typical 90s movie where the “bad” guy loses in the end. That’s why they all became cliche. Arlington Road was one movie I seen where the bad guys one and framed the good guy they killed in the end, with nobody ever knowing. Wow! I’ll never forget that movie. This movies I’ve forgotten about
Not that this is a bad movie, but the original Jackal is way better.
70 million… huh? That was clever Hollywood.
Day of the Jackal (1973) is much better in my opinion.
Days of the Jackal is a masterpiece while the Jackal is just another flick from the 90's.
The main problem with this one is it didn't follow the book.
one of the best ever scenes
Je valide 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🤩🤩🤩
the jackal would have escaped easy, its a disney ending
Yeah, Disney movies always end with someone shot in the neck.
if Jackal won, movie would be way way more better
It would be dozen times better, or if we didn't know whether he survivewd or not but we would get a hint that he did. Or he could supposedly die, but then at the end we would hear his voice and see hiom from behiond buying a ticket somwhere or something and we would know he is alive. And he should accomplished his mission. And Gere should be more a bad guy, not some ex Ira terrorist who happen to be cool guy with high morals lol, him killing cool character like Jackal was a let down.
What could he win, dum dum?
Half now, half on completion I still use that line!
Bruce Willis had no conscience in this film
The TV voice sounds like Jeremy Irons, which is weird since they had worked together in DH3
I thought the thumbnail was from The Sixth Sense 😂
My hairline is the same as Bruce's here. I guess the writing is on the wall.
he wearing toups for all the scenes with different hair even this one.
Lets not forget about the badass lion on the TV:
He who greets with fire!
They should have hired him for the job instead
This movie is already great, but would've been improved 100% by allowing The Jackal to win in the end. Would've been a great twist to set it up like Declan was ahead of the game towards the end, and then at the last possible moment the hit happens as planned and the good guys are all "Wait... whut?".
there is not way anyone would have survived those uranium rounds flying by. even be close to them would mess you up due to sheer amount of kinetic energy
His big mistake was not properly blending in during the assassination attempt on the First Lady and use his disguise to help evacuate people. His calm demeanor as a cop is what gave him away.
yeah but we can understand it as he was sociopath and pro who stay calm all the time
One of my favorite movies!
one of my favorite scenes in cinema history
One thing I can say is that Bruce Willis played the heck outta this role. Would be cool to recreate it though
He did recreate it..the original is just as good if not better...the day of the jackal.
@@rossegan7244 yeah looking forward towards a sequel but just with somebody that takes the jackals place finishing what he started
@@quentinbishop9578 hopefully the target will be kamala!!!!
Not a bad film, but the original was better, and Edward Fox didn't insist on wearing a different wig in literally every single scene
I also wanted the Jackal to win.
When I tell my friends about this movie, I say it's like James Bond on steroids. One of my favorites 👍
They should remake this film where the jackal annihilates anyone who stands in his way and wins!
@Patrick Whelpley its not the same
or just make the same 1960s themed original book with just slight changes the book.
Huge plot hole: he puts the lid back on the bottle before offering another drink.
Bruce willis looks more of a zgood guy than richard gere does.
🔥Bruce Willis 🔥
These days it would be via facebook or twitter, right?
Usually Bruce is the hero. Yet I think it gives a much better acting performance, when he plays evils.
Yeah he fits vad guys well
John Wick does this just for a gold coin.
then he's a damn fool. You'd need a helluva of resources to hide from all the US agencies, private military companies, foreign professional hitmen and whatnot who'll hunt your ass for killing the 1st lady.
@@HABO2210 He mostly would have PISSED off the secret service detail protecting her. Her being killed on their watch would be an dishonor on the agency.
Michael Corleone would have sacrificed his hitman, right up to the face "BA-DA-BING, BA-DA-BANG".
Man, if this guy got 70 million in 1997, I want to know how much the FBI paid Thomas Crooks.
Jackal: How many people know about this?
Russian: You and I.
Jackal: I guess you're dead. Too many people know.
Russian: But, I hired you.
Jackal: But, you're dealing with a professional, no one can know.
*Bam*
What doesn't make any sense. How is he going to get paid?🤣😂😭
@@lamarlewis3183 That's the point.
Anybody else notices at the beginning he picks up the spot glass, then puts it back down with the same amount of 🥃 in it?
bruce willis should play more villians
He has.
He's the biggest killer of movies lately. Anything he is in just stinks to high heaven.
And it's because he no longer cares. He's just in it for a paycheck.
But isn’t the guy sick or something? Some major debilitating condition?
$70,000,000 in 1997 = $135,386,002.52 in 2024
Not a bad movie, but the original was so much better.
This was a good movie.
If the mission actually was kept between those two it would have been a success
So sad to see BW in decline he was an extremely good actor
the real jackal would never taken the risk of kiling that person in real life
Best scene of the film. That and the gun purchase. Every thing else, can't even compare to the original.
70 mil in cash? kinda hard to hide
Offshore account in some islands!!
That's what money laundering is for.
1:36 *He empties his glass* 1:51 now it's full again
He’s that damn good.
i love the movie!!
One of the very best scenes
this wouldve made a cool Bond film with Brosnan instead of Gere.
yeah Gere wasn't much interesting, Jackal was too cool to be killed by him
Richard gere is a big mistake in this movie
Bruce was better off the hero!
With inflation, better make it 70 billion
How did such a cool character like the jackal get built up just to get knocked down by romance novel hero Deqluin Mulqueen?
yeah, if they let him live or at least made ending where nobody would know did he survived or not then it weould be great, instead they went for typical generic hollywood ending
That's 90s idealism for you. The good guys always won in films back then. Things have changed a lot since then obviously.
If this was today their conversations would be recorded like five times just sitting there.
Lol his russian is terrible. But still atleast i could understand what he said unlike in that Steven Seagal movie were he tried speaking russian. I ussaly need subtitles for his english but his russian was so bad i couldn't freaking understand a thing.
This is without any doubt Bruce Willis' movie not Richard Geres.
Not a patch on the ORIGINAL film. Edward Fox was the Jackel. It felt like it was almost being made in real time. Great film.
Best part of the movie was when he smoked Jack Black..
✌🍟🍔🎩🇫🇯🇲🇩🎧🌭🥂🍾🔪
Fun bit of back story: Richard Geres character was serving a life sentence for animal cruelty and not IRA terrorism....one year in jail for every gerbil inserted. 😎
Yes