Title: Nikita (1990) URL: http://www.imdb.com/Title?Nikita%20%281990%29 Aka Titles: La Femme Nikita (1991) (USA) Production Company: Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica [it] Gaumont [fr] Tiger Cinematografica [it] Country of Production: France / Italy Certificates: USA:R Finland:K-16 Germany:16 Australia:M Norway:15 Sweden:15 Netherlands:16 Running Time: USA:115 Germany:112 Filmed In: Color Sound Mix: Dolby SR Technical Info: Negative Format: 35 mm Process: Technovision Print Format: 35 mm Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 Release Date: France:21 February 1990 Sweden:3 August 1990 USA:April 1991 Finland:20 December 1991 Locations: Venice, Veneto, Italy Old SEITA factory, near Paris, France Paris, France Language: French Summary: Nikita is a young lady who with two Nihilist friends commit robbery and murder while on drugs. After her trial she is not executed or taken to prison, but to a school for special operatives. She is told that Nikita no longer exists and she will be trained to pay back society for what she has done, as a spy/assassin. She is trained for over two years and with no warning is handed a gun in a restaurant and told to kill the man at the next table as her handler leaves. Summary by: John VogelGenres: Thriller Keywords: hitman hitwoman spy teaching Producers: Luc Besson Mario Cecchi Gori (co-producer) Vittorio Cecchi Gori (co-producer) Jérôme Chalou (executive) Director: Luc Besson Writer: (alphabetical order) Luc Besson Composer: Eric Serra Cinematographer: Thierry Arbogast Editor: Olivier Mauffroy Production Designer: Dan Weil Stunts: Isabelle Adnot (stunts) Jean-Louis Airola (stunts) Franck Bedu (stunts) Gaetano Falzone (stunts) Yves Gabrielli (I) (stunts) Sonia Le Henaff (stunts) Michel Norman (stunts Conseiller) Leslie Rain (stunts) Sound: Jérôme Lévy (I) (foley artist) Make-Up: Paul de Fisser (hair stylist) Complete Cast: (credits order) Anne Parillaud .................... Nikita Marc Duret ........................ Rico Patrick Fontana ................... Coyotte Laura Cheron ...................... la punk Jacques Boudet .................... le pharmacien Pierre-Alain De garrigues ......... Flic pharmacie Patrick Pérez ..................... flic pharmacie Bruno Randon ...................... flic pharmacie Vincent Skimenti .................. flic pharmacie Roland Blanche .................... flic interrogatoire Joseph Teruel ..................... stagiaire flic Jacques Disses .................... avocat Stéphane Fey ...................... president tribunal Philippe Dehesdin ................. 1er magistrat Michel Brunot ..................... 2eme magistrat Rodolph Freytt .................... 1er infirmier Pavel Slaby ....................... 2eme infirmier Tchéky Karyo ...................... Bob Jean-Luc Caron .................... professeur d'informatique Rénos Mandis ...................... professeur de tir Jean-Marc Merchet ................. professeur de judo Jeanne Moreau ..................... Amande Philippe Leroy .................... Grossman Iska Khan ......................... homme restaurant Heike Fisher ...................... femme restaurant Patrick Buiquangda ................ 1er garde du corps Eddie Gaydu ....................... 2eme garde du corps Philippe Hernando ................. 4eme garde du corps Gérard Touratier .................. gardien porte blindee Jean Bedin ........................ armurier Edith Perret ...................... dame agence Jean-Hugues Anglade ............... Marco Jean-Pierre Pality ................ homme bar hotel Michel Campa ...................... homme ecoute Murray Grunwall ................... responsable hotel Pierrick Charpentier .............. flic hotel Rafael Sultan ..................... flic hotel Hubert Gillet ..................... flic hotel Fausto Costantino ................. garde du corps Roberto Talanno ................... serveur hotel Venise Pétronille Moss ................... serveuse salon de the Eric Prat ......................... agent immobilier Mia Frye .......................... femme pressee Olivier Hémon ..................... homme en retard Philippe Du Janerand .............. ambassadeur - Jules Christian Gazio ................... garde ambassadeur Jérôme Chalou ..................... chauffeur ambassadeur Jean-Claude Bolle Reddat .......... gardien ambassade Jean Bouise ....................... l'attache ambassade Patrick Chauveau .................. gardien ambassade Maurice Antoni .................... gardien ambassade Mathieli Archer ................... flic Bob Alexis Dupuy ...................... flic Bob Michèle Amiel ..................... femme police Guy Van Riet ...................... flic paternel Remainder of Cast: (alphabetical order) Jean Reno ......................... Victor the Cleaner Miscellaneous: Jules Lefevre (Le Repeliteur : Tir) Laurent Rabillon (Le Repeliteur : Judo) Movie Links: (followed by "Femme Nikita, La" (1997)) (remade as Black Cat (1991)) (remade as Point of No Return (1993)) (referenced in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)) (referenced in Pulp Fiction (1994)) (referenced in Kicking and Screaming (1995)) (referenced in Toy Story 2 (1999)) Trivia: - DIRTRADE(Luc Besson): [reno] - DIRTRADE(Luc Besson): [music] - DIRTRADE(Luc Besson): [intro] Goofs: - CONT: The Mercedes that Nikita and Viktor drive through the wall repairs itself. - CONT: State of repair of the window that Nikita punches out. - CONT: Nikita's leg gunshot wound heals quickly without a scar. - CONT: During the fire-fight in the restaurant, Nikita only has two clips of ammo, yet she fires about 3 or 4. That particular weapon only holds a maximum of 8 rounds/clip. - CONT: While firing the weapon in the kitchen, Nikita clearly finishes the clip (the slide locks open), but in the next shot the slide is forward again. - CONT: Nikita's shoes change when she dives into the trash chute in the restuarant. - CONT: During the opening sequence, Zap is first shown carrying an axe in his right hand and dragging unconscious person with his left. In the next shot these have changed over. Soundtrack: - "LA PETITE MUSIQUE DE NUIT" By 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' (qv) Performed by The Scottish Shamber Orchestra Conducted by Raymond Leppard Literature: Books: Besson, Luc "L'Histoire de NIKITA" (éditions Bordas) Critics: Bachet, Laurent. In: Première (France). April 1990. p. 15. (MG) Lavoignat, Jean-Pierre. In: Studio (France). April 1990. p. 29. (MG) Business Info: Budget: FFR 50,000,000 (France) Box Office Gross: $5,017,971 (USA) Shooting Dates: 13 February 1989 - 10 July 1989 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # To receive full help on the movie mail-server send e-mail # with the subject # # HELP # # to # # Regards, Internet Movie Database Server Daemon # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------