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 Vogel 

Genres:
  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


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