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The Specialist poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.5 / 100
1994·Action / Drama / Thriller·1h 50m

THE SPECIALIST

“The government taught him to kill. Now he's using his skills to help a woman seek revenge against the Miami underworld.”

May Munro is a woman obsessed with getting revenge on the people who murdered her parents when she was still a girl. She hires Ray Quick, a retired explosives expert, to kill her parents' killers. When Ned Trent, embittered ex-partner of Quick's, is assigned to protect one of Quick's potential victims, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues.

Above the Line
Luis Llosa·DirectorAlexandra Seros·ScreenplayJohn Shirley·NovelJeffrey L. Kimball·Director of PhotographyJohn Barry·Original Music ComposerJack Hofstra·Editor
Cast
Sylvester Stallone·Ray QuickSharon Stone·May MunroJames Woods·Ned TrentRod Steiger·Joe LeonEric Roberts·Tomas LeonMario Ernesto Sánchez·CharlieSergio Doré Jr.·StrongarmChase Randolph·Stan MunroJeana Bell·Alice MunroBrittany Paige Bouck·Young May
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Luis Llosa·Director
Writing· 2
Alexandra Seros·ScreenplayJohn Shirley·Novel
Camera· 1
Jeffrey L. Kimball·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Jack Hofstra·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
John Barry·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 10
Judianna Makovsky·Costume DesignWalter P. Martishius·Production DesignAlan E. Muraoka·Art DirectionScott Jacobson·Set DecorationCarole Brown-James·Costume SupervisorKent James·Costume SupervisorSteve LaPorte·Key Makeup ArtistJay Cannistraci·Makeup ArtistTricia Sawyer·Makeup ArtistScott H. Eddo·Makeup Artist
Production· 5
Jerry Weintraub·ProducerJeff Most·Executive ProducerChuck Binder·Executive ProducerSteve Barron·Executive ProducerJackie Burch·Casting
Other Departments· 9
Chick Bernhard·StuntsSteven Lambert·StuntsMickey Giacomazzi·StuntsGene Hartline·StuntsDonna Evans·StuntsMark De Alessandro·Stunt DoublePaul Abascal·HairstylistGwyne Redner·HairstylistPeggy Semtob·Key Hair Stylist
By the Numbers
62.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.6
OF 10
IMDb
7%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$170M
ROI 279%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Specialist's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Intense, Dramatic, Urgent
Composition
Layered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two large busts of a man and a woman, with a smaller scene of a man and woman running in the lower center. The man on the left has dark, cur”

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Key Elements
Gold Necklace
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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