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starring: Steve Bassett, Jack Black, Maggie Castle, John Cunningham, Richard Gere See Larger Image Used Price: $0.01 Collectible Price: $10.00 Third Party New Price: $1.49 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780783223216 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Special Edition, NTSC ISBN: 0783223218 Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: November 10, 1998 Running Time: 124 minutes Sales Rank: 16523 Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 1997 Related Items: Last Man Standing The Day of the Jackal The Last Boy Scout The Saint The Peacemaker (Widescreen Edition) see more Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The best way to enjoy this 1997 thriller is to forget the much better film that inspired it (1973's The Day of the Jackal) and get whatever kicks you can from this heavy-metal remake. It's not bad as hokey thrillers go, but all of the original film's suspenseful finesse has been traded in (not traded up) for bigger, bolder action and nonsensical plotting. It's as if Hollywood had forgotten to create excitement without resorting to overblown action and heavy hardware, but there's ample compensation in the casting of Bruce Willis and Richard Gere. Willis is the elusive assassin known only as the Jackal, whose latest target (he uses a cannon-sized gun that's anything but inconspicuous) may be the first lady of the United States. Gere plays a former IRA terrorist who is recruited by the deputy head of the FBI (Sidney Poitier) to trace the Jackal's maneuvers, and Diane Venora offers some gutsy support as a Russian-born agent who assists Gere on his mission. The movie has fun turning Willis into a master of disguise, and Gere adds much-needed gravity to counter the plot's escalating absurdity, but this is the kind of film that falls apart if you think about it too much. --Jeff Shannon Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - The Jackal and then some. The Jackal, very well made movie full of suspense and drama. I have watched this movie many times over and never get tired of watching it. I had this movie on VHS format, I have a DVD recorder, but decided I wanted a good quality version so I bought this through Amazon. To my delight the DVD that I purchased had deleted scenes, an alternate ending and interviews by some of the big name cast, the director talking about making the movie and a lot more. One of my favorite scenes was seeing ... Read More Rating: - NOT THAT BAD Picked up this dvd in the 5.00 bin at walmart yesterday. I was actually pleasantly surprised. No, it,s not a five star flick but I,ve certainly seen a lot worse. I think the video transfer could have been better but all and all not a bad action flick. If you find it in the 5.00 walmart bin I,d definitly recomend it Rating: - We need to go back to that international cooperation against crime One of the films of the mid-1990s when America had gotten out of its anti-Russian paranoia after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Russians and the Americans are working together against international terror-mongers. A real cocktail. The Russian mafia, slightly Georgian and Caucasian in those days (for the Americans, see Red Heat), the Basque separatist gone underground, the IRA getting little by little out of the closet and back on the political turf, and then the free-lance American adventurers ... Read More Rating: - I love this movie! I think this is a really great movie. I like it because it was nice to see Bruce Willis play a "bad" guy for a change instead of the down on his luck alcoholic loser (think Die Hard - which I also love). Besides, in one of his "disguises" he has a mustache and a decent hair cut which I think makes him look really really good. Richard Gere has a believable accent and is decent. Sidney Poitier is not used as much as he could/should be but he has a strong performance as well. I think the action, ... Read More Rating: - Oops! This Is NOT About The Real Terrorist--Carlos The Jackal--But Is An All-Star Casted Fictional Drama I mistakingly purchased "The Jackal" because, based on the title, I thought it was going to be about the actual terrorist--yes, folks terrorism existed before 9/11--Carlos the Jackal (aka, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez) who baffled law enforcement agencies around the world from 1970 until August 14, 1994, when he was handed over to French agents of the DST by his doctors and flown to Paris. Carlos the Jackal's ability to avoid capture was allegedly due to cosmetic surgeries and elaborate costumes. So, ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Action Stars - Action & Adventure - Genres - VHS - Video - Bruce Willis Action & Adventure - Genres - VHS - Video - Thrillers Action & Adventure - Genres - VHS - Video - General AAS Blackmail, Murder & Mayhem - Mystery & Suspense - Genres - VHS - Video - Assassination By Theme - Mystery & Suspense - Genres - VHS - Video - Assassination Plots