Movies - The Mechanic

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The Mechanic is a 1972 action thriller film, directed by Michael Winner.

Plot summary

Arthur Bishop (Bronson) is a "mechanic" - a hit-man who performs his jobs cleanly, without leaving a trace of his work. When he is assigned by his organization to kill one of the heads, "Big Harry" (Keenan Wynn), he does so with his usual sense of efficiency and detachment - shooting at Big Harry until he suffers a heart attack and dies. In steps Big Harry's son, Steve (Vincent), who wants to learn from Arthur how to become a "mechanic". Arthur takes him under his wing and teaches him some of the training he would need (learning to read lips from a distance, for example, or strengthening your fingers to allow for maximum use from them). However, it soon becomes clear that there's more on Steve's mind - and Arthur might be in Steve's crosshairs.

Main cast

Charles Bronson
.... Arthur Bishop
Jan-Michael Vincent
.... Steve McKenna
Keenan Wynn
.... Harry McKenna
Jill Ireland
.... The Girl
Linda Ridgeway .... Louise

Trivia

The film is also noted for the opening. There is no dialogue for the first 16 minutes of the film, as Arthur goes about setting about killing his current mark.

Remake

There is currently in production a remake of this movie. However, the story is vastly different from the original, set in a post 9/11 world.

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