After waking up and discovering that he has undergone gender reassignment surgery, an assassin seeks to find the doctor responsible.
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1 win & 1 nomination.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michelle Rodriguez | ... | Frank Kitchen | |
| Tony Shalhoub | ... | Dr. Ralph Galen | |
| Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Honest John | |
| Caitlin Gerard | ... | Johnnie | |
| Ken Kirzinger | ... | Nurse Becker | |
| Darryl Quon | ... | Jin Tao | |
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Brent Langdon | ... | Dr. Turley |
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Doctor Rachel Jane | |
| Caroline Chan | ... | Ting Li | |
| Adrian Hough | ... | Sebastian Jane | |
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John Callander | ... | Hotel Manager |
| Bill Croft | ... | Earl Hawkins | |
| Terry Chen | ... | Doctor Lin | |
| Zak Santiago | ... | Lawyer | |
| Ellie Harvie | ... | Office Nurse | |
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Following an ace assassin who is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon known as The Doctor who turns him into a woman. The hitman now a hitwoman sets out for revenge, aided by a nurse named Johnnie who also has secrets. Written by bartholomewmatthew
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male full frontal nudity | female pubic hair | pubic hair | female full frontal nudity | full frontal female nudity |Taglines:
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Frank Kitchen: I killed a lot of guys. They were worthless pieces of shit, but I killed them, and you're not supposed to kill people. So what happened to me? I guess maybe in the end... it was a lot better than what I deserved. But it takes a long time to work that out. In the meantime, you just want to get get even.
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The first draft of the screenplay was written in 1978. See more »Goofs
The movie is takes place in San Francisco. At around 30:45, after Frank leaves the hotel, is a scene with Frank crossing a road toward a Chinese restaurant. In real life, the restaurant is Kent's Kitchen at 232 Keefer St. in Vancouver. The phone number for Kent's is clearly visible on the sign, "Tel: 604-669-2237" as well as the Keefer St. address. 604 is the area code of Vancouver, not San Francisco. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Frank Kitchen: I killed a lot of guys. They were worthless pieces of shit, but I killed them, and you're not supposed to kill people. So what happened to me? I guess maybe in the end... it was a lot better than what I deserved. But it takes a long time to work that out. In the meantime, you just want to get get even.
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3 March 2017 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$5,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I will never look at Michelle Rodriguez the same way again. Even when I watch Fast and Furious 9 I will see that beard and hairy armpits lol.