Point of No Return
The government gave her a choice. Death. Or life as an assassin. Now, there's no turning back.
1993 | 108m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | John Badham |
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| Writer: | Robert Getchell, Alexandra Seros, Luc Besson |
| Staring: |
| Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 1993 |
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| Director: | John Badham |
| Writer: | Robert Getchell, Alexandra Seros, Luc Besson |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | washington dc, usa, assassin, death penalty, new orleans, louisiana, doomed man, lethal injection, secret agent, remake |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Linson Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $30,038,362
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bridget Fonda | Maggie Hayward |
| Gabriel Byrne | Bob |
| Dermot Mulroney | J. P. |
| Miguel Ferrer | Kaufman |
| Anne Bancroft | Amanda |
| Olivia d'Abo | Angela |
| Richard Romanus | Fahd Bahktiar |
| Harvey Keitel | Victor the Cleaner |
| Lorraine Toussaint | Beth |
| Geoffrey Lewis | Drugstore Owner |
| Mic Rodgers | Cop |
| Michael Rapaport | Big Stan |
| Ray Oriel | Burt |
| Spike McClure | Johnny D. |
| Lieux Dressler | Johnny's Mom |
| John Capodice | Detective |
| Carmen Zapata | Judge |
| Calvin Levels | Computer Instructor |
| Michael Runyard | Weapons Instructor |
| Bill M. Ryusaki | Karate Instructor |
| Jodie Markell | Female Student |
| John Badham | Room-Service Waiter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Badham | Director |
| Michael W. Watkins | Director of Photography |
| Philip Harrison | Production Design |
| Frank Morriss | Editor |
| Sandra Luckow | Casting Associate |
| Toni-Ann Walker | Hairstylist |
| Sydney Z. Litwack | Art Direction |
| Julia Badham | Set Decoration |
| Susan Malerstein | Script Supervisor |
| Ken Pepiot | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Joseph C. Fama | Construction Coordinator |
| R. Christopher Biggs | Makeup Effects |
| Lizbeth Williamson | Makeup Artist |
| Robert Getchell | Screenplay |
| Alexandra Seros | Screenplay |
| James Herbert | Production Manager |
| David Sosna | First Assistant Director |
| Carla McCloskey | Second Assistant Director |
| Ronald Chong | Second Assistant Director |
| Richard Tim Vanik | Camera Operator |
| Ronald E. High | Camera Operator |
| Randy Nolen | Camera Operator |
| James R. Bayliss | Set Designer |
| Roger G. Fortune | Set Designer |
| Sally Thornton | Set Designer |
| Solange S. Schwalbe | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Franklin Jones Jr. | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| George Giordano | Stunt Double |
| Joyce McNeal | Stunts |
| Keith Tellez | Stunts |
| Szumai Anderson | Stunts |
| Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Marlene Stewart | Costume Design |
| Luc Besson | Original Story |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Annie Ellis | Stunt Double |
| Cheryl Wheeler Duncan | Stunt Double |
| Mic Rodgers | Stunt Coordinator |
| Shane Dixon | Stunts |
| Manny Perry | Stunts |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Danny Wynands | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| D.J. Caruso | Second Unit Director |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Linda Klein | Technical Advisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Art Linson | Producer |
| David Sosna | Associate Producer |
| James Herbert | Co-Producer |
| D.J. Caruso | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 31 | 14 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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Don't waste your precious time. Watch the [original](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/9322-nikita) directed by Luc Besson. I couldn't really enjoy this 1993 remake, knowing the so much better original from 1990. ...
New Dawn - New Day - New Life. Point of No Return (AKA: The Assassin) is directed by John Badham and written by Robert Getchell and Alexander Seros. It stars Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft and Harvey Keitel. Music is by Hans Zimmer and cinematography (Panavision/Tech ... nicolor) by Michael Ferris and Michael Watkins. When drug addict Maggie Hayward (Fonda) kills a policeman in cold blood, she is promptly sentenced to death by lethal injection. But maybe there is an out? A chance to work for the government? Why so serious? A remake of Luc Besson's Nikita, this was always going to suffer the usual remake taunts of why bother? Was it necessary etc? Point of No Return is a good honest action movie, it has style to burn, nifty photography and likable leading actors. The action is well staged and thrilling - and Hong Kongish in style, and bubbling away in the writing are themes of identity, absent parents and a delicately off-kilter oedipal angle. The Nina Simone soundtrack is terrific, while Zimmer works around Nina's songs with an aural assuredness that grabs the attention. It doesn't push any boundaries, and although it has been noted in some neo-noir circles, it is only a borderline entry in that style of film making. But if kinetic is a good word for you, and ultra violence gives you a shot in the arm, then Bridget and her guns are definitely worth a first date at least. 6/10