The Specialist | |
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Directed by | Luis Llosa |
Written by | Alexandra Seros |
Based on | The Specialist by John Shirley |
Produced by | Jerry Weintraub |
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Cinematography | Jeffrey L. Kimball |
Edited by | Jack Hofstra |
Music by | John Barry |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $45 million[1] |
Box office | $170.4 million[1] |
The Specialist is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Eric Roberts, and Rod Steiger.[2] It is loosely based on "The Specialist" series of novels by John Shirley. The film was met with negative critical response, but became a box office success, and Gloria Estefan's version of "Turn the Beat Around" became a dance sensation, becoming #1 on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart.