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Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
Theatrical
Apr 24, 1998
Box Office
$27.0M
Budget
$13.0M
Return
2.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 27, 1998
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
TriStar Pictures, Lion Rock Productions, Amen Ra Films
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Executed with style.
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Nice Guys Can Be Dangerous Too
Taglines
Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Mark Wahlberg
Melvin Smiley
L
Lou Diamond Phillips
Cisco
C
Christina Applegate
Pam Shulman
A
Avery Brooks
Paris
B
Bokeem Woodbine
Crunch
A
Antonio Sabàto Jr.
Vince
C
China Chow
Keiko Nishi
L
Lainie Kazan
Jeanne Shulman
E
Elliott Gould
Morton Shulman
S
Sab Shimono
Jiro Nishi
R
Robin Dunne
Gump
L
Lela Rochon
Chantel
D
Danny Smith
Video Store Kid
J
Joshua Peace
Lance
D
David Usher
Sergio
H
Hardee T. Lineham
Accountant
G
Gerry Mendicino
Slave Trader
R
Robert Eaton
Pimp
J
John Stoneham Sr.
Pimp
A
Alexa Gilmour
Aly
