The Specialist is a movie directed by Luis Llosa in 1994 and inspired by the book A Talent for Revenge by John Cutter, first published in 1984. The movie features Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone, James Woods, Rod Steiger, Yeniffer Behrens, Eric Roberts, and others.
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Storyline
In 1984, Captain Ray Quick and Colonel Ned Trent, explosives experts working for the CIA, are on a mission to blow up a car transporting a South American drug dealer. Against his better judgment, and pushed by her insistence that she will infiltrate the gang with or without him, Ray is persuaded to accept the job.
Movie vs Book
Year
1994
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
5.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1984
Pages
222
Book Rate
7.96
S: Goodreads
Book
A Talent for Revenge
Author: John Cutter
Country: USA
First published in: 1984
Length: 222 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Specialist
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“When you're adapting a book into a movie, you have to take certain creative liberties to bridge the gap between the two forms of media.”
JOSH HUTCHERSON (Actor)
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