The Mechanic
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| The Mechanic | |
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| Directed by | Michael Winner |
| Produced by | Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler |
| Written by | Lewis John Carlino |
| Starring | Charles Bronson Jan-Michael Vincent |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | November 17, 1972 |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Language | English |
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The Mechanic is a 1972 action thriller film, directed by Michael Winner.
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[edit] Plot summary
Arthur Bishop (Bronson) is a "mechanic" - a hit-man who performs his jobs cleanly, without leaving a trace of his work. When he is assigned by his organization to kill one of the heads, "Big Harry" (Keenan Wynn), he does so with his usual sense of efficiency and detachment - shooting at Big Harry until he suffers a heart attack and dies. In steps Big Harry's son, Steve (Vincent), who wants to learn from Arthur how to become a "mechanic". Arthur takes him under his wing and teaches him some of the training he would need (learning to read lips from a distance, for example, or strengthening your fingers to allow for maximum use from them). However, Steve poisons Arthur, thinking that he's dead, Steve carries on with his life, until Arthur avenges his death from beyond the grave.
[edit] Main cast
- Charles Bronson .... Arthur Bishop
- Jan-Michael Vincent .... Steve McKenna
- Keenan Wynn .... Harry McKenna ["Big Harry"]
- Jill Ireland .... The Girl
- Linda Ridgeway .... Louise
[edit] Trivia
The film is also noted for the opening. There is no dialogue for the first 16 minutes of the film, as Arthur prepares for killing his current mark.
[edit] Remake
There is currently in production a remake of this movie. However, the story is vastly different from the original, set in a post 9/11 world.[citation needed]
