Leon The Professional
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (1994) 110 mins R

8.6 (149,771 votes) Top 250: #35
Pure Performance. Pure Entertainment.

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Leon The Professional: The Deluxe Edition is an explosive two-disc set that comes fully loaded with an arsenal of exclusive, never-before-seen bonus features. Jean Reno (Crimson Rivers) stars with Gary Oldman (Batman Beyond) and Natalie Portman (Star Wars: Episodes I-III). When a psychotic Federal Agent (Oldman) wipes out her entire family, twelve-year-old Mathilda (Portman) is taken in be her neighbor, Leon (Reno), a quiet man who...

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Cast and Crew
Jean Reno  ......  Léon
Gary Oldman  ......  Stansfield
Natalie Portman  ......  Mathilda
Danny Aiello  ......  Tony
Peter Appel  ......  Malky
Willi One Blood  ......  1st Stansfield man
Director  .....  Luc Besson
Producer  .....  Patrice Ledoux
Writer  .....  Luc Besson
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Mathilda's money should not be neatly wrapped as she darts away from the detective entering her apartment. (more)

Trivia:
The second shot (a tracking shot traveling down a New York street without stopping) could only be accomplished after carefully studying the pattern of the traffic signals so as to insure the camera truck didn't encounter any red lights. (more)

Filming Locations:
71 97th Street, Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Tony: Allora, come stai, Leone?
Léon: Bene.
[Tony puts out his cigarette in an ashtray]
Tony: OK. OK. Let's talk business.
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Awards:
2 wins & 8 nominations (more)