The Professional (1994)

Bald Move Prestige

Bald Move

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.5 • 942 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Wait a sec, I thought this movie was called "Leon the Professional"? Well, apparently that's only true if you're in France. In America, it's just called "The Professional," while in the UK and Australia they get to call it just "Leon." Luckily, the actual movie is far less fickle, and far less horny toward it's preteen protagonist depending, again, on where you live. Join us for a breakdown and discussion of Luc Besson and Natalie Portman's first foray into Hollywood film-making. Join the discussion: Email | Forums Follow us: Twitch | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody we're back on Bald Move Prestige with another movie this time we're talking about
0:03.8	1994's action thriller crime drama Leon the professional uh Uh-huh.
0:13.0	It's written and directed by one Luke Basson.
0:16.0	It stars Gene Reno.
0:19.0	I checked with a French person in chat before I went with that.
0:24.0	Previously I thought it was Jean Renou, but I don't, I honestly don't know.
0:28.0	Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman.
0:31.0	This is her debut performance. She was cast in this movie when she's 11.
0:35.9	She started and when she was 12. Zero screen experience. It's a pretty incredible
0:41.4	performance, keeping all that in mind. Yeah, this I'd seen this movie in high school because around my junior high school
0:52.0	I was paddling around with a guy that went on to be a film student.
0:56.0	So he's really up as that and he was, you know,
0:59.0	this is a foreign action film that I had to see. I quite liked it. I never really seen, I'd never seen anything like it before.
1:08.0	And I've watched it a couple times since. I don't think I've seen this in about 10 years
1:15.2	until just yesterday Jim what about you what's your experience with Leon the professional
1:20.7	which of course was Leon and France.
1:22.5	It was a professional United States.
1:24.5	And I guess it's not called Leon the Professional.
1:26.7	The fuck with the naming.
1:28.6	Why?
1:29.3	Why? Just call Leon the Professional.
1:30.6	It's a perfectly good name.
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