Killers

Ashton Kutcher Director: Robert Luketic, Jason Headley, Scott Aversano, Mike Karz Robert Luketic

Overview

Three years after settling down with the woman of his dreams, a former government assassin discovers there's a price tag on his head, and that his number could be up at any minute. Spencer Aimes (Ashton Kucher) was the man the government called on when they needed someone taken out on the sly. Fast, clean, and efficient, he always got the job done, and enjoyed the many perks that came with traveling the globe in search of his targets. But somewhere amidst all of the fast cars and exotic women, Spencer fell in love with Jen Kornfeldt (Katherine Heigl), a carefree computer expert on the mend from a relationship gone sour. Flash forward three years, when Spencer and Jen are happily married and living the domestic dream. On the heels of Spencer's 30th birthday, he and his happy wife discover that their life of bliss could come to a violent end at any second -- someone has put a multi-million-dollar contract on Spencer's life, and the hired killers who have been tracking him could be anyone from the checkout girl to the neighborhood curmudgeon. Time is running out for Spencer, and as the race to uncover his assassin intensifies, so too does his paranoia. With his in-laws making life miserable and the threat of death lurking around every corner, Spencer struggles to maintain appearances while staying out of the crosshairs, and keeping Jen safe from harm. Catherine O'Hara, Tom Selleck, and Martin Mull co-star in an action-packed comedy thriller from director Rob Luketic (Legally Blonde, The Ugly Truth).

Product Details

Release Date:	09/07/2010
UPC:	0031398126331
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	26,608

Special Features

Closed Caption; Killer chemistry: behind the scenes with the killers cast and crew; Gags; Deleted/alternate/extended scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ashton Kutcher	Spencer Aimes
Katherine Heigl	Jen Kornfeldt
Tom Selleck	Mr. Kornfeldt
Casey Wilson	Kristen
Rob Riggle	Henry
Martin Mull	Holbrook
Alex Borstein	Lily Bailey
Usher	Kevin the Manager
LeToya Luckett	Amanda
Michael David Cassady	Milo,Milo
Larry Joe Campbell	Pete Denham
Mary Birdsong	Jackie Vallero
Ric Reitz	Dougie Vallero
John Atwood	Don Nootbar
Bruce Taylor	Mr. Stafford
Sharan C. Mansfield	Mildred
Anna Coldwell	Pretty Girl
Adeline Gorgos	Gorgeous Blonde
Ariel Winter	Sadie
Jean-Charles Fonti	Jean Paul
Nazareth Agopian	Jaspar Leveneux
Christophe Carotenuto	Leveneux's Adjutant
Blandine Bury	Leveneux's Mistress
Ghislain Carosio	Courier
Michel Bellier	Maitre D'
David Marchal	Waiter
Pascal Trhoof	Guard
David Mitnik	Gagged Man
Winston Story	Eurocreep
Lauren Glazier	Stewardess
George Duskin	Trap Shooter
Anna Colwell	Pretty Girl
Sam Eidson	Actor
Jonny Mars	Actor
Eleanore Pienta	Actor
Jennymarie Jemison	Actor
Lenne Klingaman	Actor
Lyn Jagger	Actor
Robert Luketic	Actor
Sharan Mansfield	Mildred
Rolfe Kent	Conductor

Technical Credits

Jason Headley

Bob DeRosa

T.M. Griffin

Melissa Stack

Robert Luketic	Director
Jason Headley	Director,Screenwriter
Scott Aversano	Director
Mike Karz	Director,Producer
Ashton Kutcher	Producer
Jason Goldberg	Producer
David Mitnik	Producer
Karyn Murphy	Producer
Hernany Perla	Producer
Daniel Thom	Producer
Chad Marting	Producer,Executive Producer
Josie Rosen	Producer,Executive Producer
John Sacchi	Producer,Executive Producer
Fred Sanders	Producer
Christopher Pratt	Executive Producer
William S. Beasley	Executive Producer
Bob DeRosa	Screenwriter
T.M. Griffin	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Michael P. Clark	Sound Effects
Tim Gedemer	Sound Effects
Lee Gilmore	Sound Effects
Peter Morgan	Executive Producer
Ed Novick	Sound Mixer
Melissa Stack	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The action rom-com Killers is like True Lies diluted with Sunny D and wine cooler -- it's a reasonably acceptable but undeniably crappier version of a story you've seen before. The necessary parts for this story are one blissfully suburban couple, one husband harboring a secret life as a deadly, covert agent, and one crazy set of circumstances that blow the guy's cover and serve as a loose metaphor for the truths people keep hidden from their spouses in marriage. Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl play the couple in question, Spencer and Jen, who get together in Nice, France, while Spencer is taking out his latest target, and Jen is getting over a breakup while on vacation with her parents (Tom Selleck and Catherine O'Hara). When they fall in love, Spencer decides to leave his old job behind and marry Jen, switching gears to run a construction company, and happily settling down just a few minutes down the road from Jen's somewhat overbearing folks. Of course, when Spencer's old boss contacts him, hoping to bring his old point man back into the fold, that's when seemingly innocent neighbors all bust out their automatic weapons and picket fences start getting blown up, sending Spencer and Jen on the run, trying to figure out who wants to kill them as Spence tries his best to explain the former life he never told his wife about. There are funny moments in Killers, which is no surprise with Catherine O'Hara on board playing a baby boomer with a drinking problem, and like most comedies these days, just about every supporting role is played by a sketch comedy vet (in this case, Rob Riggle and Casey Wilson). But the handful of laughs doesn't make up for the fact that this is a plot we've seen enacted before so much better. Maybe it's not fair to compare, but Killers is certainly no True Lies or Mr. and Mrs. Smith. It is, however, good for a giggle, so if you like your comedy light and your action even lighter, this movie could still give you what you want.