Léon: The Professional (1994)

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Wikidata Q484675, film, IMDb tt0110413, TMDB 101: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title.

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Connected to

Gary Oldman: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (what-if): Gary Oldman → Léon: The Professional. Oldman in The Professional is described as Mr. Orange's cousin.
    “Gary Oldman pretty much plays like Mr. Orange's cousin in the professional.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:02 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Jean Reno: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (typecasting): Jean Reno → Léon: The Professional. Reno's dickishness here is read through his Leon persona.
    “very similarly coming off of Leon professional and kind of what he represents in our mind”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:28:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Natalie Portman: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (what-if): Natalie Portman → Léon: The Professional. Cast what-if: Portman turned down Wendy, which would have made a trifecta with Professional and Beautiful Girls.
    “completing the trifecta of sexualizing Natalie Portman characters before she's turned 18”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:58:22 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

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people (1)

  1. people (typecasting): Jean Reno → Léon: The Professional. Reno's dickishness here is read through his Leon persona.
    “very similarly coming off of Leon professional and kind of what he represents in our mind”
    The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion · 0:28:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

  1. what-if (what-if): Natalie Portman → Léon: The Professional. Cast what-if: Portman turned down Wendy, which would have made a trifecta with Professional and Beautiful Girls.
    “completing the trifecta of sexualizing Natalie Portman characters before she's turned 18”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:58:22 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. what-if (what-if): Gary Oldman → Léon: The Professional. Oldman in The Professional is described as Mr. Orange's cousin.
    “Gary Oldman pretty much plays like Mr. Orange's cousin in the professional.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:02 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

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