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Assassination | Assassin
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Best Film Editing | 1977
Budget 6,700,000 USD
Box Office Collection 6,700,000 USD
There was a later version released (to NBC television) that had footage not shown in theaters. In the original theatrical version, the sniper's motives were not known. In the later television version, it was revealed that the attack was done to cover an art robbery next door.
Actors who appeared in the film's television version who didn't appear in the cinema movie included Rossano Brazzi, Joanna Pettet, Paul Shenar, James Olson, and William Prince. Warren Miller reprised his role as "The Sniper" and Charlton Heston shot three short new scenes for the television version. Heston's hair is of a noticeably different color in these new scenes.
The movie was deemed too violent to show intact on broadcast television, so they re-wrote the story and added a heist element. The re-written material minimized both the main storyline and the subplots.
Susan Backlinie appears as a loyal Los Angeles fan who flashes her shirt at the cameras (seen briefly on a television monitor). A two-page article in "Saga" magazine from July 1976 reveals a deleted scene in which she flashes her breasts at the crowd. According to this article, her character was a call girl named "Miss Pear Tits".
A marketing gimmick devised by Universal Pictures to promote the film stated that patrons were not allowed to enter theaters showing the picture once the film's football game's "two-minute warning" had started.
"Janet: I was on the same plane as you. I couldn't help but notice how attractive you are. You know you have a very beautiful mouth? Steve: Yeah, so do you, but it's big. You go away, lady, or I'll call a cop. Janet: I am a cop. Steve: Well, then kiss me, I'm crazy about cops."
"Mr. Green: You listen. I just hope you pick the right team today, Stu, because if I don't get that 28 G's in my pocket before sundown, you're going to take another trip out the window. And next time, nobody holds the ankles. You got it?"
