Stiletto (2008 film)

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Stiletto
Stiletto2008DVDCover.jpg
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Directed by Nick Vallelonga
Written by Paul Sloan
Produced byNick Vallelonga
Warren Ostergard
Starring Tom Berenger
Michael Biehn
Stana Katic
William Forsythe
D. B. Sweeney
Diane Venora
James Russo
Tom Sizemore
CinematographyJeffrey C. Mygatt
Edited byGreg Babor
Richard Halsey
Tony Wise
Music by Cliff Martinez
Distributed by First Look International
Release dates
  • April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)(Newport Beach)
  • March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)(United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Stiletto is a 2008 American direct-to-video action film directed by Nick Vallelonga and produced by Nick Vallelonga and Warren Ostergard. It stars Tom Berenger, Michael Biehn, Stana Katic, William Forsythe, and Tom Sizemore. It premiered at Newport Beach International Film Festival on April 28, 2008, and was released on DVD March 3, 2009 by First Look Studios. [1]

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Plot

Two crime lords, Virgil Vadalos (Berenger), a wealthy Greek mafia boss and an MS-13 leader meet in a bathhouse to discuss business. A woman appears in the room with a stiletto switchblade knife, and kills the MS-13 leader, before stabbing Virgil, leaving him for dead. Virgil survives, however, and orders his men and a corrupt LAPD detective to find the woman, whom he identifies as his lover, Raina (Katic). Virgil is puzzled by Raina's seemingly random attacks and seeks an explanation for her actions. Making things worse for Virgil is the disappearance of $2 million in cash. Virgil's two top henchmen—the intense Lee (Biehn) and scheming Alex (Forsythe)—dislike each other and suspect the other of being involved with the disappearance.

Raina, meanwhile, is seeking out men who wronged her in the past. She hunts down, seduces and kills several men from several different gangs, throwing the underworld further into mayhem. As she kills one after another, she is headed straight for her original target: Virgil.

Cast

Music

Written by Jacqueline Lord
Produced by Michael Lord
Mixed by Tom Lord Alge
Written by Edgard Jaude, Rafael Torres, Kevin Davis and Garrett Wesley

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References

  1. "Stiletto – Trailer – Cast". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-02.