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:''For other uses of this term, see [[Hitman (disambiguation)]]
A '''hitman''' usually is an [[assassin]] who is hired to assassinate a target via [[contract killing]].
== Hitmen in organized crime ==
Hitmen are largely linked to the world of organized crime. For notable examples see [[Murder, Inc.]] and [[:Category:Mafia hitmen]].
== Other cases involving hitmen ==
These are non-mafia killings, or attempted killings, that involved a hitman. In some of these cases the "hitman" was not necessarily a "professional" hitman, but a paid amateur.
=== Hitmen ===
*[[Christopher Dale Flannery]]: Reputed Australian hitman.
*[[Paul Glen]]: British hitman who killed a Robert Bogle by mistake as he was paid to kill a Vincent Smart.
*[[Charles Harrelson]]: He had connections to organized crime, but was also freelance. He was the father of actor [[Woody Harrelson]].
=== Notable victims of hitman ===
*[[Shiori Ino]]: She was a 21-year-old University student killed by hitman Yoshifumi Kubota. Kubota served 18 years in prison for the killing. He was paid by her ex-boyfriend and his brother. The case gained some notoriety in Japan.
*[[Grady Stiles]]: [[Freak show]] performer. His family hired a hitman to kill him because of his abusiveness.
=== Notable cases of hiring a hitman ===
*[[Wanda Holloway]]: [[The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom]] is based on her hiring a hitman to kill the mother of a girl competing with her daughter at cheerleading.
*[[Lawrence Horn]]: Record producer whose hiring of a hitman led to the case ''Rice v [[Paladin Press]].''
== Hitmen in fiction ==
===Film===
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Hitmen have been at times been a notable part of [[crime film]]. A rise in such characters began in 1970s due to "mafia films" like [[The Godfather]]. A notable example from the 1980s is the final scene of ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', in which an assassination squad is sent to kill the protagonist, [[Tony Montana]]. In the early 1990s [[Jean Reno]] gained some attention as a hitman in [[Léon (film)|The Professional]].
In the mid-1990s to the 2000s several "offbeat" portrayals of hitmen arose. [[John Cusack]] plays a hitman named Martin Blank who attends his high school reunion in the comedy film ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]''. [[Forest Whitaker]] portrayed an African American hitman influenced by [[Bushidō]] in [[Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai]]. In addition [[Jude Law]], in [[Road to Perdition]], played a hit man with a strong interest in photography.
A few portrayals of hit man have earned nominations or awards. In 1985 [[Jack Nicholson]] was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for playing a hitman named Charley Partanna in [[Prizzi's Honor]]. [[Javier Bardem]] played a ruthless assassin in search of a lost cache of money in the [[Coen Brothers]]' 2008 [[Academy Award]]-winning film [[No Country for Old Men]].
Also [[John Travolta]] and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] portrayed as two hitmen in he [[1994]] [[Quentin Tarantino]] smash-hit film, [[Pulp Fiction]]
===Video games===
The main character of the video game series ''[[Hitman (series)|Hitman]]'' was genetically engineered by a man called Dr. Ort-Meyer in an insane asylum in Romania. He is known only as [[Agent 47]]. 47 is highly regarded in the criminal underworld, so much that many consider him to be a [[myth]]. The gameplay revolves around infiltrating an area, executing a target (or targets), and escaping without apprehension. Although not compulsory, the Hitman games encourage the player to use stealth and cunning to kill targets rather than firepower. A [[Hitman (2007 film)|film adaption]] was released in [[2007 in film|2007]], which deviated widely from its source material. It was also confirmed that a fifth game would be in production.
== See also ==
*[[Contract killing]]
*[[Hit Man: A Technical Manual for Independent Contractors]]
*[[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man]]
*''[[Hitman (series)]]''
== References ==
[[Category:Murder]]
[[Category:Criminal law]]
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