Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional (titled Leon outside the United States) is a 1994 English-language French action-thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, and features the film debut of Natalie Portman. The plot centers on Léon (Reno), a professional hitman who reluctantly takes in twelve-year-old Mathilda Lando (Portman) after her family is murdered by corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent Norman Stansfield (Oldman). Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the hitman's trade. The film was released in France by Gaumont and internationally through Gaumont Buena Vista International on 14 September 1994 and received mostly positive reviews from critics.
But don't overdo it. You know training don't pay as good as working, Leon. Tony. . . All the money l make. . . that you keep for me. You need some money? No. Just curious. Because l've been working a long time and l haven't done anything with my money. . . l thought maybe some day l could. . . . . .use it. You met a woman?
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. . .to someone. You know, to help out. Hey, it's your money, l mean, l'm just holding it for you, like a bank. Except, you know, better than a bank, because banks are always getting knocked off. And no one knocks off old Tony. And besides, with a bank, there's always tons of forms to be filled and all that shit. But old Tony, nothing to read, nothing to write. lt's all in his head. l know how to read now.
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