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.
What's my job? l'm just a holder. l hold the stuff just like you give it to me. l don't look at it. l don't touch it. - l don't even know how to cut it. - Try and follow me, all right? ln June when we gave you the dope, it tests 1 00% pure. Now it's July. We pick up the dope and it tests 90% pure. Now somewhere between June and July 1 0% turned to cut. That's none of my business, l'm just a holder. You give me the stuff, l hold the stuff, that's all l know! Hey look, you know, l'm trying to help you out here. But, you know, if you're gonna be a hard ass about it, l gotta disturb him. Now let me tell you, when he's into his music, he hates being disturbed. l'm telling you the truth ! l hope so. Because he's got a talent for sniffing out a lie. lt's scary, it's almost like a sixth sense. Now, are you gonna change your tune or do l gotta bust into his? l'm telling you the truth.
Léon: The Professional