History Film / TheBigHit

''The Big Hit'' is a 1998 action comedy, directed by Kirk Wong. The director was previously known for such films as (among others) ''Film/HealthWarning'' (1982) and ''Film/CrimeStory'' (1993). The main stars were Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, and China Chow, with key roles played by Creator/LelaRochon, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/AveryBrooks, Creator/ElliottGould and Creator/SabShimono.

** Cisco's ([[FalseFriend secret until the halfway point of the film]]) mistreatment of Melvin is just because he doesn't likes the guy.

* UnfortunateNames: "Taste the Golden Spray"? Oddly enough, the reason why the film was a BoxOfficeBomb is not directly said.
* VanityProject: "Taste The Golden Spray". Written, directed, produced and starring Jiro Nishi, and marketed with the most expensive billboard ever (a motorized gold-plated statue). The result was a serious BoxOfficeBomb that it drove Nishi straight into bankruptcy and suicidal depression.

* EvilIsPetty: The copy of ''Film/KingKongLives'' that is central to one of the film's subplots was explicitly rented by Melvin, and [[SassyBlackWoman Chantel]] doesn't gives a damn about the movie. She's the reason that Melvin hasn't returned it yet (he asked her to do it, she didn't cared to do it), and she's still taking it with her to another state, alongside all of the money she scammed out of Melvin (her new boyfriend is even puzzled about the movie being in her luggage), for no apparent reason other than [[BitchInSheepsClothing to be even more of a bitch]].

''The Big Hit'' is a 1998 action comedy, directed by Kirk Wong. The director was previously known for such films as (among others) ''Film/HealthWarning'' (1982) and ''Film/CrimeStory'' (1993). The main stars were Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, and China Chow, with key roles played by Lela Rochon, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Avery Brooks, Creator/ElliottGould and Sab Shimono.

''The Big Hit'' is a 1998 action comedy, directed by Kirk Wong. The director was previously known for such films as (among others) ''Film/HealthWarning'' (1982) and ''Film/CrimeStory'' (1993). The main stars were Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, and China Chow, with key roles played by Lela Rochon, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Avery Brooks and Sab Shimono.

''The Big Hit'' is a 1998 action comedy, directed by Kirk Wong. The director was previously known for such films as (among others) ''Film/HealthWarning'' (1982) and ''Film/CrimeStory'' (1993). The main stars were Creator/MarkWahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, and China Chow, with key roles played by Lela Rochon, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks and Sab Shimono.

* StupidCrooks: The entire plot hinges on a bunch of dumb hitmen working for a crime syndicate ransoming a rich girl without approval from their boss, only to find out that ''she's the boss god-daughter'' and he wants blood. Also, even if he didn't find out, the girl's father was just going through a bankruptcy. Guys, research?

* MatzoFever: Melvin, I guess, for being engaged to Pam.

-->'''Melvin''': (grabs kid by the shirt) You know, I've taken a lot of shit from you. I put up with your high prices, your lousy selection, and your rude phone calls. I just wanna tell you one thing... I will never, ''ever'' rent tapes from this store ''again'' your snotty little...! (winds back to hit him, and that is when Cisco enters the store for the final fight).

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: As if you didn't needed any more evidence that Cisco is TheSociopath, during his dying speech at the climax he tells Melvin that he had a dream of sailing in his ship, watching the dolphins swim alongside it... [[BreadEggsMilkSquick maybe shoot a few...]]

* MalignedMixedmarriage: Pam's mother towards Pam and Melvin's engagement.

** MatzoFever: Melvin, I guess, for being engaged to Pam.
** MalignedMixedmarriage: Pam's mother towards Pam and Melvin's engagement.

* SeriousBusiness: The video store clerk who keeps hassling Melvin over a late copy of ''King Kong Lives'', takes his job ''very'' seriously, to the point of keeping a bulletin board covered with pictures of customers who don't return tapes on time. The clerk makes such a big deal out of it that Melvin is willing to play chicken with a charging muscle car just to retrieve the video.

** There are a few very prominent shots of the poster for ''[[Film/TromeoAndJuliet]]'' that show up in the climactic fight.

* ShoutOut: The slow-witted teammate's nickname is [[Film/ForrestGump Gump]].

--> '''Gump:''' When a motherfucker try to bust your trace with a Tracebuster, this will bust the motherfucking Tracebuster that's busting your.....

* ATruceWhileWeGawk: In the final fight between Melvin and Cisco, the fight pauses abruptly as Cisco is suddenly distracted. Melvin turns to see a giant poster of Crunch, with the caption "Customer of the Year - Adult Section".

* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: When the bad guys come after him, Cisco unloads all the blame for the kidnapping on Gump. He stabs poor Gump to death in front of the them, [[DirtyCoward to save his own ass]].

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: For the first part of the film, Cisco is an obnoxious but pretty comedic foil for Melvin. Yet when mob boss Paris compells him to hunt down Keiko's kidnappers, Cisco has little problem swithing into genuine bad guy mode when he sells out and kills his former associates in the scheme.

** Also by Cisco when Gummy eventually makes the second ransom call.

* ASimplePlan: Kidnap rich heiress, keep stashed for a few days on Melvin's house, get money. Everything goes wrong because, to start with, said heiress' father is bankrupt... then it goes even more wrong because Keiko is Paris' goddaughter... and then Gummy is too much of a Stupid Crook... and then Melvin and Keiko become AMatchMadeInStockholm...

* StutterStop: Gummy has a serious NominalAphasia problem, even with words he has just already said multiple times. This causes him to stammer at the end of most sentences as he can't figure out the last word.
--> '''Gummy:''' When a motherfucker try to bust your trace with a Tracebuster, this will bust the motherfucking Tracebuster that's busting your.....

--> '''Gummy:''' That's my word!

* KilledToUpholdTheMasquerade: When the bad guys come after him, Cisco unloads all the blame for the kidnapping on Gump. He stabs poor Gump to death in front of the them [[DirtCoward to save his own ass]].