Romance Crime Comedy

Parting Shots (1999)

Name: Parting Shots
Genre: Romance, Crime, Comedy
Released: 1999-05-14
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, John Cleese, Ben Kingsley, Bob Hoskins

"When Harry found out he had six weeks to live, something snapped...and it wasn't his camera."

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1h 39m English Released

Director: Michael Winner

Overview

Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...