A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.
Acting
Powell's chameleon range — seven fake hit men, all horny and weird.
Writing
Linklater & Powell's script zigs where lesser romcoms zag.
Direction
Linklater doing crime comedy? Unexpected and weirdly cozy.
Director
Richard Linklater
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a real Texas professor who faked being a hit man for police for decades; Linklater discovered the story in a 2001 Texas Monthly article.
Powell co-wrote the script during COVID, cramming Linklater's philosophical hangout DNA into a studio-friendly package — it's 'Before Sunrise' with body count anxiety.
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