LA FEMME NIKITA turned a strung-out teenage criminal into cinema's first great female assassin, and this episode decodes exactly how director Luc Besson pulled it off. Hosts Dan and Tom break down the 1990 French movie that quietly launched an entire genre: The Female Assassin. This movie launched spin-off movies and TV shows. The guys walk through her transformation from a violent addict to a trained government killer, and the strange double life she builds with a boyfriend who has no idea who she really is. Dan and Tom also trace the movie's massive ripple effect. Plus, they cover how critics reacted back in 1990, why the French title translates in a funny way, and where the name Nikita actually came from. They will not spoil the ending. You will have to press play for that one. Grab your headphones, and get ready to decode one of the most influential action movies ever made.
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