''Stiletto'' is a 2008 American

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action film directed by Nick Vallelonga and produced by Nick Vallelonga and Warren Ostergard. It stars

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Michael Biehn Michael Connell Biehn ( ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in '' The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in ''Aliens'' (1986), and ...

, Stana Katic, William Forsythe, and

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. It premiered at Newport Beach International Film Festival on April 28, 2008, and was released on DVD March 3, 2009 by

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."Stiletto – Trailer – Cast"
''NYTimes.com''. Retrieved 2011-10-02.

Plot

Two crime lords, Virgil Vadalos (Berenger), a wealthy Greek mafia boss and an

MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1970s and 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in the Los Ange ...

leader meet in a bathhouse to discuss business. A woman appears in the room with a stiletto

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, and kills the MS-13 leader, before stabbing Virgil, leaving him for dead. Virgil survives, however, and orders his men and a corrupt

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detective to find the woman, whom he identifies as his lover, Raina (Katic). Virgil is puzzled by Raina's seemingly random attacks and seeks an explanation for her actions. Making things worse for Virgil is the disappearance of $2 million in cash. Virgil's two top henchmen—the intense Lee (Biehn) and scheming Alex (Forsythe)—dislike each other and suspect the other of being involved with the disappearance. Raina, meanwhile, is seeking out men who wronged her in the past. She hunts down, seduces and kills several men from several different gangs, throwing the underworld further into mayhem. As she kills one after another, she is headed straight for her original target: Virgil.

Cast

* Stana Katic as Raina *

as Virgil Vadalos *

as Lee * Paul Sloan as Beck * William Forsythe as Alex * Diane Venora as Sylvia Vadalos *

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as Detective Hanover * Amanda Brooks as Penny *

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as Engelhart *

as "Large" Bills *

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as Nancy * Tony Lip as Gus *

D. B. Sweeney Daniel Bernard Sweeney (born November 14, 1961) is an American actor. Early life Sweeney was born in Shoreham, New York, on November 14, 1961. He attended both Tulane and New York University. Career In 1990, Sweeney starred as Treplev in Jeff Co ...

as Danny *

David Proval David Aaron Proval (born May 20, 1942) is an American actor, known for his roles as Tony DeVienazo in the Martin Scorsese film '' Mean Streets'' (1973), Snooze in '' The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), Siegfried in '' Four Rooms'' (1995) and as ...

as Mohammad *

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as Krieger *

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as Nazi Biker

Music

* Cliff Martinez * "Broken" – Performed by Jacqueline Lord : Written by Jacqueline Lord : Produced by Michael Lord : Mixed by Tom Lord Alge * "Bang Bang" – Performed by ER Inc : Written by Edgard Jaude, Rafael Torres, Kevin Davis and Garrett Wesley * "Fallen Angel" – Written and performed by Chris Vaughn * The song "Lipimena Ta Tragoudia" was featured by Viktor Mastoridis

References

External links

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