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Plot summary
Jay Killion is a seasoned Secret Service agent who has just returned from six weeks of sick leave. On the day before the inauguration, he is dismayed to learn that he will not be on the presidential detail; his assignment is Lara Royce Craig, the new First Lady. Lara is arrogant, condescending and demanding, and she detests having him near her. She goes where she pleases and ignores his advice about her safety. When a biker tries to shoot her, it becomes clear that someone wants her dead, and Killion has to keep her alive while she keeps evading him.
Cast
- James Lempas Eddie Bracken (as Erik Stern)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Assassination (1987)
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- Charles Bronson said someone thought the original title might be insulting to the presidency of the United States, so it was changed; a title like President's Wife, he added, would scare off people who come to see his films, because it is not what they expect from one of his pictures.
- Producer Pancho Kohner wanted the film called The President's Wife and said that as far as they were concerned it would not be called anything else, but a Cannon spokesman said there was concern that Assassin might have a negative connotation and that the crew might not get cooperation, since people in Washington were worried about terrorism.
