Stiletto is a 2008 American direct-to-video action film directed by Nick Vallelonga and produced by Nick Vallelonga and Warren Ostergard. It stars Tom Berenger, Michael Biehn, Stana Katic, William Forsythe, and Tom Sizemore. It premiered at Newport Beach International Film Festival on April 28, 2008, and was released on DVD March 3, 2009 by First Look Studios.[1]

Stiletto
DVD cover art
Directed byNick Vallelonga
Written byPaul Sloan
Produced byNick Vallelonga
Warren Ostergard
StarringTom Berenger
Michael Biehn
Stana Katic
William Forsythe
D. B. Sweeney
Diane Venora
James Russo
Tom Sizemore
CinematographyJeffrey C. Mygatt
Edited byGreg Babor
Richard Halsey
Tony Wise
Music byCliff Martinez
Distributed byFirst Look International
Release dates
  • April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29) (Newport Beach)
  • March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Two crime lords, Virgil Vadalos (Berenger), a wealthy Greek mafia boss and an MS-13 leader meet in a bathhouse to discuss business. A woman appears in the room with a stiletto switchblade knife, and kills the MS-13 leader, before stabbing Virgil, leaving him for dead. Virgil survives, however, and orders his men and a corrupt LAPD 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

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Music

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  • 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

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