Based on "The Day of the Jackal", but forced to shift its stance by author Frederick Forsyth's lack of co-operation. This time around the Russian Mafia have targeted a high-ranking U.S official for extinction, with Bruce Willis as icy-cold assassin "The Jackal". Willis cunningly sports a spectacular array of false moustaches to conceal his true identity, but one man knows exactly who he is. Enter convicted Irish terrorist Richard Gere, sprung from jail by Sidney Poitier to lead the hunt for the crafty killer. Skilfully handled high-tech hokum.