"Leon: The Professional" - Nobody Warned Us About Leon the Professional
Well… this movie is something, isn't it? Leon: In this episode we break down Leon: The Professional. We talk about Gary Oldman's insane performance and how he created one of the best villians improvising the entire time. We tell the story of how the production smuggled illegal weapons into France and got hit with massive fines when authorities shut it down. We get into why Natalie Portman's parents ever allowed her to be in this movie. And we give our honest reaction to a cult classic that caught us WAY off guard in ways we were not ready for.
Chapters:
00:00 Announcements
0:29 Not what we were expecting...
12:43 How Jean Reno helped the problematic story
14:49 The sketchy backstory of the director
19:06 How Natalie Portman's parents kept her safe
25:26 Why is this a cult classic
28:07 Gary Oldman here to save the day
36:12 Keanu Reeves and John Wick
41:10 Jean Reno's method acting & the music
44:14 The most accurate DEA raid in movie history
45:09 Setting up major scenes
49:35 Could've been Man on Fire
53:02 Our final thoughts
