

Second Nature
2003-06-22 · 90 min · ★ 5.1
Everything is not as it seems for a man who recovers from a plane crash in which his family is killed. After plastic surgery and rehabilitation, he determines that he worked for a secret agency for which he was an assassin. His former boss puts him back to work to assassinate a political leader, but when he proves unable to pull the trigger, it is he who becomes the target for assassins. As he avoids capture, the story unfolds about his true past and the reason why he has a tattoo of "chilly willy" inside his lip.
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- Directors
- Ben Bolt
- Production companies
- Granada Entertainment, El Dorado Pictures, Turner Network Television, ITV Studios, Carlton America
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Alec BaldwinPaul Kane
Powers BootheKelton Reed
Louise LombardDr. Harriet Fellows
Ingvar E. SigurðssonFranz
Philip JacksonLawrence AugenblickTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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