Movie connections for
Dip huet seung hung (1989)

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Remake of

Magnificent Obsession (1954)

Remade as

Hum Hain Bemisaal (1994)

References

Dumbo (1941)
Duel in the Sun (1946)
 -  finale w/ Gregory Peck & Jennifer Jones
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Yojimbo (1961)
 -  The beach shootout where Jeff saves the little girl is Woo's homage to Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo
Zulu (1964)
Narazu-mono (1964)
 -  The "sunglasses gag" (where Jeff sees the reflection of his would-be killers in his sunglasses) was taken from Narazumo
Samouraï, Le (1967)
C'era una volta il West (1968)
 -  Chow Yun-Fat's character plays the harmonica in a way rather similar to Charles Bronson's Harmonica.
The Wild Bunch (1969)
 -  Jeff and Li's "Mexican standoff" in Jennie's apartment was inspired by Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, as well as the "pep talk" to each other before they enter the last part of the church shootout.
Taxi Driver (1976)
Golgo 13: Kûron no kubi (1977)
The Shining (1980)
 -  Jennie's "vision" of Jeff behind a sea of blood is taken from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
Mistero di Oberwald, Il (1981)
 -  finale w/ Monica Vitti in this film by Antonioni

Referenced in

Die Hard 2 (1990)
Xia dao Gao Fei (1993)
Léon (1994)
Desperado (1995)
Heat (1995)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Silent Trigger (1996)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
 -  Ordells talks about how his clients want to buy dual 45s because the want to be like "The Killer"
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Hard Rain (1998)
"Kaubôi bibappu: Ballad of Fallen Angels (#1.5)" (1998)
 -  Stylised gunfight in a church at the end.
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
Tomorrow by Midnight (1999)
Sanctuary (1999/II)
 -  Hit men dressed in the traditional John Woo hit man garb.
Bangkok Dangerous (1999)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Chow Yun-Fat Goes Hollywood (2001) (V)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
The Transporter (2002)
Nel cuore della notte (2002)
Chek law dak gung (2002)
 -  The Murder at "Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Festival"
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
 -  Action scene takes place in a church, like it is featured in the climax of "The Killer"
The Making of 'Kill Bill' (2003) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
Zaak Alzheimer, De (2003)
 -  Jeffrey (Yun-Fat Chow), wearing a white shirt, gets shot in his leftarm and uses fire to close the wound. The killer in De Zaak Alzheimer does the exact same thing. Plus, a sculpture of the Holy Virgin Mary gets shot to pieces, just like in The Killer. The director of De Zaak Alzheimer (Erik Van Looy) is a big John Woo fan.
"The Charlie Rose Show: Quentin Tarantino 2003" (2003)
 -  Title is mentioned during interview.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
 -  Was one of three films shown to Uma Thurman to prepare her for her role as The Bride.
What Goes Around... (2006)
 -  What Goes Around... (2006) pays homage to Dip hyut shueng hung (1989) as it is mentioned by name and watched by Talal, the main character.
Hitman (2007)
 -  in the subway scene, Agent 47 and another Hitman do a little 'ballet of bloodshed' dance in almost the exact same why Chow Yun Fat and Danny Lee do in Jennie's apartment in The Killer. The movement, camera angle and choreography is nod to John Woo's HK film.
"The Boondocks: Shinin' (#2.7)" (2007)
 -  Thugnificent's says his statue is based on the film

Featured in

Ultimate Fights from the Movies (2002) (V)

Spoofed in

Maai hung paak yan (2001)
 -  At a film shooting location, the "boss" who admires "Die Xue Shuang Xion" instructs the director to add some flying doves to an assassination scene.
Mou man tai 2 (2002)
Street of Pain (2003)
 -  one white dove is crossing the screen just as in The Killer, and is then followed by many more

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