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Hit Man. Gary Johnson is the most sought-after professional killer in Houston. In the past decade, he's been hired to kill more than sixty people. But if you pay him to rub out a...
Sep 12, 2023 · The basis of this tale comes from a 2001 piece of longform journalism by Skip Hollandsworth in Texas Monthly, which chronicles the workings of Johnson, who would disguise himself as various...
Jun 7, 2024 · A rousing Texas Monthly article by Skip Hollandsworth from October 2001 portrayed Johnson as a renegade law enforcement official with a knack for character work who, over 30 years, reportedly...
Jun 7, 2024 · The romantic shenanigans are the stuff of Hollywood, but the film’s fake contract killer is based on a real man profiled in a Texas Monthly article.
May 22, 2024 · The Story: A Houston Man’s Double Life That Became the Film ‘Hit Man’. Executive editor Skip Hollandsworth revisits his 2001 feature about a Houston investigator who posed as a killer for...
Jun 10, 2024 · According to a 2001 Texas Monthly article by journalist Skip Hollandsworth, which largely inspired the new movie, Johnson spent a year in Vietnam as a military policeman overseeing convoys.
Jun 7, 2024 · The screenplay, written by Richard Linklater and Powell, was based on a Texas Monthly article of the same name by Skip Hollandsworth, which details the extraordinary career of a...
Jun 7, 2024 · The following article contains major spoilers for Hit Man. “On a nice, quiet street in a nice, quiet neighbourhood just north of Houston lives a nice, quiet man,” opens Skip Hollandsworth's...
Jan 23, 2024 · Netflix has announced that Hit Man, starring Glen Powell and based on the Texas Monthly story by Skip Hollandsworth, will officially premiere on the streaming service on Friday, June 7, 2024...
Jun 4, 2024 · DAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: "Hit Man" is based on an article in Texas Monthly, written by Skip Hollandsworth, which told of a very improbable true story. Mild-mannered philosophy teacher Gary...
