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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...
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...
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 · In the article, staff writer Skip Hollandsworth recounts Johnson's exploits as a fake hitman in the 1980s and '90s. According to the article, Johnson helped the police arrest 60 people.
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.
Hit Man is a 2023 American romantic black comedy film produced and directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell, based on the 2001 Texas Monthly magazine article by Skip Hollandsworth.
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 6, 2024 · In 2001, Texas Monthly staff writer Skip Hollandsworth wrote a feature article about Gary Johnson, his double life, and his success as a fake hitman.
