Assassination is a 1987 American action thriller film directed by Peter Hunt and starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Charles Howerton, Jan Gan Boyd, Stephen Elliott, and Chris Alcaide.

Being highly qualified and a seasoned veteran of the service, Killian is dismayed that he is not on the Presidential detail.

It turns out that, because of a war injury, the President is impotent and his wife is about to file for divorce at the end of his first term.

A Cannon spokesman said "There was some concern that `Assassin' might have a negative connotation and the crew might not get cooperation-people in Washington are worried about terrorism.

"[6] "Someone thought the original title might be insulting to the presidency of the United States, so they changed it," said Bronson "There's an assassination involved so they stuck with that.

"[10] The film opened at number six at the US box office, earning $2.8 million in its first week.