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{{For|the 1986 TV series|Crime Story (TV series)|}}
{{For|the 1986 TV series|Crime Story (TV series)|}}
{{Infobox Chinese film
{{Infobox Chinese film
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| image = Crime-Story-Poster.jpg
| image = Crime-Story-Poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| traditional = 重案組
| director = [[Kirk Wong]]<br>[[Jackie Chan]] (''uncredited'')<br>Bruce Law (''action'')
| simplified = 重案组
| pinyin = Zhōng Àn Zǔ
| jyutping = Cung5 On3 Zo2
| director = [[Kirk Wong]]
| producer = [[Leonard Ho]]<br>[[Chua Lam]]
| producer = [[Leonard Ho]]<br>[[Chua Lam]]
| writer = Teddy Chan<br>Chi-Sing Cheung
| writer = Teddy Chan<br> Cheung Chi-sing
| starring = [[Jackie Chan]]<br>[[Kent Cheng]]<br>[[Law Kar-ying]]<br>[[Blackie Ko]]
| starring = [[Jackie Chan]]<br>[[Kent Cheng]]<br>Chung Fat<br>[[Christine Ng]]<br>[[Law Kar-ying]]<br>[[Blackie Ko]]
| music =
| music = Mark Lui<br>James Wong
| cinematography = Arny Lam<br>Arthur Wong
| cinematography = Ardy Lam<br>[[Arthur Wong]]
| editing = Peter Cheung
| editing = Peter Cheung
| distributor = [[Golden Harvest]]<br />[[Media Asia]] (Current)
| distributor = [[Golden Harvest]]<br>[[Media Asia Entertainment Group|Media Asia]] (Current)
| released = {{Film date|1993|6|24|df=y|Hong Kong}}
| released = {{Film date|1993|6|24|df=y|Hong Kong}}
| runtime = 107 min.
| runtime = 107 min.
| country = {{film Hong Kong}}
| country = {{film Hong Kong}}
| language = Cantonese
| language = Cantonese<br>Mandarin
Mandarin
| budget =
| budget =
| gross = HK $27,439,331
| gross = HK $27,439,331
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{{Chinese|title=Crime Story|t=重案組|s=重案组|l="Serious Crime Bureau"|p=Zhōng Àn Zǔ|j=Cung5 On3 Zo2}}
{{Chinese|title=Crime Story|t=重案組|s=重案组|l="Serious Crime Bureau"|p=Zhōng Àn Zǔ|j=Cung5 On3 Zo2}}


'''''Crime Story''''' is a 1993 Hong Kong action [[crime film]] starring [[Jackie Chan]] and directed by [[Kirk Wong]], who also stars in the film.
'''''Crime Story''''' ({{zh|t=重案組|s=重案组}}) is a 1993 Hong Kong [[Hong Kong action cinema|action]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Kirk Wong]], starring [[Jackie Chan]], [[Kent Cheng]], Chung Fat and [[Christine Ng]].


Unlike nearly all of Chan's other films, which feature a combination of [[Action film|action]] and [[comedy film|comedy]], ''Crime Story'' is serious-minded and dramatic (albeit with very brief moments of humor), with action scenes that are violent and highly destructive. Martial arts are de-emphasized in favor of gunfights, with many people being shot and killed, another anomaly for a Jackie Chan film. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of [[Teddy Wang]].
Unlike nearly all of Jackie Chan films, which feature a combination of [[Action film|action]] and [[comedy film]], ''Crime Story'' is serious minded and dramatic (albeit with very brief moments of humor), with action scenes that are violent and very highly destructive. This film is de-emphasized in favor of gunfights, with many people being shot and killed, another anomaly for a Jackie Chan film. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of Chinese businessman [[Teddy Wang]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Inspector Eddie Chan ([[Jackie Chan]]) is assigned to find a high-profile businessman who has been kidnapped, and the search takes him from Hong Kong to Taiwan, causing him to cross paths with some very powerful men in the Chinese underworld. What complicates matters is that there is a mole within the police force, determined to stop Chan from succeeding. Chan, a very troubled policeman, finds himself fighting his personal demons at the same time he battles the seemingly unending wave of crime in the city.
Inspector Eddie Chan (Jackie Chan) is assigned to find a high profile businessman who has been kidnapped, and the search takes him from Hong Kong to Taiwan, causing him to cross paths with some very powerful men in the Chinese underworld. What complicates matters is that there is a mole within the police force, determined to stop Chan from succeeding. Chan, a very troubled policeman, finds himself fighting his personal demons at the same time he battles the seemingly unending wave of crime in the city.


The movie is based on the real-life kidnapping of Hong Kong property billionaire Wong Yat-fei (also known as Teddy Wang).
The movie is based on the real life kidnapping of Hong Kong property billionaire Wong Yat-fei (also known as [[Teddy Wang]]).


In the end, the mole is uncovered and reveals the location of the businessman on a boat, leading to his rescue. This is, however, a fictionalized ending to the case; in real life, Teddy Wang was never found and remains a missing person to this day. Many believe that he was thrown off the boat as the police converged upon it.
In the end, the mole is uncovered and reveals the location of the Chinese businessman on a boat, leading to his rescue. This is, however, a fictionalized ending to the case; in real life, Teddy Wang was never found and remains a missing person to this day, Many believe that he was thrown off the boat as the police converged upon it.


==Filming locations==
==Filming locations==
The film is set mainly in [[Hong Kong]], and partially in [[Taiwan]]. It includes real scenes of building explosions filmed in the deserted [[Kowloon Walled City]], which was destroyed in the same year.
The film was set mainly in [[Hong Kong]], and partially in [[Taiwan]]. It includes real scenes of building explosions filmed in the deserted [[Kowloon Walled City]], which has been destroyed in the same year.


==Cast and characters==

==Cast==
[[Image:CrimeStory DVDcover.jpg|right|thumb|260px|UK DVD cover]]
[[Image:CrimeStory DVDcover.jpg|right|thumb|260px|UK DVD cover]]
* [[Jackie Chan]] - Inspector Eddie Chan
* [[Jackie Chan]] – Inspector Eddie Chan
* [[Kent Cheng]] - Hung Ting-bong
* [[Kent Cheng]] – Detective Hung Ting-bong
* [[Law Kar-ying]] - Wong Yat Fei
* [[Law Kar-ying]] – Wong Yat-fei
* Law Hang Kang - Wong
* Law Hang-kang - Wong
* Puishan Au-yeung - Wong's wife (as Au-Yeung Pui Shan)
* Puishan Au-yeung – Wong's wife
* [[Blackie Ko]] - Captain Ko
* [[Blackie Ko]] – Captain Ko
* [[Pan Lingling]] - Psychologist
* [[Pan Lingling]] – Psychologist
* [[Christine Ng]] - Lara
* [[Christine Ng]] – Lara
* Chung Fat - Ng Kwok Wah / Wu Kuo Hua
* Chung Fat – Ng Kwok-wah
* [[Ken Lo]] - Ng Kwok Yan / Wu Kuo Jen (as Low Houi Kang)
* [[Ken Lo]] – Ng Kwok-yan
* Wan Faat - Simon Ting (as Wan Fat)
* Wan Faat – Simon Ting
* William Tuan - Superintendent Cheung (as Duen Wai Lun)
* William Tuan – Superintendent Cheung
* [[Mars (actor)|Mars]] - Bank Robber (''uncredited'')
* [[Mars (actor)|Mars]] – Bank Robber (''uncredited'')
* Chan Tat-kwong - Bank Robber (''uncredited'')
* Chan Tat-kwong – Bank Robber (''uncredited'')
* Johnny Cheung - Black Dog
* Johnny Cheung – Black Dog
* Wong Chi Wai - Black Dragon (''uncredited'')
* Wong Chi-wai – Black Dragon (''uncredited'')
* James Ha - Kidnapper / Ting-bong's Man
* James Ha – Kidnapper / Ting-bong's Man
* Yu Kwok-lok – Kidnapper
⚫
* Rocky Lai - Taiwanese Gangster / Restaurant Owner
* Wong Yiu – Kidnapper
* Chris Chan
⚫
* Rocky Lai – Taiwanese Gangster / Restaurant Owner
* Simon Cheung
* Jameson Lam – Police at Construction Site

* Leung Gam-san – Data Center Manager


==Reception==
==Reception==
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The movie received a positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title= MOVIE REVIEW : An Action-Packed 'Crime Story' : Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan cuts the clowning when he sets out to rescue a kidnaped Hong Kong tycoon.|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-25/entertainment/ca-27075_1_jackie-chan|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= Crime Story|work= [[Variety]]|date=|url= http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117901144?refcatid=31|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= On DVD - Crime Story (1993)|work= [[Popmatters]]|date=|url= http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/on-dvd-crime-story-1993/|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref>

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The movie received a positive reviewS.<ref>{{cite news|title= MOVIE REVIEW : An Action-Packed 'Crime Story' : Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan cuts the clowning when he sets out to rescue a kidnaped Hong Kong tycoon.|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=|url= http://articles.latimes.com/1994-02-25/entertainment/ca-27075_1_jackie-chan|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= Crime Story|work= [[Variety]]|date=|url= http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117901144?refcatid=31|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title= On DVD - Crime Story (1993)|work= [[Popmatters]]|date=|url= http://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/on-dvd-crime-story-1993/|accessdate=2012-05-29}}</ref>



===Box office===
===Box office===
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**Nomination: Best Picture
**Nomination: Best Picture
**Nomination: Best Supporting Actor ([[Kent Cheng]])
**Nomination: Best Supporting Actor ([[Kent Cheng]])



==US version==
==US version==
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*The last scene, where Wong Yat Fei's wife tells him to thank Chan.
*The last scene, where Wong Yat Fei's wife tells him to thank Chan.
The [[Dragon Dynasty]] (DD) version has the original Cantonese language and the cuts made from the Miramax version were restored in the Dragon Dynasty version. The DD version was released in 2007 and is about 107 minutes long. It also contains other deleted scenes not seen in either version.
The [[Dragon Dynasty]] (DD) version has the original Cantonese language and the cuts made from the Miramax version were restored in the Dragon Dynasty version. The DD version was released in 2007 and is about 107 minutes long. It also contains other deleted scenes not seen in either version.

==DVD release==
On March 24, 2003, DVD was released by [[Hong Kong Legends]] at [[United Kingdom|UK]] in [[DVD region code|Region 2]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2012}}

==See also==
*[[Jackie Chan filmography]]
*[[New Police Story]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1990s action films]]
[[Category:1990s action films]]
[[Category:1990s crime films]]
[[Category:1990s crime films]]
[[Category:Martial arts films]]
[[Category:Crime drama films]]
[[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
[[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Hong Kong]]
[[Category:Films set in Hong Kong]]

Revision as of 15:45, 31 May 2012

For the 1986 TV series, see Crime Story (TV series).
Crime Story
Film poster
Directed byKirk Wong
Written byTeddy Chan
Cheung Chi-sing
Produced byLeonard Ho
Chua Lam
StarringJackie Chan
Kent Cheng
Chung Fat
Christine Ng
Law Kar-ying
Blackie Ko
CinematographyArdy Lam
Arthur Wong
Edited byPeter Cheung
Music byMark Lui
James Wong
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Media Asia (Current)
Release date
  • 24 June 1993 (1993-06-24) (Hong Kong)
Running time
107 min.
CountryTemplate:Film Hong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHK $27,439,331
Crime Story
Traditional Chinese重案組
Simplified Chinese重案组
Literal meaning"Serious Crime Bureau"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Àn Zǔ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCung5 On3 Zo2

Crime Story (simplified Chinese: 重案组; traditional Chinese: 重案組) is a 1993 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Kirk Wong, starring Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Chung Fat and Christine Ng.

Unlike nearly all of Jackie Chan films, which feature a combination of action and comedy film, Crime Story is serious minded and dramatic (albeit with very brief moments of humor), with action scenes that are violent and very highly destructive. This film is de-emphasized in favor of gunfights, with many people being shot and killed, another anomaly for a Jackie Chan film. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of Chinese businessman Teddy Wang.

Plot

Inspector Eddie Chan (Jackie Chan) is assigned to find a high profile businessman who has been kidnapped, and the search takes him from Hong Kong to Taiwan, causing him to cross paths with some very powerful men in the Chinese underworld. What complicates matters is that there is a mole within the police force, determined to stop Chan from succeeding. Chan, a very troubled policeman, finds himself fighting his personal demons at the same time he battles the seemingly unending wave of crime in the city.

The movie is based on the real life kidnapping of Hong Kong property billionaire Wong Yat-fei (also known as Teddy Wang).

In the end, the mole is uncovered and reveals the location of the Chinese businessman on a boat, leading to his rescue. This is, however, a fictionalized ending to the case; in real life, Teddy Wang was never found and remains a missing person to this day, Many believe that he was thrown off the boat as the police converged upon it.

Filming locations

The film was set mainly in Hong Kong, and partially in Taiwan. It includes real scenes of building explosions filmed in the deserted Kowloon Walled City, which has been destroyed in the same year.

Cast and characters

File:CrimeStory DVDcover.jpg
UK DVD cover
  • Jackie Chan – Inspector Eddie Chan
  • Kent Cheng – Detective Hung Ting-bong
  • Law Kar-ying – Wong Yat-fei
  • Law Hang-kang - Wong
  • Puishan Au-yeung – Wong's wife
  • Blackie Ko – Captain Ko
  • Pan Lingling – Psychologist
  • Christine Ng – Lara
  • Chung Fat – Ng Kwok-wah
  • Ken Lo – Ng Kwok-yan
  • Wan Faat – Simon Ting
  • William Tuan – Superintendent Cheung
  • Mars – Bank Robber (uncredited)
  • Chan Tat-kwong – Bank Robber (uncredited)
  • Johnny Cheung – Black Dog
  • Wong Chi-wai – Black Dragon (uncredited)
  • James Ha – Kidnapper / Ting-bong's Man
  • Yu Kwok-lok – Kidnapper
  • Wong Yiu – Kidnapper
  • Rocky Lai – Taiwanese Gangster / Restaurant Owner
  • Jameson Lam – Police at Construction Site
  • Leung Gam-san – Data Center Manager

Reception

The movie received a positive reviews.[1] [2] [3]

Box office

  • This film grossed HK $27,457,147 at the Hong Kong box office.

Awards and nominations

US version

The version released on video and DVD in North America by Miramax was dubbed in English, although unlike most releases, it contained the original musical score. Chan's character had the name "Eddie" replaced with "Jackie" in the dub.[4] There were two cuts made from the Miramax version:

  • The pre-credits sequence with the kidnappers was removed.
  • The last scene, where Wong Yat Fei's wife tells him to thank Chan.

The Dragon Dynasty (DD) version has the original Cantonese language and the cuts made from the Miramax version were restored in the Dragon Dynasty version. The DD version was released in 2007 and is about 107 minutes long. It also contains other deleted scenes not seen in either version.

DVD release

On March 24, 2003, DVD was released by Hong Kong Legends at UK in Region 2.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : An Action-Packed 'Crime Story' : Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan cuts the clowning when he sets out to rescue a kidnaped Hong Kong tycoon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  2. ^ "Crime Story". Variety. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. ^ "On DVD - Crime Story (1993)". Popmatters. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  4. ^ "Crime Story". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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