Crime Story (1993 film)
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kirk Wong Jackie Chan (uncredited) Bruce Law (action) |
| Written by | Teddy Chan Chi-Sing Cheung |
| Produced by | Leonard Ho Chua Lam |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Kent Cheng Law Kar-ying Blackie Ko |
| Cinematography | Arny Lam Arthur Wong |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest Media Asia (Current) |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 min. |
| Country | Template:Film Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin |
| Box office | HK $27,439,331 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 重案組 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 重案组 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Serious Crime Bureau" | ||||||||||
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Crime Story is a 1993 Hong Kong action crime film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Kirk Wong, who also stars in the film.
Unlike nearly all of Chan's other films, which feature a combination of action and 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.
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 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 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.
Cast
- Jackie Chan - Inspector Eddie Chan
- Kent Cheng - Hung Ting-bong
- Law Kar-ying - Wong Yat Fei
- Law Hang Kang - Wong
- Puishan Au-yeung - Wong's wife (as Au-Yeung Pui Shan)
- Blackie Ko - Captain Ko
- Pan Lingling - Psychologist
- Christine Ng - Lara
- Chung Fat - Ng Kwok Wah / Wu Kuo Hua
- Ken Lo - Ng Kwok Yan / Wu Kuo Jen (as Low Houi Kang)
- Wan Faat - Simon Ting (as Wan Fat)
- William Tuan - Superintendent Cheung (as Duen Wai Lun)
- 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
- Rocky Lai - Taiwanese Gangster / Restaurant Owner
- Chris Chan
- Simon Cheung
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
- 1993 Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Actor (Jackie Chan)
- 1994 Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)
- Nomination: Best Action Choreography (Jackie Chan)
- Nomination: Best Actor (Jackie Chan)
- Nomination: Best Director (Kirk Wong)
- Nomination: Best Picture
- Nomination: Best Supporting Actor (Kent Cheng)
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.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Crime Story". Variety. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ "On DVD - Crime Story (1993)". Popmatters. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ^ "Crime Story". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
External links
- Crime Story at IMDb