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The Killer
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Cast
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Ah Jong
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Danny Lee | ... | |
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Kong Chu | ... |
Fung Sei
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Sgt. Tsang Yeh
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Fui-On Shing | ... |
Wong Hoi
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Wing-Cho Yip | ... |
Wong Dung-Yu
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Fan Wei Yee | ... |
Paul Yau
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Barry Wong | ... |
Chief Insp. Dou /
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Parkman Wong | ... |
Insp. Chan Bok
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Siu-Hung Ng | ... |
A Killer
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Yamson Domingo | ... |
Bodyguard A
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Siu Hung Ngan | ... |
Bodyguard B
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Kwong Leung Wong | ... |
Wong Tong
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A violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Together, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them. Written by Jeff Hansen <jmh@umich.edu>
Plot Keywords:
inspector | nightclub singer | gunfight | hong kong | lounge singer |Taglines:
This film will blow you away. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
September 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Killer See more »Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, ChinaCompany Credits
Production Co:
Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Long Shong Pictures See more »
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Runtime:
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1.85 : 1
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Johnny Weng: No, I won't hurt her. I'll blow her head off!
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All of the guns in the film are real. Because of Hong Kong's very strict gun laws, they had to be specially imported, and their use on-set was closely monitored. The gunfights in the streets of Hong Kong drew complaints from residents. Many local police officers are John Woo fans, and they usually let him keep filming. The shootout on the tram caused chaos in the Causeway Bay district; people thought a real robbery was going on. Woo had to talk to the Police Superintendent himself before he was allowed to resume filming. See more »Goofs
When Jeff goes to the back room in the first gun battle at the bar, a man takes aim at him from behind the bar counter with a shotgun. Jeff turns his attention to another man with a gun, and then looks back to the man behind the bar, who is seen putting the shotgun into firing position once more. See more »Quotes
Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Don't hurt her, you maniac!Johnny Weng: No, I won't hurt her. I'll blow her head off!
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First of all, I am disgusted by some of these reviews. Modern action has been overrun by special effects and stuntmen with death wishes (not that I'm complaining), but one must consider the time and the place. It's not the world of the Matrix or the Human-Cyborg War (or whatever it's called) in the Terminator, it's Hong Kong in the 1980's with counterfeiting, hostile Chinese syndicates. It doesn't have to be a big budget feature to be great. Clerks by Kevin Smith had a minute budget, but it made Smith famous.
I digress. Woo creates a sensitive and emotionally complex... assassin. To make him reconsider his job as a professional killing machine Jeffrey, the killer, blinds a lounge singer, Jenny. He swears to himself that he will end his career after one last job. Woo introduces us to the concept, like you see in A Better Tomorrow, that you can never leave a Triad even if you try your hardest. With an hour of attempting, Jeff realizes the horrible truth. Rarely does Woo bring in this feeling of absolute futility in his work. After losing his best friend, Jeff has crossed the Rubicon in his attempts and must end his ties to it by ending his everyone's but his own, excluding Jenny and Inspector Lee. Some people dislike the final shootout, but the doves and the Christian symbology adds a touch that drives religious and heroic bloodshed to the minds of the audience. On a personal note, I love it. The last few seconds depict a man, perhaps Lee, playing a harmonica in front of the church for reasons I don't know.