Follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the female police officer who is on their trail.Follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the female police officer who is on their trail.Follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the female police officer who is on their trail.
Michael Kiu Wai Miu
- Sergeant Tai Hwa Wang
- (as Kiu-Wai Miu)
Tao Chiang
- Gangster Hsiong
- (as Kong Do)
Ricky Wong Chun-Tong
- Tall Sum (Guest star)
- (as Fan Wei Yee)
Jeffrey Falcon
- Fan-wielding thug
- (as Jeff Falcon)
Ken Goodman
- Thug
- (as Kent Goodman)
Jonathan Isgar
- Thug
- (as Jonathan Gisger)
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- TriviaBritish martial arts actor Mark Houghton spends much of the movie carrying a sword for his Japanese boss played by 'Michiko Nichiwaki', the original plan was for her to fight with the Tai Chi sword during the finale and while thats the shape of sword that Houghton carries for most of the film, during the finale when he draws the sword, it has now changed to a Chinese broadsword.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the climactic fight in the warehouse, Miego (Michiko Nishiwaki) is wearing flat shoes, but when she's hogtied by Yukari at the end of the fight, she's wearing red heels.
- Alternate versionsThe UK VHS release from 1997 lost various shots of illegal activities (details of how to break into cars, plus a close-up of a house door being opened with a lock-picking kit -- fear of people copying these acts lead to their exclusion), a banned weapon (the balisong knife) and real cruelty to chickens. The DVD release of 2005 had all cuts waived except the cruelty to chickens, which is a compulsory cut to comply with the UK's Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.
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Director Frankie Chan knows how to shoot and conduct action, however in a leading role unfortunately he's mediocre. His character sticks out among the other highly charismatic protagonists, and the partnership between him and Mok feels artificial. The plot stalls out a few times with hokey sub-plots like Chan's sister and Mok's girlfriend, but besides a few moments of lame comedy the movie keeps on pace fairly well. Chan and Mok steal Porsches for a living, although a rival auto theft-ring forces them to work on their side. Chan and Mok hatch a scheme that involves a police detective (Oshima) in which would bust their rival ring. Oshima isn't enthused, and decides to do some rogue police work to corner all criminal parties involved. The rest of the movie is a chess game between our duo, Oshima, and the rival crime organization. The final confrontation is excellent and original, although once again the movie drags a bit getting to the finish. The film doesn't age as gracefully compared to other similar works at the time, for example by Jackie Chan or John Woo, but honestly it's a fun time regardless. If your familiar with Hong Kong action cinema then I'd recommend it. The movie has a great car chase in it as well, which is a rarity with HK pictures from this era. -6/10
- tntokmenko
- Jan 22, 2013
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