Zui jia zei pai dang (1990)

Director:

Frankie Chan

Writer:

Barry Wong

Release Date:

17 March 1990 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

Follows the exploits of two car thieves, and the female police officer who is on their trail. |

Plot Keywords:

Police | Porsche | Car Thief | Drug Dealing | Car Chase

Cast

Ken Boyle	...	Superintendant
Anthony Carpio	...	Parking Garage guard
Frankie Chan	...	James
Sheila Chan	...	Lan
Tat-kwong Chan	...	Security Guard
Tao Chiang	...	Gangster Hsiong (as Kong Do)
Yue Ding	...	Uncle Dan
Jeffrey Falcon	...	Fan-wielding thug (as Jeff Falcon)
Bruce Fontaine	...	Thug
Hark-On Fung	...	Parking Garage Security Chief
Ken Goodman	...	Thug (as Kent Goodman)
Mark Houghton	...	Thug
Anthony Houk	...	Thug
Jonathan Isgar	...	Thug (as Jonathan Gisger)
Sharon Kwok	...	Wan
Yiu-Wah Kwok	...	Joe
Sing Kwong Lai
Chun Kit Lee
Vincent Lyn	...	Thug (as Vicent Lyn)
Daniel Mintz	...	Thug
Kiu Wai Miu	...	Sergeant Tai Hwa Wang
Siu Chung Mok	...	Bond
Hong-Ning Ng
Michiko Nishiwaki	...	Miego
Steve Tartalia	...	Thug
Fan Wei Yee	...	Tall Sum
Yukari Ôshima	...	Tequila

Directed by
Frankie Chan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Barry Wong

Produced by
Frankie Chan	....	producer
Wallace Cheung	....	executive producer
Lee Wing Lai	....	producer
Ivy Law	....	producer (as Lo Saun Wai)
Eric Tsang	....	producer

Original Music by
Roel A. García

Cinematography by
Ma Gwan-hwa

Film Editing by
Hsiao Naam

Art Direction by
Gwai-chi Tan

Costume Design by
Gwai-chi Tan

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wilson Cheung	....	assistant director (as Cheung Wing Hwa)
Hark-On Fung	....	action director
Chi Cheng Ho	....	action director
Yick Tin Hung	....	assistant director (as Yuk Ting Hung)
Shun-Yee Yuen	....	action director

Stunts
Jackie Chan	....	stunt coordinator
Tat-kwong Chan	....	stunts
Wai-Leung Lee	....	stunt driver
Mark Rivett	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Song Kwong Hwa	....	assistant camera
Kwong Wah Sung	....	assistant camera
David Chow Wing-Kwong	....	lights and grip

Production Companies

• Movie Impact Limited

Distributors

• Media Asia Distribution (1997) (worldwide) (video)
• Pan-Asia Video Inc. (1991) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

"The Outlaw Brothers" - Hong Kong (English title)

Runtime:

Australia:97 min | UK:96 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:AA (Ontario) | UK:18 (cut) | Australia:(Banned) | Australia:M (cut)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Movie Impact Limited

Trivia:

British 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.

Goofs:

Continuity: At 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.

If only the script was as tight as the fight choreography....

"Outlaw Brothers" has three terrific fighting set-pieces within its first 40 minutes: the first showcases Frankie Chan (who is pretty dangerous with a broom!), the second is dedicated to Yukari Oshima, in the third they join forces. The fight choreography in these sequences is easily on par with (and highly reminiscent of) the Jackie Chan films of the same era: very fast, very intricate, and full of stuntmen falling from high places. In the middle section, the script bogs down. There is little action (apart from a car chase), and some pointless sequences involving secondary characters that add nothing to the film (like Sharon Kwok's brother). Finally, in the last 15 minutes the film rebounds with a few more high-standard fights, where nearly all the bad guys are white and their faces (if not necessarily their names) will be familiar to HK action buffs. Frankie is almost as good as the more famous Chan in this movie, Yukari has some awesome moves and wears some flattering outfits, and even Sharon Kwok gets a chance to show her bravery, but Michiko Nishiwaki is mostly wasted - she doesn't get involved in the action at all until the last 5 minutes or so. Hong Kong Legends have done their usual fine job in the DVD release of this film, from the slick transfer to the extras. (**1/2)