The Killer (1989)

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111 min - Action | Crime | Thriller - September 1990 (USA)

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A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Yun-Fat Chow	...	Ah Jong (as Chow Yun Fat)
	Danny Lee	...	Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle
	Sally Yeh	...	Jennie
	Kong Chu	...	Fung Sei (as Chu Kong)
	Kenneth Tsang	...	Sgt. Tsang Yeh (as Tsang Kong)
	Fui-On Shing	...	Wong Hoi (as Shing Fui On)
	Wing-Cho Yip	...	Wong Dung-Yu
	Fan Wei Yee	...	Paul Yau
	Barry Wong	...	Chief Insp. Dou / Tu
	Parkman Wong	...	Insp. Chan Bok
	Siu-Hung Ng	...	A killer
	Sing Yeung	...	Bodyguard A
	Siu Hung Ngan	...	Bodyguard B
	Kwong Leung Wong	...	Wong Tong

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Storyline

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>

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Plot Keywords:

Taglines:

One Vicious Hitman. One Fierce Cop. Ten Thousand Bullets. See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some language (edited version) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English (dubbed)

Release Date:

September 1990 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A bérgyilkos See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 18,255,083 (Hong Kong) (1989)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Workshop, Golden Princess Film Production Limited, Long Shong Pictures See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min | Australia: 96 min | Taiwan: 141 min | USA: 104 min (R-rated version) | 124 min (extended version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Hark Tsui and John Woo often disagreed to aspects of the film such as the opening scene where Woo wanted the singer to perform a jazz song and have the killer playing a saxophone. Tsui rejected this idea as he felt that the Hong Kong audiences didn't understand or like jazz that much. Woo stated "I had to change it to a Chinese song, the kind of songs they always use in Hong Kong movies." Actress and singer of the song in the film Sally Yeh also didn't find a slow ballad suitable for the film. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The cars change during the chase. See more »

Quotes

Sgt. Randy Chang: You can't win all the time. But you can't lose forever, either.
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Connections

Referenced in "Spaced: Battles (#1.4)" (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

(title song)
Music by Lowell Lowe
Lyrics by James Wong
Sung by Sally Yeh See more »

The Killer (1989)
Dip huet seung hung (original title)

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