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Dip huet seung hung (1989) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   18,212 votes
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Director:
John Woo
Writer:
John Woo (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
September 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
This film will blow you away. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
No Competition more

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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Killer (Hong Kong: English title) (UK) (USA)
Bloodshed of Two Heroes (International: English title) (literal title)
Die xue shuang xiong (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some language.
Runtime:
111 min | Australia:96 min | Taiwan:141 min | USA:104 min (R-rated version) | 124 min (extended version)
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China
Company:
Film Workshop more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the first version with English subtitles, nearly everything in the film, including dialogue, the song, and characters' names, was mistranslated. For example, Chow Yun Fat's character is named Ah Jong, not Jeff or John. Currently, the only accurate English-subtitled version is the UK DVD release by Hong Kong Legends. more
Goofs:
Continuity: 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. more
Quotes:
Chief Inspector Tu: You always were a pain in the ass, as far as I'm concerned. Just do me a favor and prove me wrong. more
Movie Connections:
References C'era una volta il West (1968) more
Soundtrack:
It's Been Written more

FAQ

What does the Chinese title of The Killer mean?
Is Chow Yun Fat's character called Jeffery or John?
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41 out of 49 people found the following comment useful:-
No Competition, 30 June 2003
10/10
Author: Spiku from Memphis, TN

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.

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