Sing si lip yan (1993)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jing Wong

Writers:

Tsukasa Hôjô (comic)
Jing Wong (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1993 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Extremely silly comedy about a self-indulgent private investigator who winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

Plot Keywords:

Cruise | Remake | Kung Fu | Detective | Arcade

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Ryu Saeba
Joey Wang	...	Kaori Makimura / Carrie
Chingmy Yau	...	Saeko Nogami / Anna
Richard Norton	...	Col. MacDonald
Michael Wong	...	Hideyuki Makimura
Gary Daniels	...	MacDonald's Main Henchman
Kumiko Goto	...	Shizuko Imamura / Kyoko
Leon Lai	...	Kôtetsu / Gundam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Abbott	...	Mike
Eric Kot	...	DJ Soft
Peter Lai	...	Creep in White Suit
Jan Lamb	...	DJ Hard (as Jan Lam)
Lynne Langdon	...	Casino Waitress (as Lynne Frances)
Vincent La Porte
Ken Lo	...	Chen Ta-Wen (as Wai-kwong Lo)
Hoi Mang	...	Henchman ("Room service")
Kenzo Ogiwara
Louis Roth
Lap-Man Sin	...	Rocky
Carol Wan	...	Saeko's Friend

Also Known As:

Cheng shi lie ren (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
City Hunter (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexual content.

Runtime:

105 min | Hong Kong:95 min | Spain:94 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Hong Kong | Japan

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Way Films Ltd.

Trivia:

During the fight in the cinema, extracts from Bruce Lee's "Game of Death" can be seen on the screen.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Wires holding the characters in the air are visible in the 2-D fighting scene.

Quotes:

Ryô Saeba: How do I get to the casino from here?
Hideyuki Makimura: Take the elevator.
Ryô Saeba: No, I mean by stealth.
Hideyuki Makimura: Take the elevator and don't tell anyone.

Movie Connections:

References Game of Death (1978)

Crazy Jackie Chan humor at its best

Well, this movie is unusual Chan movie. It's more crazy comedy than a martial arts movie. Of course there is couple of fights, but they are also very funny! Against all expectations, in a crazy comedy like this, there are some shootings. With machine guns. Gunfights and bloodshed doesnt fit in this movie. First Jackie entertains you with some good stunts, humor and fights, but suddenly someone pulls out MP-5 and starts shootin' people. That doesnt belong to crazy, wacko humor-movie. But it doesnt bother really. Just a bit. But if you're a Jackie Chan fan, you must buy it, but if you want to see martial arts ONLY, dont watch it. Its pure Jackie chan comedy.

8 out of 10