Hong Kong 97 (1994)

Hong Kong 97 takes place, appropriately enough, in Hong Kong right before the transfer of power from Britain to China. Reginald Cameron, an assassin affiliated with a large corporation with... See full summary »

Director:

Albert Pyun

Writer:

Randall Fontana

Stars:

Robert Patrick, Brion James, Tim Thomerson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Patrick	...	Reginald Cameron
Brion James	...	Simon Alexander
Tim Thomerson	...	Jack McGraw
Ming-Na Wen	...	Katie Chun
Ming-yang Li	...	Chun
Andrew Divoff	...	Malcolm Goodchild
Selena Khoo	...	Li (as Selena Mangh)
Steve Day	...	Frank Richardson
Wing-Chung Leung	...	Johnny Chow (as Joey Leung)
Nonong Talbo	...	General Woo
Terri Conn	...	Woos Bodyguard
Chad Stahelski	...	Leong
Judy McAndrew	...	Jacks Assistant
Joseph Pe	...	Katies Student
Tyrone Victa	...	Navy Lieutenant

Storyline

Hong Kong 97 takes place, appropriately enough, in Hong Kong right before the transfer of power from Britain to China. Reginald Cameron, an assassin affiliated with a large corporation with interests in the colony, guns down key members of the Chinese envoy which will take charge of Hong Kong the next day. Suddenly, he becomes a target for every two-bit mercenary in the city. With the help of his company mentor (Brion James), a clueless friend (Tim Thomerson), and his ex-girlfriend (Ming-Na Wen), Cameron must unravel the motives behind his sudden target status and escape Hong Kong alive.

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Plot Keywords:

hong kong | assassin | china | gun | mercenary | 

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Taglines:

99 years of British rule are about to come to an end...Hong Kong will never be the same.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hong Kong '97 - Vaaran valtakunta

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmwerks, Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

A caption at the end of the movie gives the wrong date. "7:34 A.M. JULY 30, 1997 Hong Kong is again the possession of the People's Republic of China. It was business as usual..." This should read "JULY 1". A caption at the beginning of the movie correctly gave a date of "JUNE 30".

User Reviews

Pyun strikes again

I rented Decoy and this flick one night as a Robert Patrick double bill. Talk about disappointment. We've all seen bad movies before. Hong Kong 97 unfortunately turned out to be another one of them. The story would seem to have potential, but nothing comes of it. Robert Patrick stars along side a bunch recognizable faces (some b-movie regulars) that have seen better days in the typical gun-for-hire on the run / can't trust anyone routine.

I still remember when Hong Kong was going to revert powers. It was almost surreal. All Western-American assets were clearing out and the news was portraying it as the 90's version of the Berlin Wall. Of course, this movie has none of that underlying paranoia or sense of unease. It's just a bunch of cheaply filmed scenes helmed by Albert Pyun. For fans of direct-to-video action, this doesn't register a blimp on the radar and even Robert Patrick fans will have to agree Hong Kong 97 is pretty sore.