Fallen Angels (1995)

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90 min - Comedy | Crime | Drama - 30 January 1998 (USA)

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Ratings: 7.5/10 from 8,206 users Metascore: 71/100
Reviews: 67 user | 60 critic | 12 from Metacritic.com

A disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Leon Lai	...	Wong Chi-Ming / Killer
	Michelle Reis	...	The Killer's Agent (as Michele Reis)
	Takeshi Kaneshiro	...	He Zhiwu
	Charlie Yeung	...	Charlie / Cherry
	Karen Mok	...	Punkie / Blondie / Baby
	Fai-hung Chan	...	The Man Forced to Eat Icecream
	Man-Lei Chan	...	He Zhiwu's father (as Chen Man Lei)
	Toru Saito	...	Sato
	To-hoi Kong	...	Ah-hoi
	Lee-na Kwan	...	Woman Pressed to Buy Vegetables
	Yuk-ho Wu	...	Man forced to have his clothes washed

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Storyline

A disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool, detached partner. Thinking it's dangerous and improper to become involved with a colleague he sets out to find a surrogate for his affections. Against the sordid and surreal urban nightscape (set in contemporary Hong Kong), he crosses path with a strange drifter looking for her mysterious ex-boyfriend and an amusing mute trying to get the world's attention in his own unconventional ways. Written by Perry Yu <perry@pobox.com>

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

30 January 1998 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ángeles caídos See more »

Box Office

Gross:

SGD 113,000 (Singapore)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chan Ye-Cheng, Jet Tone Production See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min | France: 96 min | Germany: 96 min | Hong Kong: 97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The character He Zhiwu, who is mute but able to communicate with the audience through narration, tells us he became mute after eating a tin of pineapple with a past expiration date. A character in the earlier Kar Wai Wong film, Chungking Express, is obsessed with the expiration dates on tins of pineapple. In addition, they are both named He Zhiwu (though the character in Chungking Express is a cop, and the character in this film is a former criminal) and both are played by the actor Takeshi Kaneshiro. Also his cop number and prisoner number are the same. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
The Killer's Agent: Are we still partners?
Wong Chi-Ming: [voiceover] We've been business partners for nearly three years. This is the first time we've ever sat together. We hardly ever see each other. I know how hard it is for a man to control his passion. Partners shouldn't get emotionally involved with each other.
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Connections

Featured in Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Simu de Ren"
Written by Hong Yifeng and Ye Junlin
Performed by Chyi Chin See more »

Fallen Angels (1995)
Duo luo tian shi (original title)

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