Shu dan long wei (1995)

Directors:

Jing Wong
Lun Ah

Writers:

Domonic Muir (dubbed version)
Jing Wong (writer)

Release Date:

1 July 1995 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

He Redefines Revenge

Plot:

After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Hand Grenade | Poisoned Blade | Obscene Finger Gesture | Animal Attack

Cast

Jet Li	...	Kit Li
Jacky Cheung	...	Frankie Lone
Chingmy Yau	...	Helen
Charlie Yeung	...	Joyce
Kelvin Wong	...	The Doctor / David Wang
Valerie Chow	...	Fai-Fai
Billy Chow	...	Kong
Ma Wu	...	Frankie's Father
Charlie Cho	...	Charlie
Ben Lam	...	Rabbit (English dubbed)
Chung-Hsien Yang	...	Detective Chow Kam (Joyce's Boyfriend)
Suki Kwan	...	Li's Wife
Bobby Yip	...	Ugly Extra
Tak Yuen	...	Salvage-Corps Man
Corey Yuen	...	Wai

Also Known As:

High Risk (Hong Kong: English title)
Meltdown (USA) (video title (dubbed version))
Sue daam lung wei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:101 min | Hong Kong:101 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Sun Entertainment

Trivia:

Jacky Cheung's character Frankie Lone was originally intended for 'Jackie Chan'. Before production began on High Risk, Chan was starring in Jing Wong's movie, Sing si lip yan (1993) (a.k.a. City Hunter). They didn't get along during the filming, and the experience of working with Jackie was so bad that Wong Jing chose to make the character of Frankie Lone a mockery of Chan. Jackie Chan was understandably offended and Jet Li personally apologized to Jackie for his involvement with the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Joyce is introduced in the hotel lobby she leaves with the female villain. The two of them leave the hotel with Joyce's boyfriend in pursuit. Suddenly, when they're outside they're no longer wearing their uniforms but dresses.

Quotes:

The Doctor: The red one or the blue one?
Kit Li: You sick bastard!
The Doctor: C'mon, I know you can solve this problem. Red or blue? You've got about... 30 seconds...
[insanely]
The Doctor: Ha! Ha! Hah!

Movie Connections:

References First Blood (1982)

Fast, funny, frenetic and first-rate.

If you are an action fan, and are able to overlook the usual, for Hong Kong movies, schizophrenic tone, which mixes excessive violence with slapstick comedy, it's practically impossible to be disappointed by "Meltdown": first-rate fight scenes, wildly over-the-top stunts, prime explosions and lots of shattered glass. It's hard to believe that so much action can be packed in just one movie. Jet Li moves with amazing speed and agility, Jacky Cheung is pretty funny, and Chingmy Yau is also around, which is always a plus. (***)