Contract Killer (1998)

Two hitmen, one a novice and the other a veteran with poor luck, band together to find the "King of Killers" for whom there is a large reward.

Director:

Wei Tung (as Tung Wai)

Writers:

Hing-Ka Chan (as Chan Heng Ka), Kam Fu Cheng (as Cheng Kam Fu)

Stars:

Jet Li, Eric Tsang, Simon Yam

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jet Li	...	Fu
Eric Tsang	...	Ngok Lo
Simon Yam	...	Officer Chan Kwan
Gigi Leung	...	Kiki (as GiGi Leung)
Timmy Ho	...	David Wu
Kwong Kim Yip	...	Martin (as Ip Kwong Kim)
John Ching	...	Kau (as Chen Tung)
Keiji Sato	...	Eiji Tsukamoto (as Sato Keiji)
Hideri Meiken	...	Sasaki (as Hidari Meiken)
Kenji Sahara	...	Mr. Tsukamoto (as Sahara Kenji)
Paul Rapovski	...	Tall Guy - Eiji's Bodyguard
Frankie Chi-Hung Ng	...	Father at Amusement Park (as Ng Chi Hung)
Ta Lei	...	Leung
Jude Poyer	...	Assassin
Shing-hung Leung	...	Brother Dog's Man

Storyline

Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon, but things complicate when the tycoon is killed and he is forced to ally with a misfortunate hitman to find the "King of the Hitman."

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | blood | stabbing | blood splatter | bullet ballet | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Japanese Cantonese English Mandarin

Release Date:

3 April 1998 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Contract Killer

Company Credits

Production Co:

China Star Entertainment, Win's Entertainment Ltd., Flea Market

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 98 min (USA) (dubbed)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only Hong Kong movie where Jet Li dubbed his own voice.

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Quotes

Kwan: [sipping some coffee] What's this?
[a secretary says it's decaf]
Kwan: Decaf? What the hell's the point of that?

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Connections

Spoofs Léon: The Professional (1994)

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Soundtracks

Earthquake
Written by Sauna / Oh No / Madlib
Performed by Epitome
Courtesy of Stones Throw Records
Published by Stones Throw Publishing (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Hilarious and good action.

This movie is worth more for its comedy than its fighting. Eric Tsang is a riot to watch with Jet Li...they have fantastic chemistry...esp. the scene where Jet Li decides to move in with him and Tsang pretends that he wants him to. lol. As for the fighting elements: Jet Li pulls a few moves throughout the movie, but nothing spectacular...then at the end, he tears it up!! The movie has several hilariously memorable characters like the head of the trust board who insists "Yes, I'm afraid of you, but I'm more afraid of starving"...I honestly felt that Simon Yam's character was a bit extraneous, he certainly doesn't have the skills that Jet Li has and he's very unimpressive without a gun in his hands. The scene with Eric Tsang fighting the Japanese woman is too funny. Esp. when he says "I'll take on the toughest one - the girl in the kimono". The final fight scene is great enough to buy the movie and the very end has a nice feel-good sentiment. No stupid romances to clog up the movie.