Jidu zhongfan (1998)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Ringo Lam

Writers:

Ringo Lam (written by)
W.K. Lau (written by)

Release Date:

16 July 1998 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Bazooka | Politics | Bridge Jump | Cover Up | Years In Jail

Cast

Louis Koo	...	Don Lee
Simon Yam	...	Chan Hung / Dante Aquino
Julian Cheung	...	Max Mak
Ray Lui	...	King Tso
Ada Choi	...	Annie Chung
Eric Moo	...	Policeman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Cassey	...	TV News Reporter
Iris Chai
Marcus Fox	...	Aquino's Henchman

Directed by
Ringo Lam

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ringo Lam		written by
W.K. Lau		written by

Produced by
Twiggie Au	....	administrative producer
Song Ming Cul	....	producer (as Cui Song Ming)
Rankie Fung	....	line producer
Stephen Lam	....	administrative producer
Yin Nam	....	executive producer (as Nam Yin)
C.L. Wang	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Andrew Warboys
Raymond Wong
Andrew Worboys

Cinematography by
Ross W. Clarkson

Film Editing by
Marco Mak

Art Direction by
Y.F. Chung
C.F. Luk

Production Management
Patrick Lui	....	production manager (as Pat Lui)
David Pang	....	chief production manager
O.H. Shing	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dante Kabigting	....	assistant director

Stunts
Marcus Fox	....	car stunts
Phillip Ko	....	stunt coordinator

Other crew
Mike Cassey	....	dialogue coach: English
Phillip Ko	....	action director
Stephen Lam	....	project manager
Oli Laperal Jr.	....	equipment and crew coordinator

Production Companies

• Color Business Entertainment Ltd.
• Globe Perfect International Ltd.
• Sil-Metropol Organization

Distributors

• e-m-s the DVD-Company

Also Known As:

The Suspect (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

90 min | Germany:104 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Color Business Entertainment Ltd.

Simon Yam

This film is worth seeing solely due to Simon Yam's performance. While I picked it up on DVD because Ringo Lam directed it...it's a very minor film with little story, average action scenes and cheap special effects. Simon Yam doesn't have a lot of dialogue but he does get to play a very complex character. While he is ostensibly the bad guy, his basic humanity is omnipresent. His final scene in the film is especially memorable. It's too bad he's never achieved the worldwide success that other Ringo Lam actors have. He certainly acts circles around Mr. Koo. If the lead role of the suspect were played by someone else, such as Tony Leung or the late Leslie Cheung, then maybe the film would be more effective. Stick with City on Fire or the Prison on Fire films for vintage Ringo Lam. Even his first Van Damme film is better.