Leui ting jin ging (2000)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Stanley Tong (writer)
Steven Whitney (writer)

Release Date:

21 December 2000 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Extortion. Murder. Revenge.

Plot:

A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption...

Plot Keywords:

Extortion | Revenge | Murder

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Aaron Kwok	...	Darren Tong
Norika Fujiwara	...	Norika
Lee-Hom Wang	...	Alex Cheung
Ruby Lin	...	Ruby
Coolio	...	Coolio
Mark Dacascos	...	Tony Lau
Ken Lo	...	Ken Low
Paul Chun	...	Sheriff Lin
Siu-Ming Lau	...	Uncle Ma
Jennifer Lin	...	Jennifer
Jung Yuen	...	Lee (Coolio's bodyguard)
Benny Lai	...	Chong
Jackson Liu	...	Training Chief
Li Hsueh Tung	...	Uncle Wang
Paul Cheng	...	Hotel Receptionist

Also Known As:

China Strike Force (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Lei ting zhan jing (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Thunder Cop (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

Netherlands:92 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate number not listed) | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Company:

Astoria Films

Goofs:

Continuity: After the car falls through the glass plate, it cannot be seen in any of the subsequent shots of the places in the air and/or ground where it should be.

Quotes:

Ruby Lin: Coolio Killed My Brother!

Movie Connections:

References The Terminator (1984)

Soundtrack:

Swank Ride

cultural identity crisis

To put things in perspective, first understand that Norika Fujiwara is a huge star in Japan (although the nickname I made up for her, "Fujinori," has yet to catch on). As such, this movie's Japanese title is SPY N. Yeah, N for Norika. N for Ntrigue. N for "No, you shouldn't ever speak English in a movie ever again." Norika's acting isn't exactly prime stuff when she speaks Japanese either, but in this movie she is reduced to a device for almost-nudity and boner jokes.

I vaguely remember some kind of high-flying climactic fight for which the rest of the movie appeared to be one big vehicle. I mean, if you don't count the boner jokes.