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    Chungking Express

    Original title: Chung Hing sam lam
    • 19941994
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 1h 42min
    IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    68K
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    Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
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    ComedyCrimeDrama

    Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

    • Director
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • Writer
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • Stars
      • Brigitte Lin
      • Takeshi Kaneshiro
      • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • Writer
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • Stars
      • Brigitte Lin
      • Takeshi Kaneshiro
      • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 203User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 23 nominations

    Videos2

    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 2:40
    Trailer [OV]
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    Clip 4:35
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    Photos72

    Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
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    Faye Wong in Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
    Brigitte Lin in Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
    Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
    Brigitte Lin and Faye Wong in Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
    Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
    Takeshi Kaneshiro and Brigitte Lin in Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
    Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
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    Brigitte Lin in Chung Hing sam lam (1994)
    Faye Wong in Chung Hing sam lam (1994)

    Top cast

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    Brigitte Lin
    Brigitte Lin
    • Woman in Blonde Wigas Woman in Blonde Wig
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • He Zhiwu, Cop 223as He Zhiwu, Cop 223
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    • Cop 663as Cop 663
    Faye Wong
    Faye Wong
    • Fayeas Faye
    Valerie Chow
    Valerie Chow
    • Air Hostessas Air Hostess
    Jinquan Chen
    • Manager of 'Midnight Express'as Manager of 'Midnight Express'
    Lee-Na Kwan
    • Richardas Richard
    • (as Guan Lina)
    Zhiming Huang
    • Manas Man
    Liang Zhen
    • The 2nd Mayas The 2nd May
    Songshen Zuo
    • Manas Man
    Thom Baker
    • Drug Dealeras Drug Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    Rico Chu
    Rico Chu
    • Manas Man
    • (uncredited)
    Vickie Eng
    Vickie Eng
    • Barmaidas Barmaid
    • (uncredited)
    Lynne Langdon
    Lynne Langdon
    • Complaining Customeras Complaining Customer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • Writer
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
    hong kongdaydreamspoken inner thoughtsdrug smugglingexpiration date240 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years...
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for some violence, sexuality and drug content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Since 'Chungking Express' was filmed in sequence or "like a road movie" as Kar-Wai Wong has said, Wong wrote each scene either the night before or in the morning of the day of filming.
    • Goofs
      When Faye (Faye Wong) delivers a letter to Policeman 663 (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), said letter is being held in a way that makes the front side point down. However, in the following cut, it is held straight.
    • Quotes

      He Zhiwu, Cop 223: If memories could be canned, would they also have expiry dates? If so, I hope they last for centuries.

    • Alternate versions
      The original Hong Kong release ran 98 minutes. 'Kar Wai Wong' made several changes to the international version, bringing the running time to 102 minutes:
      • The international version expands the scenes where The Blonde prepares for the smuggling trip and later searches for the smugglers.
      • Indian music plays during the smugglers' arrival at the airport in international prints; in the Hong Kong version, the title theme plays.
      • The international version includes the kidnapping of an Indian girl, which does not occur in the Hong Kong version.
      • The sequence with Zhiwu loitering outside his girlfriend's window appears earlier in international edit.
      • In the Hong Kong version, the Faye Wong cover of "Dreams" plays over the shot of 663 drinking coffee. The international version strips out the music (leaving only ambient noise), although "Dreams" still appears at the end of the film. The international cut is Wong's preferred version and has been used for most home video releases. The Hong Kong cut was released on VHS/laserdisc by World Video and on VHS/LD/DVD by Mei Ah.
    • Connections
      Edited into 365 days, also known as a Year (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Dream Person
      Written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan

      Performed by Faye Wong

      (cover of "Dreams" by The Cranberries)

    User reviews203

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Wong Kar-Wei's Best
    Flawless tale of brief encounters and abstract moments. Far superior than most of Hong Kong's bullet ridden action fests, Chungking Express takes you on an emotional journey of love, loss, and chance excursions. Cinematography and editing is groundbreaking as this drama unfolds soap-opera-like stories without all the overacting and melodrama. Wong Kar-Wei has sealed his place in cinematic history with this tour de force.
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    14
    • Yum
    • Apr 26, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Hindi
      • Mandarin
      • Punjabi
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • Chinching Samlam
    • Filming locations
      • Chungking Mansions, 36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • Production company
      • Jet Tone Production
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $600,200
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,779
      • Mar 10, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,360,016
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 42min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1(original ratio)

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