Hak hap (1996)

A survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.

Director:

Daniel Lee

Writers:

Hark Tsui (screenplay) (as Tsui Hark), Koan Hui (screenplay)

Stars:

Jet Li, Ching Wan Lau, Karen Mok

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jet Li	...	Tsui Chik / Black Mask
Ching Wan Lau	...	Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho (as Lau Ching Wan)
Karen Mok	...	Tracy Lee
Françoise Yip	...	Yeuk Laan (as Françoise C.J. Yip)
Kong Lung	...	Commander Hung (as Patrick Lung)
Anthony Chau-Sang Wong	...	King Kau (as Anthony Wong)
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Jimmy Jimmy
Moses Chan	...	701 Squad Member (as Mouses Chan)
King-Fai Chung	...	Police Commissioner (as Chung King Fai)
Ken Lok
Lawrence Ah Mon	...	Operating Room Doctor (as Lawrence Ahmon)
Henry Fong	...	Ricky Tai
Mei-Yee Sze	...	Chief of Library (as Sze Mei Yee)
Roy Szeto	...	Szeto
Suk-Yee Chan	...	Librarian (as Chan Suk Yee)

Storyline

Micheal, a former test subject of a project to create supersoldiers, is forced to escape with his comrades after the project was cancelled. Months later, he is trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with a tough cop as his best friend. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of his former compatriots who seem to have turned to violent crime. Realizing that the police are helpless to fight these soldiers, Micheal decides to take them on himself. Donning a mask to protect his identity, Micheal must fight these powerful villians as the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.

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Plot Keywords:

first part | mask | hero | superhero | police officer | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence including martial arts combat, some sexual content and language

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

14 May 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black Mask

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,449,692, 16 May 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$12,491,455, 1 August 1999

Company Credits

Production Co:

Distant Horizon, Film Workshop, Win's Entertainment Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 89 min (USA)

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Dolby Stereo)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The games Tracy plays on the Sega Saturn while locked inside Black Mask's apartment are "Virtua Fighter 2" and "X-men: Children of the Atom."

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Goofs

In the beginning when Jet Li's character is talking to the lady and she says: Goodbye Michael, you can see his lips move immediately afterwards as if he said something but no sound is heard.

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Quotes

Michael: I like it here, it's quiet. Nobody ever bothers a librarian.

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Alternate Versions

The Japanese and French DVD releases are the only versions at the moment that contain the original Cantonese dialog and are completely uncut.

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Connections

References Jing wu ying xiong (1994)

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Soundtracks

Last Will & Testimony
Performed by Jigmastas
Written by DJ Spinna (as V. Willams) and Kriminul (as D. Ogbourne)
Produced by DJ Spinna for Beyond Real Production, Inc.
Published by Illmental Music (BMI)

User Reviews

Thy name be mindless action. YESSSSS!!

Horrible dubbing. Cheesy overworked plot. Story that's been done and done and done. Implausabilities abound. Plot holes large enough to drive a cliche through. But MAN those fight scenes were incredible! If you go in looking for a serious piece of cinema, you'll leave unhappy. If you can't laugh at how horribly some of the humor flops, you'll be disappointed. If you go in to see Jet Li kicking butt -- something he is incredible at -- you WILL be happy. Scale: 1 to 10. I give it a 7, simply because I said, "WOW!" so many times.