China Strike Force

China Strike Force
Hong Kong poster
Traditional	雷霆戰警
Simplified	雷霆战警
Directed by	Stanley Tong
Produced by	Andre E. Morgan Barbie Tung
Written by	Steven Whitney Stanley Tong
Starring	Aaron Kwok Norika Fujiwara Leehom Wang Ruby Lin Coolio Mark Dacascos Paul Chun
Music by	Nathan Wang
Cinematography	Jeffrey C. Mygatt
Release date(s)	December 21, 2000
Running time	103 min
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin English
Gross revenue	HK$ 20,513,906

China Strike Force (traditional Chinese: 雷霆戰警; simplified Chinese: 雷霆战警; pinyin: lèitìng zhànjǐng) is a 2000 Hong Kong action film starring Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, Leehom Wang and Ruby Lin. It was directed by Stanley Tong and written by Steven Whitney and Stanley Tong.

Synopsis

Two young Chinese Police Officers, Darren (Aaron Kwok) and Alex (Wang Lee Hom) investigate a murder they witnessed.

Production

China Strike Force was shot in both Mandarin and English. The director Stanley Tong shot the film in Shanghai as the location as he found it cheaper than shooting in Hong Kong and he also wanted to get to know mainland China better.^[1]

Cast

• Aaron Kwok as Darren Tong
• Norika Fujiwara as Norika
• Coolio as Coolio
• Mark Dacascos as Tony Lau
• Alexander Leehom Wang as Alex Cheung
• Ruby Lin as Ruby Lin
• Paul Chun as Sheriff Lin
• Lau Siu-Ming as Uncle Ma
• Ken Lo as Ken
• Jennifer Lin as Jennifer
• Jung Yuen as Lee (Coolio's bodyguard)
• Tony Wang as Mr. Leuong (Sheriff Lin's assistant)

Release

China Strike Force was released on December 21, 2000 in Hong Kong where it grossed a total of HK$ 20,513,906.^[2] At the 20th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards, the film was nominated for Best New Performer (Wang Lee Hom), Best Action Choreography (Stanley Tong and Ailen Sit Chun Wai) and Best Sound Design (Paul Pirola).^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Landler, Mark (August 13, 2000). "FILM; Back to Hong Kong, Where the Action Is". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900E6DF1E3CF930A2575BC0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved January 22, 2011. 
2. ^ "China Strike Force". Hong Kong Film Archive. http://ipac.hkfa.lcsd.gov.hk/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1B95M182F4923.362&profile=hkfa&uri=full=3100024@!30497@!0&ri=3&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&source=192.168.110.61@!horizon&ipp=20&staffonly=&term=China+strike+force&index=FILMBRP&uindex=&aspect=basic_search&menu=search&ri=3. Retrieved January 22, 2011. 
3. ^ "20th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards Winner". Hong Kong Film Awards. http://www.hkfaa.com/history/list_20.html. Retrieved January 22, 2011. 

External links

• China Strike Force at the Internet Movie Database
• China Strike Force at AllRovi
• China Strike Force at the Disobiki.