The Corruptor

Infobox_Film
name = The Corruptor

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caption = Theatrical release poster
director = James Foley
writer = Robert Pucci
starring = Chow Yun-Fat
Mark Wahlberg
Ric Young
Byron Mann
and Brian Cox
producer = Dan Halsted
distributor= New Line Cinema
budget =
released= March 5, 1999
runtime = 110 min.
language = English / Cantonese
imdb_id = 0142192|

"The Corruptor" is a 1999 American action-crime drama film directed by James Foley, and starring Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg.

Plot summary

Nick Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) is one of New York City's most martial police officers and the head of the Asian Gang Unit. Chen's job is to keep the peace in Chinatown from a turf war that has broken out between the Tong Triads and the ruthless and dangerous Fukienese Dragons. Chen teams up with Danny Wallace (Wahlberg), who is terribly unaware of this situation. Eventually, Wallace begins to work for Henry Lee (Ric Young) of the Tongs after discovering that Chen has been doing the same. They inadvertently cross paths while doing this, throwing their initial trust for each other out the window as well as putting the intentions of Henry Lee into question. Chen hates the Fukienese with a passion, but neither him nor Wallace know that Henry Lee is secretly forming a partnership with their head leader Bobby Vu (Byron Mann). While this is occurring, Chen and Wallace have to help keep the streets safe.

Cast

*Chow Yun-Fat - Lieutenant Nicholas "Nick" Chen
*Mark Wahlberg - Detective Danny Wallace
*Byron Mann - Bobby Vu
*Kim Chan - Benny Wong
*Ric Young - Henry Lee

oundtrack

The soundtrack of "The Corruptor" features underground hip hop songs by artists including Mobb Deep, Spice 1 and Mystikal. The original score for "The Corruptor" contains music composed by Carter Burwell.

Trivia

* Originally when Chow's character found out that Wahlberg was IA, he tore apart a bathroom. Chow thought this was a decidedly Western reaction, and the breathing technique was opted instead.
* The car chase was trimmed to avoid an NC-17 rating. It is featured uncut on the New Line DVD.
* Originally, Mei was supposed to be performing oral sex on Henry Lee when Nick Chen had the discussion with him in the bathhouse. This was changed to feeding him grapes when Chow said that Chen would not continue a relationship with her after witnessing this act.
* The film was shot mostly in New York, with scenes also filmed in Toronto.
* There is no major female role played in the film, and thus no love story to sidetrack from the film's main story.
* The Fukienese Dragons is a real crime organization group, although some of the gangs that operate under the name are more juvenile in their nature. Only a few groups are as ruthless or as powerful as the ones depicted in the film.

External links

*imdb title|id=0142192|title=The Corruptor