- Wilson Yip
Wilson Yip Wai-Shun (zh-t|t=葉偉信) is a Hong Kong
actor ,film director andscreenwriter . His films include "Bio Zombie ", "The White Dragon", "" and "Dragon Tiger Gate ".Early career
A film buff at an early age, Yip went to the cinema whenever he could and often wrote reviews on the backs of ticket stubs. He entered the movie business in the 1980s, starting out as a "
gofer " and working his way up toassistant director .His directorial debut was "01.00 AM", a three-segment horror compendium. He directed two of three parts, one with
Veronica Yip as a nurse who sees dead pop stars, andAnita Yuen interviewing a demon.His next effort, "Daze Reaper", was a Category III exploitation film, based on a true-crime story about a prison guard to turns to crime. Next was "Mongkok Story", an exploitive story in the vein of "
Young and Dangerous ", and another horror trilogy, "Midnight Zone", abouturban myth s. He also turned to comedy with "Teaching Sucks", about two Hong Kong teachers played byAnthony Wong andJan Lam .In 1998 Wilson co-wrote and directed his biggest cult hit at the time, "
Bio Zombie ", which was influenced by "Dawn of the Dead" and takes place in ashopping mall , where a small group of misfits bands together in order to survive.Turning point
Yip next directed the 1999 crime-drama "Bullets Over Summer", starring
Francis Ng andLouis Koo as two detectives hunting a gang of deadly criminals who have to use a demented elderly woman's (Helena Law Lan) apartment for surveillance. The biggest-budget film of his career up to then, he considers "Bullets Over Summer" his "turning point". He shared a best-screenplay award at the 2000Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for the film.In 2000 he was picked by
Golden Harvest to direct "Skyline Cruisers ", a big-budget action film. Yip didn't get along with the cast and clashed with the studio's management over creative differences.Other films include the sci-fi-action story "2002" and the romantic comedies, "Dry Wood, Fierce Fire" with
Miriam Yeung and Louis Koo, and a "Leaving Me, Loving You" withLeon Lai andFaye Wong and "The White Dragon ".Yip also acts, mostly doing small roles. They include a pimp in "The Runaway Pistol" and a Taoist
exorcist in the Pang Brothers' "The Eye".Films with Donnie Yen
In 2005, Yip directed his most critically acclaimed film, "". A gritty return to the 1980s style of
Hong Kong action cinema , "SPL" starredSimon Yam andDonnie Yen as Hong Kong police officers trying to pin a crime on an unstoppable gangster, portrayed bySammo Hung .In 2006, Yip re-teamed with Yen for an adaptation of a Hong Kong
manga , "Dragon Tiger Gate ". In 2007, "Flash Point", another martial-arts crime drama, in the same vein as "SPL" was shot in Macau in September 2006, with Donnie Yen andLouis Koo .Yen and Yip's next collaboration as actor and director, "Ip Man" will be a semi-biographical account of
Yip Man , the firstmartial arts master (Chinese: "Sifu ") to teach the Chinese martial art ofWing Chun openly. The film is set for a December 2008 release, and will feature fight choreography bySammo Hung .Filmography
Director
* ""01:00 A.M." (1995)
* "Daze Raper" (1995)
* "Mongkok Story" (1996)
* "Teaching Sucks" (1997)
* "Midnight Zone" (1997)
* "Bio Zombie " (1998)
* "Bullets Over Summer" (1999)
* "Skyline Cruisers " (2000)
* "Juliet in Love" (2000)
* "Dry Wood, Fierce Fire" (2001)
* "2002" (2001)
* "The Mummy, Aged 19" (2002)
* "Leaving Me, Loving You" (2004
* "The White Dragon" (2004)
* "" (2005)
* "Dragon Tiger Gate " (2006)
* "Flash Point" (2007)
* "Ip Man" (2008)creenwriter
* "
Bio Zombie " (1998)
* "Baau lit ying ging" ("Bullets Over Summer") (1999)
* "Jue lai yip yue leung saan ang" ("Juliet in Love") (2000)
* "Gon chaai lit feng" ("Dry Wood, Fierce Fire") (2001)
* "Dai sing siu si" ("Leaving Me, Loving You") (2004)
* "The White Dragon " (2004)
* "" (2005)Actor
* "Wong gok fung wan" ("Mongkok Story") (1996)
* "Hui zhuan shou shi" ("Midnight Zone") (1997)
* "Huo xing gui ji" ("Among the Stars") (2000)
* "Sui jeuk fun ji" ("United We Stand and Swim") (2001)
* "You Shoot, I Shoot " (2001)
* "Zouhou qiang" ("Runaway Pistol") (2002)
* "Happy Family" (2002)
* "Love Undercover " (2002)
* "The Eye" (2002)
* "Chuet sai hiu B" ("Mighty Baby") (2002)
* "Obake yashiki" (2002)
* "Tai yang wu zhi" (2003)External links
*imdb name|id=0948159|name=Wilson Yip
* [http://squatmagazine.com/article.php?articleId=271 Wilson Yip interview]
* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=181 HK cinemagic entry]
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