Crime Story (film)

For the 1986 TV series, see Crime Story (TV Series).

Crime Story
Film poster
Traditional	重案組
Simplified	重案组
Mandarin	Zhōng Àn Zǔ
Cantonese	Cung5 On3 Zo2
Directed by	Kirk Wong Jackie Chan (uncredited) Bruce Law (action)
Produced by	Leonard Ho Chua Lam
Written by	Teddy Chan Chi-Sing Cheung
Starring	Jackie Chan Kent Cheng Law Kar-ying Blackie Ko
Cinematography	Arny Lam Arthur Wong
Editing by	Peter Cheung
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date(s)	24 June 1993 (1993-06-24THong Kong)
Running time	107 min.
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Gross revenue	HK $27,439,331

Crime Story
Traditional Chinese	重案組
Simplified Chinese	重案组
Literal meaning	"Serious Crime Bureau"
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Zhōng Àn Zǔ Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Cung5 On3 Zo2

Crime Story is a 1993 Hong Kong action crime film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Kirk Wong, who also stars in the film.

Unlike nearly all of Chan's other films, which feature a combination of action and comedy, Crime Story is serious-minded and dramatic (albeit with very brief moments of humor), with action scenes that are violent and highly destructive. Martial arts are de-emphasized in favor of gunfights, with many people being shot and killed, another anomaly for a Jackie Chan film. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of Teddy Wang.

Plot

Inspector Eddie Chan (Jackie Chan) is assigned to find a high-profile businessman who has been kidnapped, and the search takes him from Hong Kong to Taiwan, causing him to cross paths with some very powerful men in the Chinese underworld. What complicates matters is that there is a mole within the police force, determined to stop Chan from succeeding. Chan, a very troubled policeman, finds himself fighting his personal demons at the same time he battles the seemingly unending wave of crime in the city.

The movie is based on the real-life kidnapping of Hong Kong property billionaire Wong Yat-fei (also known as Teddy Wang).

In the end, the mole is uncovered and reveals the location of the businessman on a boat, leading to his rescue. This is, however, a fictionalized ending to the case; in real life, Teddy Wang was never found and remains a missing person to this day. Many believe that he was thrown off the boat as the police converged upon it.

Filming locations

The film is set mainly in Hong Kong, and partially in Taiwan. It includes real scenes of building explosions filmed in the deserted Kowloon Walled City, which was destroyed in the same year.

Box office

• This film grossed HK $27,457,147 at the Hong Kong box office.

US version

The version released on video and DVD in North America by Miramax was dubbed in English, although unlike most releases, it contained the original musical score. Chan's character had the name "Eddie" replaced with "Jackie" in the dub. There were two cuts made from the Miramax version:

• The pre-credits sequence with the kidnappers was removed.
• The last scene, where Wong Yat Fei's wife tells him to thank Chan.

The Dragon Dynasty (DD) version has the original Cantonese language and the cuts made from the Miramax version were restored in the Dragon Dynasty version. The DD version was released in 2007 and is about 107 minutes long. It also contains other deleted scenes not seen in either version.

Cast

UK DVD cover

• Jackie Chan - Inspector Eddie Chan
• Kent Cheng - Hung Ting-bong
• Law Kar-ying - Wong Yat Fei
• Law Hang Kang - Wong
• Puishan Au-yeung - Wong's wife (as Au-Yeung Pui Shan)
• Blackie Ko - Captain Ko
• Pan Lingling - Psychologist
• Christine Ng - Lara
• Chung Fat - Ng Kwok Wah / Wu Kuo Hua
• Ken Lo - Ng Kwok Yan / Wu Kuo Jen (as Low Houi Kang)
• Wan Faat - Simon Ting (as Wan Fat)
• William Tuan - Superintendent Cheung (as Duen Wai Lun)
• Mars - Bank Robber (uncredited)
• Chan Tat-kwong - Bank Robber (uncredited)
• Johnny Cheung - Black Dog
• Wong Chi Wai - Black Dragon (uncredited)
• James Ha - Kidnapper / Ting-bong's Man
• Rocky Lai - Taiwanese Gangster / Restaurant Owner
• Chris Chan
• Simon Cheung

Awards and nominations

• 1993 Golden Horse Awards
  • Won: Best Actor (Jackie Chan)

• 1994 Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Won: Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)
  • Nomination: Best Action Choreography (Jackie Chan)
  • Nomination: Best Actor (Jackie Chan)
  • Nomination: Best Director (Kirk Wong)
  • Nomination: Best Picture
  • Nomination: Best Supporting Actor (Kent Cheng)

See also

• List of Hong Kong films
• Jackie Chan filmography
• List of Dragon Dynasty releases

References

External links

• Crime Story at the Internet Movie Database