- For the 1986 TV series, see Crime Story (TV Series)
Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically — and was watched by over 30 million viewers...
.
Crime Story is a
1993A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1993:.-1993:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1993 at...
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
action filmHong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...
, directed by
Kirk WongKirk Wong Chi Keung is a Hong Kong based film director and actor. He is probably most famous for directing the John Woo produced action comedy The Big Hit.-Filmography as director:...
and
Jackie ChanJackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer....
, who also stars in the film. Unlike almost all of Chan's films, which feature a combination of
comedyComedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies...
and
actionAction movies are a film genre wherein the story is largely told through physical action as opposed to dialogue. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero. While action has long been an element of films, the "Action film" as a genre of its own began to develop in the...
,
Crime Story is a mostly serious film. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of
Teddy WangTeddy Wang was a prominent Chinese businessman and founder of the Chinachem Group who was kidnapped for ransom in 1990, and later declared legally dead...
.
In the movie, Inspector Eddie Chan (Jackie Chan) attempts to find a kidnapped businessman, and it takes him from Hong Kong to Taiwan in search of him.
- For the 1986 TV series, see Crime Story (TV Series)
Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically — and was watched by over 30 million viewers...
.
Crime Story is a
1993A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1993:.-1993:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1993 at...
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
action filmHong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...
, directed by
Kirk WongKirk Wong Chi Keung is a Hong Kong based film director and actor. He is probably most famous for directing the John Woo produced action comedy The Big Hit.-Filmography as director:...
and
Jackie ChanJackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer....
, who also stars in the film. Unlike almost all of Chan's films, which feature a combination of
comedyComedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. Also, films in this style typically have a happy ending . One of the oldest genres in film, some of the very first silent movies were comedies...
and
actionAction movies are a film genre wherein the story is largely told through physical action as opposed to dialogue. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero. While action has long been an element of films, the "Action film" as a genre of its own began to develop in the...
,
Crime Story is a mostly serious film. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of
Teddy WangTeddy Wang was a prominent Chinese businessman and founder of the Chinachem Group who was kidnapped for ransom in 1990, and later declared legally dead...
.
Plot
In the movie, Inspector Eddie Chan (Jackie Chan) attempts to find a kidnapped businessman, and it takes him from Hong Kong to Taiwan in search of him. What complicates matters is that there is a mole within the police force, destined to try to stop Chan from finding the kidnapped businessman.
The movie is based on the kidnapping of Hong Kong property billionaire Wong Tak-fei or otherwise known as Teddy Wang, even though they changed his name.
In the end, the mole reveals the location of the businessman on a boat, and he is rescued. However, this is fictionalized, as in real life, Wong Tak-fei has never been found. Many believe that he was thrown off the boat when police closed in to his location.
Filming locations
The film is set mainly in
Hong KongHong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a highly autonomous territory of the People's Republic of China, facing Guangdong to the north and the South China Sea to the east, west and south...
, and partially in
TaiwanTaiwan , also known as Formosa , is the largest island of the Republic of China in East Asia. Taiwan is located east of the Taiwan Strait, off the southeastern coast of mainland China...
.
It includes real scenes of building explosions filmed in the deserted
Kowloon Walled CityThe Kowloon Walled City was a tiny Chinese enclave that was located in the middle of British Hong Kong for decades. Originally a military fort, it became a very dense urban settlement, until it was torn down in 1993....
, which was destroyed in the same year.
US Version
The version released on video and DVD in North America by Miramax was dubbed to English, although unlike most such released it contained its original musical score. Jackie'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.
- In the last scene, where Wong Yat Fei's wife tells him to thank Chan.
The
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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 104 minutes long not counting credits. With the credits it clocks in at 107 minutes. It also contains other deleted scenes not seen in either version or the Chinese version.
Cast and roles include
- Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer....
- Inspector Eddie Chan
- Kent Cheng
Kent Cheng is a Hong Kong based actor. He has won twice the best actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards.Kent joined TVB in 1976 as an actor for several TV dramas. In 1980s he changed his focus in acting in films and directing. In 1985 he won the Best Actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards for...
- Inspector Hung Ting-Bong
- Chung Fat - Ng Kwok Wats
- Law Hang Kang - Wong
- Blackie Ko
Blackie Ko Shou-Liang was a famous Taiwanese film director, producer, stuntman and actor. In 1956, he moved to Taiwan with his family during the chaos of Mao Zedong's early communist reformations. His son is famous Taiwanese actor and singer Alan Ke You Lun...
- Captain Ko
- Christine Ng
Christine Ng Wing Mei is a Hong Kong actress under contract to Hong Kong's Television Broadcast Limited or TVB.Christine is known for her roles in TVB's dramas including "C.I.B...
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Awards and nominations
- 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival
The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan since 1962. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, though the venue has been shifted around the island in recent times....
- Won: Best Actor (Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer....
)
- 1994 Hong Kong Film Awards
The Hong Kong Film Awards , founded in 1982, are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong and among the most respected in mainland China and Taiwan. Award ceremonies are held annually, typically in April. The Awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing,...
- Won: Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)
- Nomination: Best Action Choreography (Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer....
)
- Nomination: Best Actor (Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, filmmaker, comedian, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer....
)
- Nomination: Best Director (Kirk Wong
Kirk Wong Chi Keung is a Hong Kong based film director and actor. He is probably most famous for directing the John Woo produced action comedy The Big Hit.-Filmography as director:...
)
- Nomination: Best Picture
- Nomination: Best Supporting Actor (Kent Cheng
Kent Cheng is a Hong Kong based actor. He has won twice the best actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards.Kent joined TVB in 1976 as an actor for several TV dramas. In 1980s he changed his focus in acting in films and directing. In 1985 he won the Best Actor award in the Hong Kong Film Awards for...
)