Crime Story (film)
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 Crime Story DVD cover. |
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| Directed by | Kirk Wong Jackie Chan |
| Produced by | Leonard Ho |
| Written by | Teddy Chan Chi-Sing Cheung |
| Starring | Jackie Chan |
| Cinematography | Arny Lam Arthur Wong |
| Editing by | Peter Cheung |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Gross revenue | $194,720 (USA) |
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- For the 1986 TV series, see Crime Story (TV Series).
Crime Story is a 1993 Hong Kong action film, directed by Kirk Wong and Jackie Chan, who also stars in the film. Unlike almost all of Chan's films, which feature a combination of comedy and action, Crime Story is a serious film with no humorous moments at all. The film is based on actual events surrounding the 1990 kidnapping of Teddy Wang.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Box Office
This film grossed HK $27,457,147 at the Hong Kong box office.
[edit] 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:
- The pre-credits sequence with the kidnappers was removed.
- In the last scene, where Wong Yat Fei's wife tells him to thank Chan.
[edit] Cast and roles include
- Jackie Chan - Inspector Eddie Chan
- Kent Cheng - Inspector Hung Ting-Bong
- Chung Fat - Ng Kwok Wats
- Law Hang Kang - Wong
- Blackie Ko - Captain Ko
[edit] Awards and Nominations
- 1993 Golden Horse Film Festival
- 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)
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