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Director:
Ringo Lam
Writers:
Ringo Lam (story)
Jack Maeby (English version)
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Release Date:
13 February 1987 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
An undercover cop, played by Chow Yun-Fat, infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store. The film shows how he infiltrates the gang. more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Straightforward but stylish thriller more (29 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Yun-Fat Chow ... Ko Chow (as Chow Yun Fat)
Danny Lee ... Fu (as Danny Lee Sau-Yin)
Yueh Sun ... Inspector Lau / Uncle Kung (as Sun Yueh)
Carrie Ng ... Hung
Roy Cheung ... Inspector John Chan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Fai Chan

Jessica Chau ... Lily
Maria Cordero ... Lounge Singer
Yeh Fang ... Chow Nam
Victor Hon ... Bill

Tom Konkle ... Fu (voice: English version)
Kong Lau ... Inspector Chow
Elvis Tsui ... Chan Kam-Wah
Kwong Leung Wong ... Kwong
Parkman Wong ... Ah Man
Mengxia Zheng (as Mang-ha Cheung)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
City on Fire (Hong Kong: English title)
Long hu feng yun (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence.
Runtime:
UK:101 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China

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Quotes:
Fu: [Fu talks about his family life] You know, my father was a crook. I got it from him. I just hope my son doesn't turn out like me.
Ko Chow: Is your old man still in jail?
Fu: He's been dead for ten years. My father was stupid. He got shot by the police.
Ko Chow: So you despise them?
Fu: Not at all. They were just doing their job, so why should I?
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Referenced in Il solitario (2008) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Straightforward but stylish thriller, 4 April 2003
Author: bob the moo from Birmingham, UK

When an undercover officer is killed after being found out by a brutal gang, his inspector approaches ex-police officer Chow to renew his links and get himself into the gang. Chow supplies the gang with guns to prove he is `one of them', however as the job approaches, a special unit of the police begins to close in on the gang and put Chow at risk.

I didn't watch this film because it was the inspiration for Reservoir Dogs. No, I watched it because I'm a big Chow Yun Fat fan and I'm watching some of his films to get me in the mood for Bullet-Proof Monk. This film is a really good introduction to Hong Kong style, the focus is very much on the style without too much in the way of underlying currents and such. For information, Reservoir Dogs really only focuses on the final part of the film, whereas Longhu Fengyun covers longer story where we always know who the cop is. This takes away a little bit from the thrills but the film makes it up with style.

Everyone has cool sunglasses, the direction is slick and the action moves quite well. The final standoff is good but generally the film is quite exciting and moves along smoothly. Chow Yun Fat is a great star and here he shows why he is such a big star. He has emotional depth yet is comical and likeable, he is tough and an action star but yet he is not some distant muscle-bound hunk that is outside of reality. The rest of the cast are all good but it is difficult to judge performances when it is all subtitled (I find it hard anyway), however there are no weak links.

Overall this is a stylish thriller from Hong Kong. It is stylish but doesn't fall into the HK formula with slow-mo and such. Don't watch it because you're a Tarantino fan – watch it because it's a solid crime thriller in it's own right.

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