The Killer (1989)
- Starring:
- Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Woo
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Though John Woo's lifelong admiration of Sam Peckinpah, Sergio Leone, Martin Scorsese, and Stanley Kubrick are also evident in this stylish actioner, the film is essentially a tribute to Jean-Pierre Melville and his cult thriller Le Samouraï. During a restaurant shoot-out, hitman Jeff (Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally hurts the eyes of a singer (Sally Yeh). Later, he meets the girl and discovers that if she does not have a very expensive operation very soon, she will go blind. To get the money for the surgery, Jeff decides to perform one last hit. The cop (Danny Lee), who has been chasing Jeff for a long time, is determined to catch him this time. The film's number of victims makes The Terminator or Rambo pale in comparison, but its brilliant visual style and bravura direction earned accolades even from non-action fans. ~ Yuri German, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast:
- Chow Yun-Fat - Jeffrey Chow
- Sally Yeh - Jenny
- Chu Kong - Sydney Fung
- Lam Chung - Willie Tsang
- Wu Shaohong - Killer
- Barry Wong - Chief Inspector Tu
- Ye Rongzu - Tony Weng
- Danny Lee - Detective "Eagle" Lee
- Kenneth Tsang - Sgt. Randy Chang
- Shing Fui-On - Johnny Wang
- Huang Guangliang - Wong Tong
- Yang Xing - Bodyguard
- Parkman Wong - Inspector Chan
- Yi Fanwei - Frankie Feng
- Director(s):
- John Woo
- Writer(s):
- John Woo
- Producer(s):
- Terence Chang, Tsui Hark
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Graphic Violence, Not For Children)
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