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Dip huet seung hung (1989) -- A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss.

Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   18,203 votes
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Director:
John Woo
Writer:
John Woo (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
September 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
This film will blow you away. more
Plot:
A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
This is like no other action film! more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Yun-Fat Chow ... Ah Jong (as Chow Yun Fat)
Danny Lee ... Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle
Sally Yeh ... Jennie
Kong Chu ... Fung Sei (as Chu Kong)

Kenneth Tsang ... Sgt. Tsang Yeh (as Tsang Kong)
Fui-On Shing ... Wong Hoi (as Shing Fui On)
Wing-Cho Yip ... Wong Dung-Yu
Fan Wei Yee ... Paul Yau
Barry Wong ... Chief Insp. Dou / Tu
Parkman Wong ... Insp. Chan Bok
Siu-Hung Ng ... A killer
Sing Yeung ... Bodyguard A
Siu Hung Ngan ... Bodyguard B
Kwong Leung Wong ... Wong Tong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chung Lin ... Jueng Wan / Ah Jong's first victim (uncredited)
Hsiang Lin Yin ... Syndicate man (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Woo 
 
Writing credits
John Woo (written by)

Produced by
Hark Tsui .... producer (as Tsui Hark)
 
Original Music by
Lowell Lo  (as Lowell Lowe)
 
Cinematography by
Peter Pau  (as Peter Pao)
Wing-Hung Wong  (as Wong Wing Hang)
 
Film Editing by
Kung Ming Fan  (as Fan Kung Ming)
 
Art Direction by
Man-Wah Luk  (as Luk Man Wah)
 
Set Decoration by
Chun-Ching Tai 
 
Costume Design by
Shirley Chan 
 
Makeup Department
Benny Chow .... hair stylist
Judy Mann .... makeup artist
Yvonne Yen .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Claudie Chung Chun .... executive in charge of production (as Claudie Chung)
Virginia Lau .... production manager
Roy Leung .... assistant production manager
Kwong-King Ngan .... unit manager
Lai-Ping Tsang .... post-production supervisor
Deanne Yew .... production manager (as Deannie Yew)
Patrick Yip .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chi Ming Leung .... second assistant director (as Leung Chi Ming)
Patrick Leung .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Hsu Wei-Kuo .... assistant art director
Sai-Ching Yeung .... property master
 
Sound Department
Siu-Lung Ching .... sound effects
Hsue-yui Fung .... dubbing editor: mandarin
Yu Ting .... dubbing editor: cantonese
 
Stunts
Siu-Tung Ching .... action coordinator (as Ching Siu Tung)
Siu-Tung Ching .... stunts
Chi-Ho Lau .... action coordinator (as Lau Chi Ho)
Chi-Ho Lau .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kim-Kit Chik .... chief electrician
Kam Fook-Shing .... electrician
Wai-Ming Ip .... still photographer
Tak-Shing Lee .... chief electrician
Stephen Shin .... still photographer
Lee Wai-Tak .... assistant camera
Chun-Wah Yuen .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tong Ping .... wardrobe mistress
 
Editorial Department
Chin-Kuen Pang .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Susan Tang .... lyricist: theme song
James Wong .... lyricist: theme song
David Wu .... music editor
Sally Yeh .... singer: theme song
 
Other crew
Billie Chan .... unit publicist
Kathy Cheung .... production accountant
Janet Chin .... continuity
Sylvia Fung .... tea lady
Gloria Ho .... production security
Wysum Pao .... continuity
Chi-Wah Tse .... production assistant
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Killer (Hong Kong: English title) (UK) (USA)
Bloodshed of Two Heroes (International: English title) (literal title)
Die xue shuang xiong (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some language.
Runtime:
111 min | Australia:96 min | Taiwan:141 min | USA:104 min (R-rated version) | 124 min (extended version)
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China
Company:
Film Workshop more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Because it was so hard to get permits, some of the footage for Tony Weng's assassination scene was shot under the pretense that Woo was doing a documentary about Hong Kong's annual Dragon Boat race. Woo shot the bulk of the footage five months earlier, and brought in a small crew later to fill in the gaps. Woo ended up editing the scene himself, which took 3 weeks. Woo is a huge fan of musicals, and tried to think of the sequence as a musical number or dance sequence. He even edited it in time to the soundtrack. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the dragon boat festival, Jeffrey is wearing sunglasses, but the POV shots when he looks into the scope of his rifle do not take account of this. more
Quotes:
[about his gun]
Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): Easy to pick up, hard to put down.
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Movie Connections:
References The Wild Bunch (1969) more

FAQ

What does the Chinese title of The Killer mean?
Is Chow Yun Fat's character called Jeffery or John?
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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
This is like no other action film!, 19 March 2001
9/10
Author: (jaltman143@aol.com) from New Jersey, USA

Of all John Woo's bullet-ridden action movies, this is his greatest. You see many of Mr. Woo's "trademarks" (flying doves, reflections in mirrors, very strong Catholic symbolism) that appear in his inferior American directed films (save Face Off) first in this Hong Kong cinema classic. Sure the violence is over the top, the plot only adequate, the sentimentalism a little thick. The actions scenes are filmed with such, I dare say beauty, that no Hollywood 'by the numbers' action film can possibly compete. While this film is not for the squeamish or those offended by excessive and rather graphic violence, if you are in any way a fan of action films - you mush see this movie (and many other John Woo directed films during his Hong Kong days, i.e. Hardboiled, A Better Tomorrow, etc).

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