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Overview

User Rating:
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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 | Drama | Music | Romance | 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
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(26 articles)
The view: John Woo's departure from Hollywood is a loss to us all
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 20 November 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)
Exclusive: John Woo Has 'Always Said No' To Superhero Movies
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 18 November 2009, 7:30 AM, PST)
User Comments:
Brilliant! more (196 total)

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.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
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
Certification:
Germany:18 (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (Original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Chile:18 | France:-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | USA:R (edited version) | USA:Unrated | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China
Company:
Film Workshop more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jennie's ballads are in her own voice. Sally Yeh was a popular pop star, and her concert schedule conflicted with the filming schedule. This led to a radical change in the storyline, with her blind at the beginning of the movie and telling the story through flashbacks, and a different ending, with Jennie flying to America for a cornea transplant. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The same boat appears twice behind Jeffrey at the docks while he's calling Jenny. more
Quotes:
Joe (Cantonese)/Jeffrey (English): I felt someone walk over my grave. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Boondocks: Shinin' (#2.7)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
It's Been Written 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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User Comments

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17 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
Brilliant!, 14 December 2004
10/10
Author: petera00 from seattle

At the time movies were punching bags such as the films Arnold put out. The killer revolutionized the merging of Kung Fu with action films. The cuts and special edits made American cinema look like a piece of trash. John Woo's career started with this movie and ended with Hard Boiled. It is unfortunate to see Hollywood eat up another creative talent. In fact, Robert Rodriguez has said in a documentary in Desperado that he had modeled his movie after Woo. He wanted to make an American action movie that displayed wit and terrific gun battle scenes. We'll see how American cinema can cope with this revolution in the future. The movie stars Chow Yun Fat (before he became famous) in one of the best roles of his career. He is a hit-man and ends up messing up really badly. He deafens a girl who ends up becoming his lover later on in the film. All in all, the cuts are spectacular, the stunts are incredibly well done, and the acting is good.

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