Hei mao (1991)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Stephen Shin

Writers:

Lun Ah (writer)
Lam Tan Ping (writer)

Release Date:

17 August 1991 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Catherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Secret Service | Chip In Head | Bitterness | Death Of Boyfriend

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jade Leung	...	Erica Leung / Catherine
Simon Yam	...	Brian
Thomas Lam	...	Thomas
Curtis Fraser	...	Prison Guard
Denise Stauffer	...	Prison Guard
Jordy Shane	...	Disguised old woman
Audrey Rene	...	Bride
Mary Rawbins	...	Hostess
Randi Lynne	...	Prison Guard
Glen Morrison	...	Gun Instructor
Kiara Hunter	...	CIA Agent (as Cara Leigh Hunter)
Jamie Estio	...	Groom
Yvonne Drinovz	...	Prison Guard
Dickie Motherwell	...	Language Instructor
Chan Korlikian	...	Mysterious Killer

Also Known As:

Black Cat (Hong Kong: English title) (USA) (literal English title)
Hak mau (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG (video rating) (cut) | Singapore:R(A) (theatrical release) | South Korea:15 | UK:18 | Spain:18 | Germany:18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

D & B Films Co. Ltd.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Catherine is let out of the car at the wedding hit, there is some kind of large farm equipment on the road in the distance. The car starts to drive away, the shot cuts to her face, then back to the car leaving. Despite the fact that the car has only traveled a few feet, the combine in the distance has disappeared.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Nikita (1990)

Hong Kong redux of "Nikita", but better.

Black Cat (1991) was an unofficial remake of the international French hit "Nikita". Unlike the first film, Black Cat has everything you thought Nikita had (hardcore violence and gritty realism). The film follows a young female drifter (Jade Leung) who gets into trouble whilst in Canada. She's deemed uncontrollable and unfit for society. After a speedy trial she's condemned for life. That's until a suave C.I.A. agent (Simon Yam) gives her a second chance at life, but with brutal consequences.

A dark and dreary film with no light at the end of the tunnel. Jade Leung (a former glamor model) is perfect as the Black Cat. A hit man who has no feelings or emotions, just a tool for the government. But like all machines they break down, will she give into her emotions or will she go through her missions like a good slave? Check out Black Cat!

Highly recommended.

Followed by Black Cat 2: The Assassination of Boris Yeltsin.