Sing si lip yan (1993)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jing Wong

Writers:

Tsukasa Hôjô (comic)
Jing Wong (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1993 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Extremely silly comedy about a self-indulgent private investigator who winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

Plot Keywords:

Cruise | Remake | Kung Fu | Detective | Arcade

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Ryu Saeba
Joey Wang	...	Kaori Makimura / Carrie
Chingmy Yau	...	Saeko Nogami / Anna
Richard Norton	...	Col. MacDonald
Michael Wong	...	Hideyuki Makimura
Gary Daniels	...	MacDonald's Main Henchman
Kumiko Goto	...	Shizuko Imamura / Kyoko
Leon Lai	...	Kôtetsu / Gundam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Abbott	...	Mike
Eric Kot	...	DJ Soft
Peter Lai	...	Creep in White Suit
Jan Lamb	...	DJ Hard (as Jan Lam)
Lynne Langdon	...	Casino Waitress (as Lynne Frances)
Vincent La Porte
Ken Lo	...	Chen Ta-Wen (as Wai-kwong Lo)
Hoi Mang	...	Henchman ("Room service")
Kenzo Ogiwara
Louis Roth
Lap-Man Sin	...	Rocky
Carol Wan	...	Saeko's Friend

Also Known As:

Cheng shi lie ren (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
City Hunter (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and some sexual content.

Runtime:

105 min | Hong Kong:95 min | Spain:94 min (DVD edition)

Country:

Hong Kong | Japan

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12 (re-rating) | Germany:18 (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Way Films Ltd.

Trivia:

One of the characters in the Street Fighter II game is named E. Honda. Since Jackie is a spokesman for Mitsubishi, they decided to change the characters name to E. Honde, just so the competitors name wasn't mentioned.

Goofs:

Continuity: Ryo runs on the same place twice before jumping out through the corridor.

Quotes:

Shizuko Imamura: I'll do anything you say.
Ryô Saeba: [exhausted] Really?
Shizuko Imamura: [nods her head] Yes.
Ryô Saeba: GET ME A BOWL OF NOODLES!
[faints]

Movie Connections:

References Game of Death (1978)

Chan the Man

This movie is, so far, not available in the U.S., except on imported laserdisc (which isn't subtitled, unfortunately). A few years ago I had the great pleasure to see, as part of a week-long run of Jackie's films at a local revival house, a subtitled print.

Some movies feel like they're funneled straight into your bloodstream, and this was one of them- everything about it was/is electric. Not your typical Jackie; there are some great stunts and, of course, some terrific fighting, but the movie is distinguished by a formidable cast and outrageous gimmickry.

(A year later I rented the laserdisc, watched it sans dialogue- still quite enjoyable.)

Of note: a fight on the cruise-ship theatre, one which mimics the Lee/Kareem scene in "Game of Death" that's playing on the theatre's screen... Jackie becoming the 'Street Fighter' characters in rapid succession (don't ask, it must be seen to be believed)... the Gambit-like card dealer... a couple of twins who could best be described as the Asian answer to Kid N'Play.

Refreshing also are the villains, stereotypically white one-and- all. Nice change of pace after so many movies with Asian baddies.