Dak ging san yan lui (1999)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Benny Chan

Writers:

Benny Chan (writer)
Koan Hui (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

18 June 1999 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Comedy

Plot:

The "Generation X Cops" are four young officers of the Hong Kong Police, joined together to fight against organised crime using all possible means...

Plot Keywords:

Hong Kong | Police | Crime Scene | Police Officer Shot In The Chest | Black Leather Jacket

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Nicholas Tse	...	Jack
Stephen Fung	...	Match
Sam Lee	...	Alien
Grace Yip	...	Y2K
Eric Tsang	...	Inspector Chan
Daniel Wu	...	Daniel
Tôru Nakamura	...	Akatora
Terence Yin	...	Tooth
Francis Ng	...	Lok
Jaymee Ong	...	Haze
Moses Chan	...	Superindentent To
Bey Logan	...	SDU Commander
Ken Lo	...	Wing (as Low Houi Kang)
Irene Luk	...	Lok's girl
Tracy Wong	...	Lok's girl
Vivian Lee	...	Disco girl
Keiji Sato	...	Akatora's thug
Ho Ying Sin	...	Lok's thug
Jackie Wong	...	Sergeant
Ka Tung Lam	...	Dinosaur
Alan Mak	...	Correctional Officer
Yiu-Cheung Lai	...	Inspector Tang
Bradley James Allan	...	Akatora's Thug
Jackie Chan	...	Poor Fisherman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alannah Ong
Robert Sparks
Kenji Tanigaki
Dave Taylor	...	Board room agent

Directed by
Benny Chan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Benny Chan		writer
Koan Hui		writer
Anna Lee		writer
Bey Logan		English dialogue

Produced by
Benny Chan	....	producer
Jackie Chan	....	executive producer
Willie Chan	....	executive producer
John Chong	....	producer
Thomas Chung	....	executive producer
Solon So	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Wang

Cinematography by
Arthur Wong

Film Editing by
Ka-Fai Cheung

Production Design by
Bruce Yu

Costume Design by
Bruce Yu

Art Department
Sung Pong Choo	....	storyboarding
Gary Young	....	model builder

Sound Department
Michael Hoffman	....	sound effects editor
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Sam Nicholson	....	visual effects supervisor
Dianna Oliva-Day	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Huitron Lynch	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Bradley James Allan	....	stunt double
Bruce Khan	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jimmy Wong	....	Steadicam operator
Jimmy Wong	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer

Other crew
Jackie Chan	....	presenter
David Criden	....	director of adr: English
Chung Chi Li	....	action director

Production Companies

• Media Asia Films

Distributors

• Media Asia Distribution (1999) (worldwide) (all media)
• Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2000) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) (200) (Japan) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Highlight Video (Germany) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Media Box Corporation
• Shaw Brothers

Special Effects

• Fantasy Film Computer Graphics

Other Companies

• Cinerent  camera equipment provided by
• Cinerent  grip and lighting equipment
• Filmtech Props Services  firearms
• Fine Art Film Production Company  titles
• Kodak (Hong Kong) Ltd.  film supplied by
• Media Business Service Limited  post-production facilities
• Props Company  firearms

Also Known As:

Gen-X Cops (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (literal title)
Te jing xin ren lei (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

Japan:113 min | Argentina:113 min | Hong Kong:114 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Australia:MA | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Media Asia Films

Trivia:

The police station was actually shot on the fifth floor of West Island School in Hong Kong. The meeting room is actually the study room of the upper school area, and it also doubles as the infirmary. Other scenes take place right outside of that room. In fact you can see the blue lockers in the background.

Goofs:

Continuity: In a meeting early in the movie, the discussion is interrupted by Chan's belated entrance. As Chan takes his seat, we see computer screens behind him. Between shots, these screens change three times though everyone in the room is seated at the table and the people nearest the computers are facing away from the keyboards.

Quotes:

Akatora: History belongs to the winner and I will win.

Movie Connections:

References The Rock (1996)

Soundtrack:

XXXX

Finally

Not to scare anyone off but this film is what America is scared to make because of the school shootings. Now everyone thinks they have to tone down on the violence and who is doing the violence. But this comes out of Hong Kong and it's a rated R teen action comedy. The story is very thin and I will try to do my best. A police station is bombed to cover up a large arms deal going down on the same night. And assigned on the case is a cop who has very large problems. He hires three teens to go undercover and infiltrate a mob and find out who bombed the police station and where the arms are going. This film is fitted for teens, lots of loud techno music, bright colors, teenage themes and enough action to make even John Woo happy. The action is fast and furious. There are lots of gunfights, explosions and fights. Produced by Jackie Chan himself this film knocks all those want to be teen action films (Mod Squad) out of the water. Anyone under 21 will enjoy this film a whole lot. And it also appeals to older action film fans. Gen-X Cops does what the titles say it's a teenage action thriller that is fully loaded.