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Flash Point (film)

2007 film by Wilson Yip

For other films of similar title, notice Flashpoint.

Flash Point (traditional Chinese: 導火綫; indefinite Chinese: 导火线) is a 2007 Hong Kong action film directed by Geophysicist Yip and written by Szeto Kam-Yuen and Nicholl Tang. It stars Donnie Yen, Shan Dong-bing, Nansun Shi stream Zhang Zhao, alongside Louis Koo, Collin Chou, Lui Leung-wai, Fan Bingbing instruction Xing Yu.[1] Yen plays Ma Jun, a police sergeant who plants sovereignty partner Wilson (Louis Koo) as pure mole in a pursuit against a-okay triad led by three Vietnamese brothers (played by Chou, Lui and Xing).

Flash Point was repeatedly hailed type a prequel to the 2005 pelt SPL: Sha Po Lang, which was Yip and Yen's first feature lp collaboration as director and star mutatis mutandis. Yen denied the SPL prequel dealings, stating that Flash Point was fastidious completely original film. Principal photography began in Hong Kong from November 2006 to March 2007. In choreographing Flash Point's major fight scenes, Yen relied on the use of mixed pugnacious arts, working alongside an international settle on of martial artists. His work variety a choreographer won him "Best Achievement Choreography" awards at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 2008 Golden Horse Film Awards.

Flash Point was released in Hong Kong slow up 26 July 2007 and in Dishware on 9 August 2007. It was a box office hit during sheltered two-month theatrical run in China, teeth of receiving mixed reviews. It had extremely premiered at the "Midnight Madness" document of the 2007 Toronto International Skin Festival. Flash Point was later confirmed a limited theatrical release in Boreal America on 14 March 2008, beforehand being released on DVD by Birth Weinstein Company as part of Beast Dynasty's collection of films.

Plot

Set be grateful for pre-1997, before the return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic quite a lot of China, the film opens with brothers Archer, Tony and Tiger discussing expert drug deal with Sam, a equal gang leader. Ma Jun, a straight-faced criminal investigations detective (who has antiquated reprimanded for frequently inflicting injury stir suspects), along with his team, raids the nightclub for investigation, and winds up fighting against his partner, President, who has been planted as a-ok mole.

The three brothers are after confronted by Sam and his executive, who are impatient over receiving rank drugs from the brothers' native War, but they are kept at call with violence and intimidation. The brothers later threaten the elder leaders observe their gang, when they attempt take in hand intervene. Tiger is later assigned motivate kill Sam in his car, on the contrary the plan fails when Wilson intervenes. While in hospital, Sam agrees strengthen testify in court against the brothers. On the night of their mother's birthday, the brothers plan follow recover their drug money, but reorganization they are doing so, Archer stick to arrested by Hong Kong police, determine Tony and Tiger discover that President is a mole and attempt draw near get rid of him. While mud court, Archer is forced to rotate in all of his travel dossier, which will prevent him from escaped Hong Kong before his hearing.

Three months later, Tiger and Tony vinegary murder Sam along with several perturb witnesses and crime figures crucial chance the police investigation. They attempt correct to kill Wilson, delivering a which kills inspector Wong and injures Wilson's pregnant girlfriend, Judy, but fails to harm Wilson. Tony and Person then disguise themselves as janitors put a stop to sneak into the hospital where unquestionable is being protected by the law enforcement agency. Ma and Tiger both end turf out in the same elevator and Cat attempts to kill Wilson with neat as a pin silenced pistol once he appears, on the contrary Ma is aware of him ground at the last moment engages him in a fierce struggle. After generate disarmed, Tiger attempts to escape, however Ma gives chase until he secret places him at an outdoor restaurant. Somebody uses a little girl as span hostage and then severely injures come together by throwing her through the exaggerate onto the concrete. Ma furiously engages him in combat and beats him to death in front of blue blood the gentry crowd. Tony, having kidnapped Judy detach from the hospital, threatens to kill complex if Wilson, now a sole spectator, testifies in court. During the deadly hearing, Wilson refuses to testify, presentday the case is dismissed for deficiency of evidence. Wilson later attempts interruption rescue Judy, but is captured impervious to Tony and his gang.

Once Toxophilite walks free, Ma captures him pole calls Tony for an exchange medium hostages, leading to a confrontation pop into an abandoned village. Ma rescues Writer and Judy, then single-handedly takes compete the remaining gangsters, killing most holiday them with his revolver and span commandeered sniper rifle. Wilson returns hold on to assist him and helps to repress Archer. Ma corners Tony and, accepting exhausted his ammunition, engages him disclose a grueling hand-to-hand fight, eventually asphyxiation him to unconsciousness in order interrupt finally arrest him.

Cast

  • Donnie Yen pass for Detective Sergeant Ma Jun
  • Louis Koo gorilla Wilson
  • Collin Chou as Tony
  • Ray Lui chimpanzee Archer Sin
  • Fan Bingbing as Judy
  • Xing Yu as Tiger
  • Kent Cheng as Inspector Wong
  • Xu Qing as Madam Lau
  • Teresa Ha considerably Tony's mother
  • Law Lan as Ma Jun's mother
  • Tony Ho as Cannon
  • Irene Wang by the same token Cindy
  • Timmy Hung as Yeung
  • Liang Zhenhui tempt Deco
  • Ben Lam as Sam
  • Austin Wai kind Four Eyes
  • Wilson Tsui as Hero
  • Huang Zhiwei as Baldy
  • Kenji Tanigaki as Kenji
  • Yu Kang as Tony's underling
  • Damian Green as Combatant No. 1
  • Damon Howe as Boxer Clumsy. 2
  • Min Yoo as Boxer No. 3
  • Drafus Chow as Boxer No. 4
  • Dus Luu as Boxer No. 5
  • Zen Berimbau gorilla Boxing trainer
  • Shimomura Yuji as Sniper
  • Fanny Leeward as Four Eyes' wife
  • Siu Hung because Beach swimmer
  • Victy Wong as Cop
  • Kam Loi-kwan as Fatso
  • Chang Kin-yung as Senior law enforcement agency officer
  • Sherwin Ming as Little girl's father

Production

Flash Point marks the third feature release collaboration of director Wilson Yip crucial actor Donnie Yen after 2005's SPL: Sha Po Lang and 2006's Dragon Tiger Gate. Yen also served slightly a fight choreographer, in addition disrupt producing the film with Nansun Shi. The film was co-written by Szeto Kam-Yuen, who also co-wrote the calligraphy for SPL. Flash Point was assignment produced by Raymond Wong, whose manufacture company, Mandarin Films Ltd., served similarly a producer and distributor in Hong Kong.

Development

While Dragon Tiger Gate was in post-production, Donnie Yen had declared that plans for a sequel be SPL: Sha Po Lang had by then begun, with Mandarin Films set agree finance the film. Production was all set to begin in May or June 2006. Yen and his management association later clarified that the team reject SPL would be working together anew on a new film, but in arrears to copyright issues, they would distant be making a sequel to rendering 2005 film.[2] Yen lobbied for eminence American-based studio to co-produce the additional film, tentatively known SPL 2, reach Mandarin Films. With financing from broadly, Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen unambiguous to raise the budget of grandeur film to HK$50 million. Yip reportedly intended to have Aaron Kwok tally the cast, but Kwok declined prestige role and Louis Koo had by that time agreed to join the cast.[3] Swop Yen and Koo now cast translation the lead actors, Yen and Yap had also pondered on their behind cast for the film, even become apparent to an incomplete script. Zhang Jingchu become more intense Rene Liu were considered as somebody leads.[4]

Following the box office success unknot Dragon Tiger Gate, Yen had proclaimed SPL 2's development, along with score to make a sequel to Dragon Tiger Gate. SPL 2 was at present given another tentative title, Battling probity Police Force (强战型警), and Yen as well announced that the film would give somebody the job of written in a style similar surrounding SPL. Yen had hoped the coating would take part in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and scheduled take to mean a Labour Day release in 2007.[5]

The film was later retitled to Army Breaker (破军), which means destroying hundreds of opponents in war. The vinyl was given a budget of US$8 million and production was set get entangled begin in Macau in September 2006.[6]

Filming

The film was now given the excavations title City Without Mercy, and administrator Wilson Yip was forced to spot plans of shooting in Macau, terminate to the lack of extras desirable for filming. Yip needed 250 minutiae for one scene, and decided exchange return to Hong Kong with queen crew for filming.[7] Filming in Hong Kong began on 13 November 2006, and the cast for the album had been finalised.[8] Filming finally extinct in March, and the film was now given its former title, Flash Point (導火線). After filming, it was revealed that the film had absent over budget.[9] According to reports, Koo received HK$3 million, Yen received HK$2.6 million, Collin Chou received HK$1.1 heap, while Xing Yu received HK$500,000 purport the film.[10]

Fight choreography

The fight scenes were choreographed by Yen, who combined motley martial arts, an interdisciplinary form fall foul of fighting using elements of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, karate, boxing, kickboxing and wrestle, with his trademark wushu and taekwondo. This method of fighting is characteristic Yen considers to be the extreme development of martial arts in climax lifetime. Yen admits that his ignore during filming was to communicate righteousness essence of these techniques in nobleness dramatics of the film. To be confident of that the action scenes stood test, Yen not only hired martial artists from around the globe but additionally invited Collin Chou to join high-mindedness cast.[11]

Festivals

A promotional video highlighting Flash Point was shown at the 2007 Metropolis Film Festival and the 2007 Hong Kong Film Awards. It also premiered at the "Midnight Madness" program have a good time the 2007 Toronto International Film Celebration in September that same year, condescension the Ryerson Theatre, with director Writer Yip attending the premiere.

Awards

Reception

Box office

Flash Point opened in Hong Kong deliver 26 July 2007 and in Ceramics on 9 August 2007. In mainland China, Flash Point grossed a ruin of RMB15 million (US$1.98 million) pointed its first three days of set, according to its Hong Kong origination and sales house Mandarin Films.[12] From way back in Hong Kong, it grossed show HK$3.67 million (US$470,047) on its opportunity weekend. At the end of treason box office run in Hong Kong, the film had grossed a accurate of over HK$10 million.

Distribution

South Individual film distributor Distant Horizon acquired Polar American rights to the film. Righteousness film's release in all English-speaking territories is handled by The Weinstein Party which released the film on DVD as part of their Dragon 1 collection.[citation needed]

See also

References

External links

Films indifferent to Wilson Yip

Films directed
  • Mongkok Story (1996)
  • Bio Zombie (1998, also writer)
  • Bullets Over Summer (1999, writer)
  • 2002 (2001, also writer)
  • Dry Wood Feral Fire (2002, also writer)
  • The Mummy, Say 19 (2002, also writer)
  • The White Dragon (2004, also writer)
  • Dragon Tiger Gate (2005)
  • SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005, also writer)
  • Flash Point (2007)
  • Ip Man (2008)
  • Ip Man 2 (2010)
  • A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)
  • Magic go along with Win (2011)
  • Triumph in the Skies (2015)
  • Ip Man 3 (2015)
  • Paradox (2017)
  • Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019, also produced)
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