The Final Option (1994 film)
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The Final Option | |
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Traditional | 飛虎雄心 |
Simplified | 飞虎雄心 |
Mandarin | Fēi Hǔ Xióng Xīn |
Cantonese | Fei1 Fu2 Hung4 Sam1 |
Directed by | Gordon Chan |
Written by | Gordon Chan |
Produced by | Kim Yip |
Starring | Michael Wong Peter Yung Carmen Lee Vindy Chan Power Chan |
Cinematography | Horace Wong |
Edited by | Chan Kei-hop |
Music by | Richard Yuen |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date | 17 March 1994 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Languages |
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Box office | HK$11,232,091 |
The Final Option is a 1994 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Gordon Chan and starring Michael Wong, Peter Yung, Carmen Lee, Vindy Chan and Power Chan.
Plot[]
Because the risk of police work is getting higher, uniformed patrol officer Ho Chi-wai (Peter Yung) receives pressure from his family, which leads him to doubt his own profession and his attitude also becomes negative. One time during an armed robbery case in a jewelry store, witnesses his colleague, Butt (Ken Lok), being killed by the robbers, which changes his views about the meaning of life and being a police officer. Chi-wai is shoulder the responsibility to protect civilians and joins the Special Duties Unit (SDU). During training, due to a series of difficult physical and mental challenges, many trainees decided to quit. Chi-wai, however, completes his training with his spirit of perseverance. With the influence of his instructor, Stone (Michael Wong, Chi-wai builds self-confidence. However, Chi-wai gradually discovers problems that the SDU has to face, including ones from family, friends, superior officers, criminals and even public pressure. Because Chi-wai's profession makes his girlfriend, May (Carmen Lee), to lack a sense of security, they become estranged until a counterinsurgency operation, when May finally understands Chi-wai, while he also understands the meaning of being an SDU officer.
Cast[]
- Michael Wong as Stone Wong
- Peter Yung as Ho Chi-wai
- Carmen Lee as May Lee
- Vindy Chan as Windy
- Power Chan as Bond
- Ken Kot as Ken
- Ricky Lam
- Dante Lam
- Matthew Tang
- Tai Ho-fai
- Paul Fonoroff as Security Commissioner
- Luk Man-wai as Frankie
- Joseph Cheung as Joe
- Michael Lam as Ching
- Lau Jim
- Wayne Lai as Traffic cop
- Emotion Cheung as Policeman
- Yvonne Ho as Bond's girlfriend
- Lam Tak-shing
- Lai Wai-tak
- Sin Kam-ching
- Tsang Chi-chung
- Hung Lap-ming
- Ken Lok as Butt
- Luk Chi-shing
- Teddy Chan
- Bruce Law
- Liu Lai-man
- Michael Lam as SDU trainee
- So Wai-nam as SDU trainee
- Gary Mak as SDU trainee
- Lui Siu-ming as SDU trainee
- Kwan Kwok-chung as SDU trainee
- Lee Yiu-king as Rascal at nightclub
- Kim Yip as Photographer
- Stephen Chan
- Jacky Cheung Chun-hung
- Hui Sze-man
- To Wai-kwong
- Wong Man-chun as Policeman
- Lau Tung-ching
- Cheung Bing-chuen as Rascal at nightclub
Release[]
The Final Option was released in Hong Kong on 17 March 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released by Screen Enterprise Co. on November 9, 1995.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Non Stop Action Begins Today!!!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. 9 November 1995. p. 30B. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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External links[]
- 1994 films
- 1990s crime action films
- 1990s Cantonese-language films
- Films directed by Gordon Chan
- Films set in Hong Kong
- Films shot in Hong Kong
- Golden Harvest films
- Hong Kong crime action films
- Hong Kong films
- Police detective films
- 1990s crime film stubs
- 1990s Hong Kong film stubs