Treasure Hunt (1994 film)

Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt
	Film poster
Traditional	花旗少林
Simplified	花旗少林
Mandarin	Huā Qí Shào Lín
Cantonese	Faa1 Kei4 Siu3 Lam4
Directed by	Jeffrey Lau
Screenplay by	Jeffrey Lau
Produced by	Linda Kuk
Starring	Chow Yun-fat; Jacklyn Wu; Chin Han; Gordon Liu; Michael Wong; Philip Kwok; Roy Chiao
Cinematography	Peter Pau
Edited by	Hai Kit-wai; David Wu
Music by	Danny Chung
Production; company	Eastern Renaissance Pictures
Distributed by	Golden Princess Film Production
Release date	29 January 1994
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese; Mandarin; English; Japanese
Box office	HK$37,033,685

Treasure Hunt is a 1994 Hong Kong action comedy and romantic fantasy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Chow Yun-fat and Jacklyn Wu.

Plot[]

Chinese American CIA operative Jeffrey Cheung Ching (Chow Yun-fat) was ordered to escort a Chinese national treasure to the United States. Cheung goes from America to Beijing where he stays at the Shaolin temple. There, he encounters conflicts due to culture barriers and different life habits. However, he became friends with Abbot Hung Chi (Gordon Liu) and a seven-year-old monk Grasshopper (Choi Yue). Cheung is later surprised to find out that the so-called national treasure is a para psychological girl named Siu-ching (Jacklyn Wu). During the process of exposing the evil sinister, Cheung and Ching develop a romance.

Cast[]

Chow Yun-fat as Jeffrey Cheung Ching
Jacklyn Wu as Mui Siu-ching
Chin Han as Tong Ling / Captain Chiu
Gordon Liu as Abbot Hung Chi
Michael Wong as Michael
Philip Kwok as Kung Ching
Roy Chiao as Uncle Bill
Choi Yue as Priestling Grasshopper
Giorgio Pasotti as Ng Yan
Wong Kwan-hong as Wai-tak
Jun Kunimura as Yamamoto
George Saunders as Joe
Alex Sheafe as Mr. Ford
Jeffrey Lau as Nakajima
Anita Wong as Bill's wife
Gary Young Lim aka Gary Lam Jan Hong as Jeffrey's cousin
Sylvia Chen as Jeffrey's cousin
Elizabeth Lai as Chinese teacher
Cherl Maxfield as American friend
Tamara Session as American friend
Rose Tenison as American friend
Fu Xin-min
Wang Shao-qi
Wang Qi-qhang
Ju Xin-hua as Spy #A
Yu Yan-kai as Spy #B
Zhu Yu-kui as Spy #C

Box office[]

The film grossed HK$37,033,685 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 29 January to 16 March 1994 in Hong Kong.

Award nominations[]

14th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Actor (Chow Yun-fat)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)

External links[]

Treasure Hunt at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Treasure Hunt at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Treasure Hunt at IMDb
Treasure Hunt at Rotten Tomatoes
Treasure Hunt film review at LoveHKFilm.com