City Cops

"Blonde Justice, Deadly Revenge."

1989 1h 40m CN

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5.6

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5.2

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★5.6TMDB · 20★5.2IMDB · 355

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Synopsis

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Cindy is an American FBI agent, who is currently in Hong Kong, seeking arch-criminal Kent Tong. In order to bring down Tong and his criminal organization, she teams up with local HK cops, David and Johnny.

“Blonde Justice, Deadly Revenge.”

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Cast

Cynthia Rothrock
Inspector Cindy
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Ching Shing
Kent Tong Chun-Yip
Kent Tong
Suki Kwan Sau-Mei
May Tong
Michiko Nishiwaki
Michiko
Shing Fui-On
Tai Kau
Woo Fung
Supt. Wu
Luk Chuen
Shikamuka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lau Kar-Wing
Writers: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
Languages: Cantonese, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "City Cop Collections" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Lau Kar-Wing, shot by Joe Chan Kwong-Hung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Wong Ming-Lam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cynthia Rothrock and Michael Miu Kiu-Wai and Kent Tong Chun-Yip carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Blonde Justice, Deadly Revenge.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lau Kar-Wing directs. Joe Chan Kwong-Hung behind the camera. Richard Lo scores. Wong Ming-Lam cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, English.

Trivia

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.
3Part of the "City Cop Collections" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Lau Kar-Wing, shot by Joe Chan Kwong-Hung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Richard Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Wong Ming-Lam shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cynthia Rothrock and Michael Miu Kiu-Wai and Kent Tong Chun-Yip carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Blonde Justice, Deadly Revenge.".
9IMDB entry: tt0099614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.