The Big Heat (1988 film)

The Big Heat
Film poster
Traditional 城市特警
Simplified 城市特警
Mandarin Chéng Shì Tè Jǐng
Cantonese Sing4 Si2 Dak6 Ging2
Directed by Johnnie To
Andrew Kam
Produced by Tsui Hark
Screenplay by Gordon Chan
Starring Waise Lee
Joey Wong
Music by David Wu[1]
Cinematography Wong Wing-hang[1]
Edited by David Wu[1]
Production
company
Distributed by Cinema City
Release date
 22 September 1988 (1988-09-22)
Running time
 96 minutes[1]
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK $4.076 million

The Big Heat (城市特警) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film starring Waise Lee and Joey Wong

Cast

Production

Johnnie To stated that "Tsui had lots of ideas [for The Big Heat], changing the script all the time, but three days later he would come up with something totally different."[2] To went on to describe that the violence in the film originated from Hark's suggestions, and that it was "a very difficult project"[3] To noted that he was brought in after another director was unable to satisfy Tsui Hark. To also stated that he did not complete the film, but that Tsui Hark completed it with Ching Siu-tung shooting some scenes.[3]

Release

The Big Heat was released in Hong Kong on 22 September 1988.[1] It was described by Lisa Morton as a "minor box office disappointment", grossing HK$4.076 million and being the 94th highest-grossing film in Hong Kong in 1988.[2]

Reception

Johnnie To reflected on the film in the late 1990s, stating that "it's good at places, but it was chaotic".[2]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Big Heat". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 3 March 2017. Search "城市特警" under "Film Title"
  2. 1 2 3 Morton 2001, p. 159.
  3. 1 2 Teo 2007, p. 220.

Sources

  • Morton, Lisa (2001). The Cinema of Tsui Hark. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-4460-6.
  • Teo, Stephen (2007). Director in Action: Johnnie To and the Hong Kong Action Film. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9622098398.
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