Crime Story (1993) on Netflix
Inspector Eddie Chan is assigned to protect the wealthy businessman Wong Yat-fei. Kidnappers seize Wong in an ambush, and Chan hunts them from Hong Kong to Taiwan, crossing paths with mobsters.
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Plot summary
Eddie Chan, an inspector in the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, is assigned to protect Wong Yat-fei, a wealthy business magnate. Kidnappers seize Wong in a daring ambush, and Chan is assigned to track down the missing businessman. He is already carrying the emotional strain of having shot several men in self-defense. The case pairs him with Hung Ting-Bong, a veteran detective who joins the search. The trail carries Chan out of Hong Kong and across to Taiwan, where he crosses paths with powerful mobsters. The film is based on the real 1990 kidnapping of the Chinese businessman Teddy Wang.
Cast
- Pak-Wo Chuas Boat Captain
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- Hsiang Lin Yinas (as Wan Sheong Lam)
- Rocky Laias Taiwanese Gangster / Restaurant Owner (as Lai Keung Gun)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Crime Story (1993)
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- Jackie Chan's legs were crushed between two cars while he was filming the opening action scene of Crime Story, an injury he described in his own book, I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action.
- The climax of Crime Story, in which a building is destroyed by explosions, was filmed in the abandoned Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, which was scheduled for demolition shortly afterwards.
- Jet Li was the first choice for Inspector Eddie Chan in Crime Story, but turned the part down to make Tai Chi Master instead, so the role went to Jackie Chan.
- Crime Story, made as a serious film rather than the usual Jackie Chan action-comedy, is based on the real events of the 1990 kidnapping of Chinese businessman Teddy Wang.
