Sunday, September 5, 2010

Cantonese Movie: Future Cops (1993)

I Remember liking this movie before because it was sooo funny also because Andy Lau was here (I've been crushing on him since "God of Gamblers"), plus the theme song in this movie is an original of Ariel Rivera---the one that Jacky Cheung sang in his class.










PLOT (Wikipedia):

In the year 2043, an evil crime lord (The General/M. Bison) is trying to take over the world. Only one government official stands in his way, and plans to send him to prison, so The General and his minions Kent (Ken), Thai King (Sagat), and Toyota (E. Honda) travel to the year 1993 to kill the official before he has a chance to get into office. During a battle with The General's minions, the Future Cops Lung (Ryu), Broom Man (Guile), Ti Man (Vega), and Ah-Sing (Dhalsim) hear of their evil plan and devise a plan of their own to travel back in time to protect the official. Lung ultimately stays behind because he is the Police Director's son in law, and does not appear again until the very last few minutes of the movie.
Once the Future Cops get to 1993 they land in the backyard of 20 something year old high school student Tai-Hung, who helps them stay under cover by letting them live with him and his family. Tai-Hung ends up being the one the Future Cops are looking for, Ti Man pretends to be a fellow student while striking up a romance with Tai Hung's sister Chun May (Chun Li); Broom Man pretends to be a music teacher at the school while also striking up a romance with one of the students, Crab Angel; while Ah-Sing follows Tai Hung pretending to be his servant, all the while protecting him from the evil school bullies, while Tai Hung pursues a romance of his own with his long time friend Choi Ney. Eventually the villains show up, wreak havoc, and many battles ensue.
The film moves through strange romance, wacky comedic situations, and a couple of bizarre musical numbers (many of the Chinese actors in the film are also accomplished pop singers), until the introduction of the villains halfway through the movie. There are some fight scenes featuring the special attacks and fighting styles of the Street Fighter characters. Though the characters bear an obvious similarity to those of Street Fighter, Fantasy Productions could not get the rights to use their names at the time the film was being made. All in all, the plot of the film has little to do with the actual storyline and characters of the original Street Fighter series.


CAST (Wikipedia):

Actor/ActressRole
Dicky CheungChan Tai-Hung/Yu Ti Hung (Nobita/Son Goku)
Andy LauTi Man (Vega)
Aaron KwokLung (Ryu)
Jacky CheungBroom Man (Guile)
Simon YamAh-Sing (Dhalsim)
Chingmy YauChun May (Chun Li)
Ken LoGeneral (M. Bison)
Ekin ChengKent (Ken)
Billy ChowThai King (Sagat)
William DuenToyota (E. Honda)
Kingdom YuenTai-Hung's Mother, Chun Dai (Chun Li)
Richard NgUncle Richard Yu/Green Wolf (Blanka)
Andy HuiKei-On (Gian/Suneo)
Charlie YeungChoi Ney (Shizuka)
Winnie LauSiu-Wai/Crab Angel
Natalis ChanSports Announcer
Dennis ChanHeadmaster
Newton LaiFuture Cops Commander
Dave LamDiscipline teacher
Lee Siu-keiPlumber
Fanny LeungCR3
Sam HohLeon Lai
Lam Foo-WaiSchool Bully


LINK TO WATCH (Youtube): 


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