The Corruptor
The Corruptor is a 1999 American action film directed by James Foley. The film was written by Robert Pucci, and produced by Dan Halsted. The film stars Chow Yun-fat and Mark Wahlberg. The film was released in the United States on March 12, 1999.
Plot
NYPD Lieutenant Nick Chen is head of the Asian Gang Unit. His job is to keep the peace in Chinatown from a turf war that has broken out between the Tung Fung Benevolent Association tong and the Fukienese Dragons street gang. The problem is complicated by the fact that he is also an informant for the Tongs under Uncle Benny Wong and his lieutenant Henry Lee. After a bombing in Chinatown, Chen is reluctantly teamed up with Danny Wallace, who is unaware of Chen's corruption. Danny was also secretly tasked by Internal Affairs to monitor Chen. Danny lied to Chen and the Asian Gang Unit by claiming that he had taken the job to gain his detective shield quickly.
More details
author | Robert Pucci |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q721389 |
editor | Howard E. Smith |
genre | action comedy crime thriller |
keywords | bomb chinatown claim fbi agent internal affairs kill monitor new york city police department nypd police raid prostitution ring racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act rico street gang talk tong turf war |
musicBy | Carter Burwell |
producer | Dan Halsted |
productionCompany | Illusion Entertainment Group |
publisher | New Line Cinema |
recordedAt | Toronto |
theme | buddy comedy buddy cop police procedural |