The Corruptor
The Corruptor is a 1999 American action thriller film directed by James Foley, written by Robert Pucci, and starring 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 took the job as a means to quickly gain his detective shield.
More details
author | Robert Pucci |
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contentLocation | New York City |
director | James Foley |
editor | Howard E. Smith |
genre | action crime drama 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 cop |