
Hong Kong '97
Hong Kong '97 is a 1994 American political action thriller film directed by Albert Pyun starring Robert Patrick, Brion James and Tim Thomerson. The story revolves around the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China. An assassin kills several high-ranking Chinese officials and must get out of the country quickly before he himself is murdered.
Plot
On June 30, 1997, assassin Reginald "Reg" Cameron enters a club and assassinates a high ranking People's Liberation Army officer, General Wu. Fearing revenge against him, several friends and colleagues urge him to flee Hong Kong. To add to the troubles, at midnight, the Chinese army will begin to enter the city as British rule expires on July 1. He must escape to avoid any further attempts on his life.
More details
author | Randall Fontana |
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contentLocation | Hong Kong |
director | Albert Pyun |
editor | Ken Morrisey |
genre | action political thriller |
keywords | army officer arts school assassination attempt cold war flee kennedy port kill liberation army martial arts school morning murder national hero people\'s liberation army people\'s republic of china red china safe house shoot trouble want |
musicBy | Michael McCarty |
publisher | Trimark Pictures |
recordedAt | Hong Kong |
theme | chase the future |