Coolie Killer

Coolie Killer
Film poster
Traditional	殺出西營盤
Simplified	杀出西营盘
Mandarin	Shā Chū Xī Yíng Pán
Cantonese	Saat^3 Ceot^1 Sai^1 Jing^4 Pun^4
Directed by	Terry Tong
Produced by	Dennis Yu Jeffrey Lau
Screenplay by	Eddie Fong Chun Tin-nam Chiu Kang-chien
Starring	Charlie Chin Elliot Ngok Lisa Chiao Chiao Cecilia Yip
Music by	Ivan Lai David Wu
Cinematography	David Chung Brian Lai
Edited by	David Wu
Production company	Century Motion Picture & Distribution
Release dates	3 June 1982
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$5,532,180

Coolie Killer is a 1982 Hong Kong action film directed by Terry Tong and starring Charlie Chin, Elliot Ngok, Lisa Chiao Chiao and Cecilia Yip.

Plot

Ko Tat-fu (Charlie Chin), leader of a coolie killer group in Sai Ying Pun who specializes in assassinations in countries, is now the boss of a shipping company in Central. However, one time, after an ambushed by a group of killers which left four of his underlings dead, he re-assumed his old profession. Ko believes the ambush was related to his refusal of a recent contract to kill someone in Hong Kong. He asks his lover, Hung-kam (Lisa Chiao Chiao) to investigate in to this, but she commits suicide. Ko was determined to battle for the truth. During a rainy night, when Ko takes out his foes, he ends his legendary and romantic life.

Cast

• Charlie Chin as Ko Tat-fu
• Elliot Ngok as Inspector Chung
• Lisa Chiao Chiao as Cheung Hung-kam
• Cecilia Yip as Tong Ho-yee
• Michael Tong as Siu
• Poon Chun-wai as Mak
• Newton Lai as Wor
• Danny Lee as Chung's boss (cameo)
• Kwan Hoi-san as Choi (cameo)
• Lau Siu-ming as Ding
• Chan Shen
• Lau Hok-nin as Man
• Hui Ying-sau as Old doctor
• Alex Ng as gets stuffed in garbage can
• Chan Chik-wai
• Cheung Hei
• Steve Mak
• To wai-wo
• Wong Ha-fei
• Wong Kung-miu
• Chow Kin-ping
• Fung Ming
• Chan Ling-wai
• Tony Tam
• Ng Kit-keung
• Ronnie

Reception

Critical

Kenneth Brorsson of So Good Reviews gave the film a positive review and writes "Great, more theme- and character based flicks would follow but Coolie Killer offers up a glimpse of why a story of nasty men fighting for own selfish revenge and not silly illusions of love is so pleasurable."^[1]

Box office

The film grossed HK$5,532,180 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 3 June to 14 July 1982 in Hong Kong.

Award nominations

• 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Nominated: Best Film
  • Nominated: Best Cinematography (David Chung, Bryan Lai)
  • Nominated: Best Film Editing (David Wu)

References

1. "Coolie Killer - So Good Reviews".

External links

• Coolie Killer at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Coolie Killer at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Coolie Killer at the Internet Movie Database