Future Cops
| Future Cops | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 超級學校霸王 |
| Simplified | 超级学校霸王 |
| Mandarin | Chāojí Xuéxiào Bàwàng |
| Cantonese | Ciu1 Kap1 Gaai1 Tau4 Baa3 Wong4 |
| Directed by | Wong Jing |
| Produced by | John Higgins |
| Written by | Wong Jing |
| Starring | Andy Lau Jacky Cheung Aaron Kwok Chingmy Yau Dicky Cheung Simon Yam Ekin Cheng Winnie Lau Charlie Yeung Andy Hui Ken Lo Billy Chow |
| Music by | Marco Wan Lee Hon-Kam |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau |
| Editing by | Poon Hung |
| Distributed by |  Golden Harvest |
| Release date(s) | July 15, 1993 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
Future Cops (Chinese: 超級學校霸王; pinyin: Chāojí Xuéxiào Bàwàng; Literal Title:Super-School Tyrant) is a 1993 Hong Kong action-comedy film loosely based on the Street Fighter video game franchise.
It was the first live-action film to feature characters from the Street Fighter series, the second being City Hunter starring Jackie Chan, which was also directed by Wong Jing, but released 15 days later. The following year the official Street Fighter motion picture was released, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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[edit] Plot
In the year 2043, an evil crime lord (The General/M. Bison) is trying to take over the world. He was arrested and was sentenced to jail by the Judge. The General's minions, Kent (Ken), Thai King (Sagat), and Toyota (E. Honda) travel to the year 1993 to kill the Judge 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 plot. The Police Director decided to send them back to the past also to protect the Judge. Lung ultimately stays behind because he is the Police Director's brother in law.
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. 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. Tai-Hung ends up being the Judge after his mother remarried and his surname changed.
[edit] Reception
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.
[edit] Cast
| Actor/Actress | Role |
|---|---|
| Andy Lau | Ti Man (Vega) |
| Jacky Cheung | Broom Man (Guile) |
| Aaron Kwok | Lung (Ryu) |
| Chingmy Yau | Chun May (Chun Li) |
| Dicky Cheung | Chan Tai-Hung/Yu Ti Hung (Nobita/Son Goku) |
| Simon Yam | Ah-Sing (Dhalsim) |
| Ekin Cheng | Kent (Ken) |
| Winnie Lau | Siu-Wai/Crab Angel |
| Charlie Yeung | Choi Ney (Shizuka) |
| Andy Hui | Kei-On (Gian/Suneo) |
| Ken Lo | General (M. Bison) |
| Billy Chow | Thai King (Sagat) |
| William Duen | Toyota (E. Honda) |
| Kingdom Yuen | Tai-Hung's Mother, Chun Dai (Chun Li) |
| Richard Ng | Uncle Richard Yu/Green Wolf (Blanka) |
| Natalis Chan | Sports Announcer |
| Dennis Chan | Headmaster |
| Newton Lai | Future Cops Commander |
| Dave Lam | Discipline teacher |
| Lee Siu-kei | Plumber |
| Fanny Leung | CR3 |
| Sam Hoh | Leon Lai |
| Lam Foo-Wai | School Bully |
| Max Mok |
[edit] Game references and differences
- All the characters in the film have the likeness, fighting style, and special attacks of the Street Fighter video game characters they are based on.
- In the final battle of the film, Chun May and her mother simultaneously (both dressed as Chun-Li) perform Chun-Li's "yatta!" win animation from Street Fighter II.
- Vega, who is normally a villain in the video game series, is the main hero, whereas Ken and E. Honda are villains as opposed to heroes (although Ken switches sides at the very end)
- In the scene where Ti Man and Chun May are on a date at an arcade, they jump into a game of Super Mario Bros.
- Through most of the film Ti Man (Vega), and Chun May (Chun-Li) wear normal school clothes, and Chun May wears glasses.
- Ken and Guile who normally have blond hair have black hair with blond streaks in the film.
- Dhalsim, who is normally bald, has black hair with red streaks in the film.
- Vega's mask only covers half his face, as opposed to his whole face.
- Sagat in the film is not very tall, has a flattop haircut, and a goatee, but still wears an eyepatch.
- When Tai-Hung wakes up to his abilities as Yu Ti Hung, he is dressed up as the character Son Goku from the Dragon Ball franchise.
- Kei-On is seen playing an actual Street Fighter II game in the arcades.
- Characters from the game that are missing in the movie (or has no counterparts) are Zangief and Balrog as well as the newcomers from Super Street Fighter II (Cammy, Fei-Long, T. Hawk and Dee Jay). The movie was released at the same year as Super Street Fighter II.
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