Island of Fire
| Island Of Fire | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Chu Yen-ping |
| Written by | Lee Fu Yip Wan-Chiu |
| Produced by | Jimmy Wang Yu Ko Chun-hsiung |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Sammo Hung Tony Leung Andy Lau Tou Chung Hwa Jimmy Wang Yu Ko Chun Hsiung Barry Wong |
| Music by | Fu Lap Eckart Seeber |
| Distributed by |  Golden Harvest Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (DVD) Hong Kong Legends (DVD) |
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Running time | 96 min. |
| Countries | Template:Film Taiwan Template:Film Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
Island of Fire (Chinese: 火燒島) is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts action crime drama film directed by Chu Yen-ping, starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Tony Leung and Andy Lau. It was shot in Taiwan and the Philippines.[1]
As with both of those earlier films, recent DVD and VHS releases market Island of Fire as a Jackie Chan film, displaying his image on the cover as though he was the lead actor. In fact, Chan only appears in a supporting role, with Tony Leung as the central character. The film co-stars Sammo Hung, Andy Lau, and Barry Wong.
After appearing with Chan in Killer Meteors in 1976, the film's producer and co-star, Jimmy Wang Yu, came to Chan's aid when the then young actor sought his help in settling a dispute with veteran director, Lo Wei. Chan repaid the favour by playing roles in Wang's films, which included this film as well as the 1982 film Fantasy Mission Force.
Synopsis
Tony Leung plays a police officer who goes undercover in the pen, hoping to determine how the finger prints of a recently killed felon could belong to a con who had been executed three months before. While inside, he goes through the tortures of hell, after getting involved in matters that were better left alone. His fellow prisoners include Chan (in for accidentally killing a card player, while trying to raise money to pay for an operation to save his girlfriend's life), Andy Lau (as the brother of the dead man, who has himself thrown in jail to exact revenge), Wang (as one of the leaders of the prisoners), and Sammo Hung (as a compassionate but pathetic inmate, who frequently escapes to visit his young son). When Leung kills an especially corrupt guard and is sentenced to a firing squad, the film goes reveals that the convicts that are assumed to be executed are actually being used by the warden (Ke Chuen-hsiang) as hitmen to assassinate untouchable criminals.
Cast
- Jackie Chan as Da Chui / Lung (Hong Kong version) / Steve (US version)
- Sammo Hung as "Fatty" John Liu Hsi-chia
- Tony Leung as Wei Wang / Andy / Andrew
- Andy Lau as Iron Ball / Lau / Boss Lee
- Barry Wong as Inspector Wong
- Jimmy Wang Yu as Kui / Lucas
- Chun Hsiang-ko as Prison Chief / Prison Superintendent
- Chung Hua-tou as Chiu / Charlie
- Jack Kao as Ho Lin
- Ken Lo as Bodyguard
- Rocky Lai as Iron Ball's thug / Prisoner
- Chin Ho as Iron Ball's assistant
- Teddy Yip Wing-cho as Prisoner
- Wang An
- Yen Ru-chen
- Kao Ming
- Kang Ho
- Fang Jing
- Yuen Yi
- Wai Hung-ho
- Tou Hu
- Wang Yao
- Bang Yu
- Chien Tsao
Versions
There are three different versions of this film. There is a 93 minute Hong Kong version, a 96 minute American version and a 125 minute Taiwanese version which focuses more on character development and plot detail.
Home media
On May 22, 2000 DVD was released by Film 2000 at the UK in Region 2.
Five months later, DVD was released by Hong Kong Legends on October 2, 2000.
See also
References
- ^ "Island on Fire (Taiwan version)". Film review. Hong Kong Digital. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
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