The Final Option (1994 film)
The Final Option is a 1994 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Gordon Chan and starring Michael Wong, Peter Yung, Carmen Lee, Vindy Chan and Power Chan.
| The Final Option | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 飛虎雄心 |
| Simplified Chinese | 飞虎雄心 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fēi Hǔ Xióng Xīn |
| Jyutping | Fei1 Fu2 Hung4 Sam1 |
| Directed by | Gordon Chan |
| Written by | Gordon Chan |
| Produced by | Kim Yip |
| Starring | Michael Wong Peter Yung Carmen Lee Vindy Chan Power Chan |
| Cinematography | Horace Wong |
| Edited by | Chan Kei-hop |
| Music by | Richard Yuen |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date | 17 March 1994 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
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| Box office | HK$11,232,091 |
Plot
Because the risk of police work is getting higher, uniformed patrol officer Ho Chi-wai (Peter Yung) receives pressure from his family, which leads him to doubt his own profession and his attitude also becomes negative. One time during an armed robbery case in a jewelry store, witnesses his colleague, Butt (Ken Lok), being killed by the robbers, which changes his views about the meaning of life and being a police officer. Chi-wai is shoulder the responsibility to protect civilians and joins the Special Duties Unit (SDU). During training, due to a series of difficult physical and mental challenges, many trainees decided to quit. Chi-wai, however, completes his training with his spirit of perseverance. With the influence of his instructor, Stone (Michael Wong, Chi-wai builds self-confidence. However, Chi-wai gradually discovers problems that the SDU has to face, including ones from family, friends, superior officers, criminals and even public pressure. Because Chi-wai's profession makes his girlfriend, May (Carmen Lee), to lack a sense of security, they become estranged until a counterinsurgency operation, when May finally understands Chi-wai, while he also understands the meaning of being an SDU officer.
Cast
- Michael Wong as Stone Wong
- Peter Yung as Ho Chi-wai
- Carmen Lee as May Lee
- Vindy Chan as Windy
- Power Chan as Bond
- Ken Kot as Ken
- Ricky Lam
- Dante Lam
- Matthew Tang
- Tai Ho-fai
- Paul Fonoroff as Security Commissioner
- Luk Man-wai as Frankie
- Joseph Cheung as Joe
- Michael Lam as Ching
- Lau Jim
- Wayne Lai as Traffic cop
- Emotion Cheung as Policeman
- Yvonne Ho as Bond's girlfriend
- Lam Tak-shing
- Lai Wai-tak
- Sin Kam-ching
- Tsang Chi-chung
- Hung Lap-ming
- Ken Lok as Butt
- Luk Chi-shing
- Teddy Chan
- Bruce Law
- Liu Lai-man
- Michael Lam as SDU trainee
- So Wai-nam as SDU trainee
- Gary Mak as SDU trainee
- Lui Siu-ming as SDU trainee
- Kwan Kwok-chung as SDU trainee
- Lee Yiu-king as Rascal at nightclub
- Kim Yip as Photographer
- Stephen Chan
- Jacky Cheung Chun-hung
- Hui Sze-man
- To Wai-kwong
- Wong Man-chun as Policeman
- Lau Tung-ching
- Cheung Bing-chuen as Rascal at nightclub
Release
The Final Option was released in Hong Kong on 17 March 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released by Screen Enterprise Co. on November 9, 1995.[1]
References
- "Non Stop Action Begins Today!!!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. 9 November 1995. p. 30B. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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