| Bullets Over Summer | |||||||||||||||
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| Director: | Wilson Yip | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Joe Ma | ||||||||||||||
| Starring: | Francis Ng Louis Koo | ||||||||||||||
| Music: | Tommy Wai | ||||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Lam Wah-chuen | ||||||||||||||
| Editing: | Cheung Ka-fai | ||||||||||||||
| Studio: | Mei Ah Film Production Brilliant Idea Group | ||||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Mei Ah Entertainment | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 98 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||||||
| Gross: | HK$2,193,045 | ||||||||||||||
Bullets Over Summer is a 1999 Hong Kong buddy cop action film directed by Wilson Yip and starring Francis Ng and Louis Koo. For their performances in the film, Ng and Law Lan were awarded Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the 6th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards while Law was also awarded Best Actress at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Supporting Actress at the 5th Golden Bauhinia Awards.
Police officers Mike Lai (Francis Ng) and Brian Leung (Louis Koo) are partners and good friends. Mike is withdrawn and quiet while Brian is very cynical and is not appreciated by superiors. In order to arrest a group of robbers led by Dragon (Joe Lee), Mike and Brian set up a monitoring device in Granny's (Law Lan) apartment. At this time, Mike became acquainted with Jennifer (Stephanie Lam), a pregnant woman who was abandoned by her boyfriend. Mike, who grew up in an orphanage, expressed his willingness to be the father of Jennifer's child. On the other hand, Brian also meets a schoolgirl named Yen (Michelle Saram). Not long after, Mike discovers he was infected with a terminal illness and is running out of time. Mike makes a trading deal with Dragon where he obtains large sum of money for Jennifer to support herself and her child in the future. At the same time, he does not forget his responsibilities as a police officer and notifies Brian the whereabouts of Dragon. Together, Mike and Brian start a battle against Dragon to take him down.[1]
The film grossed HK$2,193,045 in its theatrical run in Hong Kong from 5 August to 8 September 1999.
| Awards and nominations | |||
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| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 6th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Best Actor | Francis Ng | |
| Best Actress | Law Lan | ||
| Best Screenplay | Matt Chow, Wilson Yip, Ben Cheung | ||
| Film of Merit | Bullets Over Summer | ||
| 19th Hong Kong Film Awards [2] | Francis Ng | ||
| Best Actress | Law Lan | ||
| Best Sound Design | Cuson Liu, Phyllis Cheng | ||
| 5th Golden Bauhinia Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Law Lan | |