Millionaire Cop | |||||||||||||||
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Director: | Nelson Cheung | ||||||||||||||
Producer: | Wong Jing Chan Tai-lei | ||||||||||||||
Screenplay: | Dennis Chan | ||||||||||||||
Starring: | Aaron Kwok Maggie Cheung Chingmy Yau Ng Man-tat Deric Wan Kingdom Yuen Hung Yan-yan Elaine Eca Da Silva Chor Yuen | ||||||||||||||
Music: | Philip Chan | ||||||||||||||
Cinematography: | Joe Chan | ||||||||||||||
Editing: | Johnson Chow | ||||||||||||||
Studio: | Wong Jing's Workshop | ||||||||||||||
Distributor: | Newport Entertainment | ||||||||||||||
Runtime: | 91 minutes | ||||||||||||||
Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||||||
Gross: | HK$5,586,339 |
Millionaire Cop is a 1993 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Nelson Cheung and starring Aaron Kwok, Maggie Cheung, Chingmy Yau and Ng Man-tat.
The young and talented cop Ball (Aaron Kwok) is partners with the cowardly Fish (Ng Man-tat). One day, the police force received news that a gang of kidnappers has threatened kidnap Jessy Lee (Deric Wan), the son of Hong Kong billionaire Lee Ka-sing (Dennis Chan). The police then sends Ball undercover and takes Jessy Lee's identity and sought for more information in the Lee Enterprises. However, Ball's girlfriend Shun (Chingmy Yau), unexpectedly joins the Lee Enterprises and clashes with Jacky (Maggie Cheung), Jessy's ex-lover who mistakenly believes Ball to be Jessy. Meanwhile, a criminal named Robber (Hung Yan-yan) vows to seek vengeance on Ball after their chief of the gang earlier in a robbery when Ball was chasing him.
LoveHKFilm gave the film a negative review and refers it as "Wong Jing garbage" and "Big stars, bad movie" and the only saving graces are "decent fights and the presence of Chingmy Yau, who’s actually quite appealing in this movie."[1]
The film grossed HK$5,586,339 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 1 to 13 January 1993 in Hong Kong.