Fulltime Killer

Fulltime Killer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese全職殺手
Simplified Chinese全职杀手
Literal meaningfull-time assassin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinquánzhí shāshǒu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingcyun4 zik1 saat3 sau2
Directed byJohnnie To
Wai Ka-fai
Written byJoey O'Bryan
Wai Ka-fai
Based onFulltime Killer
by Edmond Pang
Produced byJohnnie To
Wai Ka-fai
Andy Lau
StarringAndy Lau
Takashi Sorimachi
Simon Yam
Kelly Lin
CinematographyCheng Siu-Keung
Edited byDavid M. Richardson
Music byAlex Khaskin
Guy Zerafa
Production
companies
Teamwork Motion Pictures
Milkyway Image
Distributed byTeamwork Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
English
Japanese
Box officeHK$28,682,414
(Hong Kong)[1]
US$23,124 (USA)[2]

Fulltime Killer (Chinese: 全職殺手) is a 2001 Hong Kong action film directed and produced by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, with the latter being also involved in the screenwriting. It is also produced by and starring Andy Lau. The film was released on 3 August 2001.

The film is based on Pang Ho-cheung's novel of the same name.

Plot

Based on a book by Hong Kong filmmaker Pang Ho-cheung, Fulltime Killer protagonist O is a hitman being challenged by new hotshot Lok Tok-wah. O has lived a life of seclusion as the number one hitman in Asia. The woman living at his contact address is captured after O foils a set-up by his boss. He then goes on the run while trying to fend off his adversary. The last part of the movie focuses on an Interpol detective's attempt to write the story of Tok and O.

Alternate ending

The film has two endings. The normal one that appeared in theaters and the special ending for Malaysia where O and Chin end up being caught by police. This was supposedly done as per special request to show that "Crime doesn't pay".[3]

Cast

  • Andy Lau as Lok Tok-wah
  • Takashi Sorimachi as O
  • Simon Yam as Albert Lee
  • Kelly Lin as Ms. Chin
  • Cherrie Ying as Gigi
  • Lam Suet as Fat Ice
  • Rocky Lai as Bald thug
  • Liu Chun-hung as Man in Bangkok Jail
  • Teddy Li as C7
  • Ernest Mauser as Priest
  • Wong Chi-wai as Policeman in Singapore
  • Lam Chung-kei as Cop

Home media

On 29 March 2004, DVD was released by Tartan Asia Extreme at the United Kingdom in Region 2.

Reception

Fulltime Killer has a rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes.

See also

  • Andy Lau filmography
  • Johnnie To filmography
  • List of Hong Kong films of 2001
  • List of Hong Kong films

References

  1. ^ Fulltime Killer at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
  2. ^ "Fulltime Killer".
  3. ^ "Fulltime Killer (2001)". lovehkfilm.com. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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