Full Contact 俠盜高飛 'Gou Fei the Rogue' (1992) (Engish Subtitles) [ Directed By Ringo Lam ]

About

Full Contact (Chinese: 俠盜高飛; lit. 'Gou Fei the Rogue') is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed and produced by Ringo Lam, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Simon Yam, Anthony Wong, and Ann Bridgewater.[2] It was released by Golden Princess Film Production on April 23, 1992.

Though a commercial disappointment, it was well received by critics and has developed a cult following.[3] In 2014, Time Out ranked Full Contact in the top 100 action films of all time.[4]

Plot

In Bangkok, Gou Fei's friend Sam Sei borrows money from a loan shark to give Gou Fei's departed mother a proper burial. The loan shark kidnaps Sam, and Gou Fei rescues him by confronting the loan shark and persuading him to give more time for Sam to re-pay the loan. The loan shark does not comply and orders his cohorts to kill Sam, but Gou Fei punches two of them before he engages a knife fight with the remaining gang members. After doing so, the loan shark attempts to shoot Gou Fei, but he wrestles the gun out of the shark's grasp, frees a trapped Sam Sei and escapes. Not wanting to lose face, the loan shark promises to kill them, so Gou Fei and Sam Sei flee the city.

To earn money, they team up with Sam's cousin Judge for a heist. The group meets up, although a fight between Gou Fei's and Judge's friends (Chung and Psycho respectively) breaks out, which is triggered by Gou Fei making remarks about Lau Ngang. After the initial group meeting, Judge is offered money from the loan shark to kill Gou Fei and Sam during the heist.

The heist begins with Gou Fei blocking traffic while Lau Ngang tosses a grenade into an irate driver's car, which explodes. The intended target is a lorry and the group shoots and kills the passengers. Psycho gets in the truck, but kicks Chung out and prevents him from boarding. The heist is successful, but Judge betrays Gou Fei by attempting to kill him, only to kill Chung instead. A car chase ensues between the two. The scene ends when Gou Fei flips his car up-side down. Judge examines the wreckage only to be ambushed by Gou Fei. Another fight ensues, Judge slices Gou Fei's right finger and thumb but is interrupted by a resident who shoots in the air telling them to leave.

The stolen truck, now occupied by Lau Ngang and Psycho, shoot at the house, killing everyone but a girl. Gou Fei takes shelter, but Sam Sei appears with a gun intending to kill Gou Fei (at the behest of Judge), but shoots him once in the chest and the rest at the floor. Sam Sei walks out with a pair of bloody eyes to prove that he has "killed" Gou Fei (Judge made remarks about Gou Fei's "mesmerising eyes" earlier). Convinced, he shoots the pressure cooker, causing it to explode, burning alive the previously shot resident and the girl, leaving her with 3rd degree burns.

Gou Fei, assumed to be dead, returns to the city, finding Sam now a competent gangster. Seemingly seeking revenge, he steals the shipment of guns Judge was hoping to sell and ransoms them back. The money is for the hospital stricken girl burned in the fire fight. The pair meet again, but not before Gou Fei guns down all of Judge's cohorts including Psycho. Judge gives Gou Fei the money and asks for the goods, but Gou Fei simply detonates the goods in the end, much to Judge's chagrin. The two shoot at each other, but it's Gou Fei who gains the upper hand when he throws his butterfly knife at Judge. Gou Fei finally kills Judge before quipping "Go masturbate in hell!"

Cast

Chow Yun-fat as Gou Fei

Simon Yam as "Judge"

Anthony Wong as Sam Sei

Archive

Internet Archive, in More feature films

Licence or status

CC BY 4.0, as the Internet Archive states it.

Credit

KonCategory3

Language

English

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