Summary
Explosive early Hong Kong actioner about a mysterious criminal known as the White Tycoon, who hires three top assassins to help him eliminate his rivals in two local mobs, the Scorpions and the Serpents. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1982 Taiwanese Film "別愛陌生人 " (Don't Love Any Stranger) with new scenes.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 50GoodWatch 63
IMDb5.0
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −20 min on the typical 104
typical 10484Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries
Released
1983
January 1, 1983
43 years ago
Genres
ThrillerActionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
cnMade in
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more11 people
- JSJonathan StierwaldKubrick Brown from New York
- Michael Chan Wai-manHercules (archive footage)
- Steve DawInterpol Agent Scott
- Chen Kuan-tai(archive footage)
- SDSummer DoraCherry
- TMTina MatchettTania Ryder from Sydney
- Phillip Ko FaiWhite Tycoon
- John LadalskiCarter Black from London
- Phoenix Chu(archive footage)
- Shih Chung-Tien(archive footage)
- HKHwang Kook-RyangMasked Assassin
Directing · 1
- Godfrey Ho Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Stephen So Writer
Production · 2
- Joseph Lai San-Lun Producer
- Betty Chan Kwai-Wa Producer
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