Bogus Cops (1993)
Original title: 走佬威龍
Bogus Cops is a 1993 Chinese-language action movie directed by Bryan Leung Kar-Yan, with a running time of 1h 34m. It stars Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Sophia Crawford and Veronica Yip Yuk-Hing.
A take on the 1990 US film "Short Time", Karl Choi (Kar-yan) and Ching But-kam (Eric Tsang) are the laughingstocks of the Royal Hong Kong Police, and things get even worse when Choi's HIV test turns up as a false positive, leading him to believe he is dying of AIDS. Hoping to become a hero, Choi becomes bold and reckless, planning to be killed in the line of duty, thus receiving a ceremonial burial and a legendary reputation for bravery. In pursuit of this goal, Choi goes after a ruthless but bumbling group of terrorists hired by Saddam Hussein to bomb various strategic targets. While Choi is attempting to go out in a blaze of glory, Ching is falling in love with a beautiful prostitute (Veronica Yip) with a speech impediment and a surprising command of kung fu.
Quick answers
What is Bogus Cops about?
A take on the 1990 US film "Short Time", Karl Choi (Kar-yan) and Ching But-kam (Eric Tsang) are the laughingstocks of the Royal Hong Kong Police, and things get even worse when Choi's HIV test turns up as a false positive, leading him to believe he is dying of AIDS. Hoping to become a hero, Choi becomes bold and reckless, planning to be killed in the line of duty, thus receiving a ceremonial burial and a legendary reputation for bravery. In pursuit of this goal, Choi goes after a ruthless but bumbling group of terrorists hired by Saddam Hussein to bomb various strategic targets. While Choi is attempting to go out in a blaze of glory, Ching is falling in love with a beautiful prostitute (Veronica Yip) with a speech impediment and a surprising command of kung fu.
When was Bogus Cops released?
Bogus Cops was released on 4 December 1993.
How long is Bogus Cops?
Bogus Cops runs 1h 34m.
Who made Bogus Cops?
Bogus Cops was directed by Bryan Leung Kar-Yan.
Cast
- Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Ching Pat-Kam
- Sophia Crawford as Imported Hooker
- Veronica Yip Yuk-Hing as Rose
- Bryan Leung Kar-Yan as Karl Choi/Mrs. Choi
- Michael Miu Kiu-Wai as Cop
- Jamie Luk Kim-Ming as Hung Pak-Lam
- William Ho as Big Brother
- Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as Robber
- Chen Kuan-Tai as Officer Wu
- Melvin Wong as Insurance Investigator
- Paul Chun Pui as Doctor
- Cheung Kwok-Keung as Keung