Gen-X Cops | |
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Traditional | 特警新人類 |
Simplified | 特警新人类 |
Mandarin | Té jīng xīn rèn léi |
Cantonese | Dak6 ging2 san1 jan4 leoi6 |
Directed by | Benny Chan |
Produced by | Benny Chan John Chong Jackie Chan Willie Chan Thomas Chung Solon So |
Written by | Benny Chan Chit Ka-kei Koan Hui Anna Lee |
Starring |
Nicholas Tse Stephen Fung Sam Lee |
Music by | Nathan Wang |
Cinematography | Arthur Wong |
Edited by | Cheung Ka-Fai |
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Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution |
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Running time
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114 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language |
Cantonese English Japanese |
Box office | HK$15,631,989 |
Gen-X Cops (Chinese: 特警新人類) is a 1999 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Benny Chan, starring Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung and Sam Lee.
Jet fuel is stolen by weapons smugglers. The fuel is reacquired by the Hong Kong police but then once again stolen by a yakuza boss named Akatora who is trying to sell it with the help of Hong Kong thug Daniel. Three rebellious cops go undercover to find both the jet fuel and Akatora. They must use the criminal instincts that got them kicked out of the force to save Hong Kong from a devastating terrorist attack.
Jack (played by Nicholas Tse) The main protagonist of the movie. Jack is the tough cool one of the group. He will do almost anything to win. He’s in the one of the group that always seems to be alone with one of the thugs. He is alone with Lok at one point then Daniel and faces off with Akatora.
Match (Played by Stephen Fung) Match is the play boy of the group, as he is always more concerned with the girl instead of the task at hand, though in the long run, it always seems to help as his ex-girlfriend is with Daniel and eventually leaves Daniel for Match allowing Jack to take her place and get more information.
Alien (Played by Sam Lee) As his name suggests, Alien is the goofy guy of the bunch. He doesn't really like authority or doing much work but does his fair share in the group.
Y2K (Played by Grace Ip) Y2K is the girl of the group. She has skills in fighting and computers. She is mainly the group’s techie. She is also the sister of an undercover cop killed, as he is the reason Akatora lost his good to begin with.
Akatora (Played by Tôru Nakamura) The main antagonist of the movie. He is the mastermind behind the stealing and smuggling of the jet fuel explosives. He is driven by revenge. He believes that a man named Shimada is the reason his father was killed. And his goal is to eventually avenge his father by killing Shimada.