The Twins Effect
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Film poster
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| Traditional | 千機變 |
| Simplified | 千机变 |
| Mandarin | Qiān Jī Biàn |
| Cantonese | Cin1 Gei1 Bin3 |
| Directed by |
Dante Lam Donnie Yen |
| Produced by | Cheung Shing-sheung |
| Written by | Chan Hing-kar Ng Wai-lun |
| Starring |
Charlene Choi Gillian Chung Ekin Cheng Edison Chen Anthony Wong Mandy Chiang Josie Ho Maggie Lau Jackie Chan Karen Mok Chapman To |
| Music by | Chan Kwong-wing |
| Cinematography | Cheung Man-po |
| Edited by | Chan Kei-hop |
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Production
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Emperor Multimedia Group
Goldpeak Corporation Limited |
| Distributed by | Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment |
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Release date
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Running time
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107 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | $3,639,926 (Hong Kong) (25 July 2003) |
The Twins Effect, also known as Vampire Effect in the United States, is a 2003 Hong Kong film directed by Dante Lam and Donnie Yen. The film was derived from Cantopop group Twins, starring both members Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung in the leading roles. Co-stars include Edison Chen and Ekin Cheng. Jackie Chan makes a cameo appearance as an ambulance driver.
Following its release on 8 March 2003, The Twins Effect was a box-office success in Hong Kong, became the highest grossing domestic film of the year. The film gained huge popularity, mainly from fans of Twins.
An evil vampire duke seeks to kill and collect the blood of a royal family of European vampires in order to become all powerful. The last surviving member of the family, Prince Kazaf, flees to Hong Kong with his servant Prada. There, they are introduced by estate agent Momoko to live in an abandoned church.
Vampire hunter Reeve is depressed after his partner Lila is killed by vampires. He decides to train Lila's younger sister, Gypsy, to inherit her sister's duty and fight the vampire duke. However, Reeve's own sister, Helen, sees Gypsy as a rival.
At the same time, Kazaf meets Helen and falls in love with her, after which he intends to lead the life of a human being, but he is tracked down by the duke. Helen helps Kazaf and lets him hide in her home, where they are later discovered by Gypsy. Meanwhile, Reeve falls into the duke's trap while hunting vampires. Helen and Gypsy team up to save him.
After its release in Hong Kong, the film was renamed to Vampire Effect and some sequences were slightly altered. The new version was released in the United States in DVD as well.
The following are some differences between Vampire Effect and The Twins Effect:
There are five versions of DVD, along with VCD, released in Hong Kong.
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