The Final Option (1994 film)

The Final Option
The Final Option
	Film poster
Traditional Chinese	飛虎雄心
Simplified Chinese	飞虎雄心
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēi Hǔ Xióng Xīn
Jyutping	Fei1 Fu2 Hung4 Sam1
Directed by	Gordon Chan
Written by	Gordon Chan
Produced by	Kim Yip
Starring	Michael Wong; Peter Yung; Carmen Lee; Vindy Chan; Power Chan
Cinematography	Horace Wong
Edited by	Chan Kei-hop
Music by	Richard Yuen
Production; companies	Golden Harvest; Harvest Crown; People's Production
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	17 March 1994
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese; English;
Box office	HK$11,232,091

The Final Option is a 1994 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Gordon Chan and starring Michael Wong, Peter Yung, Carmen Lee, Vindy Chan and Power Chan.

Plot

Because the risk of police work is getting higher, uniformed patrol officer Ho Chi-wai (Peter Yung) receives pressure from his family, which leads him to doubt his own profession and his attitude also becomes negative. One time during an armed robbery case in a jewelry store, witnesses his colleague, Butt (Ken Lok), being killed by the robbers, which changes his views about the meaning of life and being a police officer. Chi-wai is shoulder the responsibility to protect civilians and joins the Special Duties Unit (SDU). During training, due to a series of difficult physical and mental challenges, many trainees decided to quit. Chi-wai, however, completes his training with his spirit of perseverance. With the influence of his instructor, Stone (Michael Wong, Chi-wai builds self-confidence. However, Chi-wai gradually discovers problems that the SDU has to face, including ones from family, friends, superior officers, criminals and even public pressure. Because Chi-wai's profession makes his girlfriend, May (Carmen Lee), to lack a sense of security, they become estranged until a counterinsurgency operation, when May finally understands Chi-wai, while he also understands the meaning of being an SDU officer.

Cast

Michael Wong as Stone Wong
Peter Yung as Ho Chi-wai
Carmen Lee as May Lee
Vindy Chan as Windy
Power Chan as Bond
Ken Kot as Ken
Ricky Lam
Dante Lam
Matthew Tang
Tai Ho-fai
Paul Fonoroff as Security Commissioner
Luk Man-wai as Frankie
Joseph Cheung as Joe
Michael Lam as Ching
Lau Jim
Wayne Lai as Traffic cop
Emotion Cheung as Policeman
Yvonne Ho as Bond's girlfriend
Lam Tak-shing
Lai Wai-tak
Sin Kam-ching
Tsang Chi-chung
Hung Lap-ming
Ken Lok as Butt
Luk Chi-shing
Teddy Chan
Bruce Law
Liu Lai-man
Michael Lam as SDU trainee
So Wai-nam as SDU trainee
Gary Mak as SDU trainee
Lui Siu-ming as SDU trainee
Kwan Kwok-chung as SDU trainee
Lee Yiu-king as Rascal at nightclub
Kim Yip as Photographer
Stephen Chan
Jacky Cheung Chun-hung
Hui Sze-man
To Wai-kwong
Wong Man-chun as Policeman
Lau Tung-ching
Cheung Bing-chuen as Rascal at nightclub

Release

The Final Option was released in Hong Kong on 17 March 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released by Screen Enterprise Co. on November 9, 1995.^[1]

References

↑ "Non Stop Action Begins Today!!!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. 9 November 1995. p. 30B. Retrieved 29 September 2020. Capman LEE Vindy CHAN Michael Wong Peter Yung Chan Kwok Pong

External links

The Final Option at IMDb

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[1] "Non Stop Action Begins Today!!!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. 9 November 1995. p. 30B. Retrieved 29 September 2020. Capman LEE Vindy CHAN Michael Wong Peter Yung Chan Kwok Pong

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Works by Gordon Chan
Films directed	18 Golden Destroyers (1985) The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) Brief Encounter in Shinjuku (1990, also writer) Fight Back to School (1991, also writer) Inspector Pink Dragon (1991) Fight Back to School II (1992, also writer) Gameboy Kids (1992, also writer) King of Beggars (1992, also writer) The Long and Winding Road (1994, also writer) The Final Option (1994, also writer) Fist of Legend (1994, also writer) Thunderbolt (1995, also writer) First Option (1996, also writer) Armageddon (1997, also writer and producer) Beast Cops (1998, also writer and producer) 2000 AD (2000, also writer) Okinawa Rendez-vous (2000, also writer and producer) Cat and Mouse (2003, also writer) The Medallion (2003, also writer) A-1 Headline (2004, also writer and producer) Kung Fu Master (2005) Mr. 3 Minutes (2006, also producer) Painted Skin (2008, also writer and producer) The King of Fighters (2010) Mural (2011, also writer and producer) The Four (2012, also writer and producer) The Four II (2013) The Four III (2014) The Treasure (2017) God of War (2017)
Films produced	The Vineyard (1989) Neverending Summer (1992) 1001 Nights (1995) Cause We Are So Young (1997) Option Zero (1997) Hitman (1998) When I Look Upon the Stars (1999) Heroes in Love (2001) Funeral March (2001) Every Dog Has His Date (2001) Time 4 Hope (2002) Curse of Lola (2005) Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010, also writer) Coming Back (2011, also writer)
Films written only	Behind the Yellow Line (1984) Dragons Forever (1988) Double Fattiness (1988) Heart to Hearts (1988) The Big Heat (1988) Diary of a Small Man (1989) The Cat (1991) Hard Boiled (1992) She Starts the Fire (1992) The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994) Daisy (2006) Undercover Hidden Dragon (2006)