The Killer Page #25

Synopsis: A violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Together, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): John Woo
Production: Kino
  2 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
R
Year:
1989
111 min
2,093 Views


4/6/92 D.G.. O'.H. 42.

LEE:

Call for some back up. He's got to be around here

someplace.

CHANG:

I haven't got a radio.

LEE:

What about the boat?

CHANG:

How the hell do I know? It's not my boat.

LEE:

He's got to be around --

The boat passes another island.

There are a lot of islands in this bay --

EXT. COVE - HONG KONG HARBOR - DAY

Jeff s boat heads into a small cove.

A few fishing boats.

A ramshackle landing.

Fishermen's huts on the beach.

Laundry hanging out to dry.

Nets.

Kids playing in the water.

Woods behind the beach.

Jeffs BMW hidden in the trees --

LANDING:

Jeff ties the boat up to the landing.

Walks up toward the beach --

LITTLE GIRL:

Five years old.

Playing in the sand.

Smiles.

Waves at Jeff --

JEFF:

Waves back...

4/6/92 D.G., li'. I-I. 43.

WOODS:

Gunmen.

Camouflaged in the trees...

GUNMAN A~1

A rifle.

Telescopic sight.

He raises it --

JEFF - SNIPER'S POV

Jeff in the CROSSHAIRS.

He leans down to talk to the Little Girl --

Suddenly obscured by hanging laundry.

GUNMAN #I

Lowers the rifle.

Looks O.S.

GUNMAN 02

Leaning against a shack.

Gun drawn.

A THIRD GUNMAN:

Behind Jeff s car.

Another gun.

JEFF:

Crouched talking to the Little Girl.

She gestures toward the woods.

He looks in the direction she's pointed...

Suddenly, he gets up and quickly moves away from her --

GUNMAN # 1

Fires.

JEFF:

Dives

Hits the ground --

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John Woo

John Woo SBS (Ng Yu-Sum; born 1 May 1946) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion. Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Hard Boiled (1992), and Red Cliff (2008/2009). more…

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