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Island of Fire (1990)
Directed by Chu Yen-ping
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Overview
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.
Rated R | Length 95 minutes
Actors
Andy Lau | Jackie Chan | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | Tony Leung Ka-Fai | Jimmy Wang Yu | Tou Chung-Hua | Jack Kao | Ko Chun-Hsiung | Chang Kuo-Chu | Elsie Yeh | Xu Cheng-Yi | Yeung Hung | Barry Wong | Ken Lo | Teddy Yip Wing-Cho | Chin Ho | Wang An | Ben Ko Chu | Ming Cheng Tseng | Yang Lieh | Shih Ting-Ken | Hsueh Chang-Wen | Yung Shun-Hing | Kao Ming | Ho Kang | Fong Ching | Hu Tou | Rocky Lai
Viewing History (seen 3 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/2024 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Borrowed | 7 stars |
| 03/18/2022 | Computer | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| 12/29/2017 | TV | DVD | Library | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Needed something simple to watch bc I was so exhausted but not ready to crash. Spun this up again mainly for the cast. Apparently the actors got involved to help out the director thru a difficult period. Fun to see older Jimmy Wang Yu as the grizzled prison boss.
Supposedly the original cut was 2 hours which I’d love to see. This is not a great movie but interesting for all the parties involved. That ending is just nuts!
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