Gordon Chan

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Gordon Chan

Born January 16, 1960 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] (age 66)

Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (Chinese: 陳嘉上) is an a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. His most notable works include Beast Cops, Fist of Legend, Painted Skin and 2000 AD.

Known For

The Bodyguard from BeijingThe Bodyguard from Beijing · 1994
The Bodyguard from Beijing
★ 6.91994
MovieDramaAction
A corrupt businessman commits a murder and the only witness is the girlfriend of another businessman with close connections to the Chinese government, so a bodyguard from Beijing is dispatched to help two Hong Kong cops protect the witness.
Fist of LegendFist of Legend · 1994
Fist of Legend
★ 7.51994
MovieAction
Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.
The Pig, the Snake and the PigeonThe Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon · 2023
The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon
★ 7.32023
MovieCrimeDrama
The arrogant, third most-wanted criminal in Taiwan, decides to get rid of the top two competitors and crowns himself the most-wanted criminal before dying.
Contract KillerContract Killer · 1998
Contract Killer
★ 7.11998
MovieActionComedy
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
The MedallionThe Medallion · 2003
The Medallion
★ 5.72003
MovieThrillerFantasy
A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers.
Fight Back to SchoolFight Back to School · 1991
Fight Back to School
★ 7.01991
MovieActionComedy
Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
Hard BoiledHard Boiled · 1992
Hard Boiled
★ 7.51992
MovieActionThriller
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.
Twin DragonsTwin Dragons · 1992
Twin Dragons
★ 6.91992
MovieActionComedy
Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.

Filmography

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1:99 Shorts1:99 Shorts · 2003
1:99 Shorts
★ 6.32003
MovieComedyDrama
Shorts made by 11 directors in order to fight against the SARS epidemy that occurred in China and Hong Kong in 2003. The shorts were produced by the Information Service Departement of the Government of HK SAR. The aim was to bring back confidence to the HK popuation. The running-time is 1 to 2 minutes for each short.12 Short films: 1-"Rhapsody", director: Johnny To and Wai Ka-fai; 2-"My Sow Is Not Feeling Well", director: Fruit Chan; 3-"Smile", director: Teddy Chen; 4-"Of a Cause" (Animation) director: Tsui Hark; 5-"Hong Kong - A Winner", director: Stephen Chow; 6-"Who's Miss Hong Kong?", director: Joe Ma; 7-"Family of Heroes", director: Alex Law and Mabel Cheung; 8-"Until Then", director: Gordon Chan and Dante Lam; 9- "McDull 1:99" director: Brian Tse; 10-"Spring, 2003", director: Peter Chan; 11-"A Glorious Future", director: Andrew Lau and Alan Mak; 12-"Making of 1:99", director: Wong Shou-Ping.

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