Blade in Hong Kong

Blade in Hong Kong
Genre	Action, crime
Based on	Blade in Hong Kong by Terry Becker
Written by	Gordon Cotler  [ fr ] [1]
Directed by	Reza Badiyi
Starring	Terry Lester Leslie Nielsen
Music by	David Kurtz
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Terry Becker
Cinematography	Woody Omens
Editor	Leon Carrere
Running time	91 minutes
Production company	Becker Enterprises Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15)

Blade in Hong Kong is a 1985 American action/adventure ^[2] television film directed by Iranian-born director Reza Badiyi. ^[3] It is based on a novel by Terry Becker. ^[4] It stars Terry Lester as a suave private eye who becomes embroiled in a battle against the Hong Kong underworld. ^[5]

Plot

Blade is a private investigator and the adopted son of a wealthy business tycoon in British Hong Kong in the 1980s. When a criminal gang attempts to murder Blade's father at his retirement party, Blade chases after the would-be assassins and uncovers a people smuggling scheme from mainland China and a hostage situation. This further leads him to accidentally collide with an elaborate plan to steal a priceless sacred artifact. Blade clashes with the Royal Hong Kong Police Force over their disbelief of his story and takes matters into his own hands to free the hostage and reclaim the stolen artifact.

Cast

• Terry Lester as Joe Blade
• Leslie Nielsen as Harry Ingersoll
• Nancy Kwan as Lily
• Keye Luke as Chang Chin-tzu
• James Hong as Key Tam
• Jean Marie Hon as Mei-Ling
• Ellen Regan as Krista Vale
• Anthony Newley as Tommy T
• Michael Preston as Charters

References

1. • "Writer Gordon Cotler dies at 89". Variety.com . January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
   • Gordon Cotler – The New Yorker
   • site:classic.esquire.com/article/ "Gordon Cotler"
   • "The New York Times" "By Gordon Cotler"
   • Gordon Cotler - The Atlantic
   • Gordon Cotler - Kirkus Reviews
   • Gordon Cotler – Publishers Weekly
   • Gordon Cotler - FictionDB
   • Gordon Cotler – IBDB
   • Gordon Cotler (Writer) - Playbill
   • Gordon Cotler - Rotten Tomatoes
   • Gordon Cotler – Filmaffinity
2. Bowker's complete video directory. Bowker. 2000. p. 180. ISBN   978-0-8352-4308-7.
3. Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 22. ISBN   978-0-8108-6378-1.
4. Goble, Alan (January 1, 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 691. ISBN   978-3-11-095194-3.
5. Pulcini, Kathleen (August 1987). The Video directory. Pendragon. p. 132. ISBN   978-0-681-57269-0.

External links

• Blade in Hong Kong at IMDb