Bullets Over Summer

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Bullets Over Summer
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Traditional Chinese 爆裂刑警
Simplified Chinese 爆裂刑警
Hanyu Pinyin Bào Liè Xing Jǐng
Jyutping Baau3 Lit6 Jing4 Ging2
Directed by Wilson Yip
Written by Matt Chow
Wilson Yip
Ben Cheung
Produced by Joe Ma
Starring Francis Ng
Louis Koo
CinematographyLam Wah-chuen
Edited by Cheung Ka-fai
Music byTommy Wai
Production
companies
Mei Ah Film Production
Brilliant Idea Group
Distributed by Mei Ah Entertainment
Release date
  • 5 August 1999 (1999-08-05)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$2,193,045

Bullets Over Summer is a 1999 Hong Kong buddy cop action film directed by Wilson Yip and starring Francis Ng and Louis Koo. For their performances in the film, Ng and Law Lan were awarded Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the 6th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards while Law was also awarded Best Actress at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Supporting Actress at the 5th Golden Bauhinia Awards.

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Plot

Police officers Mike Lai (Francis Ng) and Brian Leung (Louis Koo) are partners and good friends. Mike is withdrawn and quiet while Brian is very cynical and is not appreciated by superiors. In order to arrest a group of robbers led by Dragon (Joe Lee), Mike and Brian set up a monitoring device in Granny's (Law Lan) apartment. At this time, Mike became acquainted with Jennifer (Stephanie Lam), a pregnant woman who was abandoned by her boyfriend. Mike, who grew up in an orphanage, expressed his willingness to be the father of Jennifer's child. On the other hand, Brian also meets a schoolgirl named Yen (Michelle Saram). Not long after, Mike discovers he was infected with a terminal illness and is running out of time. Mike makes a trading deal with Dragon where he obtains large sum of money for Jennifer to support herself and her child in the future. At the same time, he does not forget his responsibilities as a police officer and notifies Brian the whereabouts of Dragon. Together, Mike and Brian start a battle against Dragon to take him down. [1]

Cast

Box office

The film grossed HK$2,193,045 in its theatrical run in Hong Kong from 5 August to 8 September 1999.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
CeremonyCategoryRecipientOutcome
6th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Francis Ng Won
Best Actress Law Lan Won
Best Screenplay Matt Chow, Wilson Yip,
Ben Cheung
Won
Film of MeritBullets Over SummerWon
19th Hong Kong Film Awards [2] Best Actor Francis NgNominated
Best Actress Law LanWon
Best Sound DesignCuson Liu, Phyllis ChengNominated
5th Golden Bauhinia Awards Best Supporting ActressLaw LanWon

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References

  1. "Bullets Over Summer". lovehkfilm.com. 1999. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 19th Hong Kong Film Awards". hkfaa.com. Retrieved 19 April 2021.