''House of Fury'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong
martial arts
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comedy film
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written and directed by
Stephen Fung
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, who also co-stars in the film, and executive produced by
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
. The film stars
Anthony Wong,
Michael Wong and
Gillian Chung
Gillian Chung Ka-lai (born Chung Tik-shan, 21 January 1981), known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.
Early life
Chung was born in Hong Kong ...
. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 24 March 2005. ''House of Fury'' features a collaboration between Anthony Wong and Michael Wong, reuniting them for the first time since 1998's ''
Beast Cops
''Beast Cops'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong action film directed by Gordon Chan (who produced with John Ching, and writer with Chan Hing-ka) and Dante Lam. The film stars Michael Wong and Anthony Wong. The film was released on 9 April 1998.
Plot
Tu ...
''.
Plot
Terry Yue Siu-bo, a single father who single-handedly raises his two children, Natalie and Nicky, to young adulthood after his wife's death. Nicky works as a dolphin trainer at
Ocean Park and Natalie goes to school with Ella, Nicky's girlfriend. Natalie's boyfriend, Jason, is a musician who does not speak
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...
very well and, in his first scene, gives Natalie a pet pig. Siu-bo works as a Chinese traditional
bonesetter
Traditional bone-setting is a type of a folk medicine in which practitioners engaged in joint manipulation. Before the advent of chiropractors, osteopaths and physical therapists, bone-setters were the main providers of this type of treatment. T ...
and has
kung fu
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skills, which he has passed on to his children, who display prowess while fighting each other in sibling disputes. Siu-bo tells exaggerated stories to his children and their friends, but they do not believe him.
Rocco, a
wheelchair
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-using ex-
CIA
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Agent out for revenge, kidnaps Siu-bo and demands information about a former spy whom Siu-bo knew. Siu-bo refuses to tell him, and Rocco threatens to harm his children if he does not give in. During this time, Uncle Chiu discovers Siu-bo's shop trashed and calls up Nicky to tell him of his father's disappearance. Finding a secret room at the back of his shop, Nicky finds out about his father's past as a
G4 agent assigned to protect former spies.
Meanwhile, Siu-bo is injected with a
truth serum
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by Rocco's men, and in his degraded mental state he reveals that he hid memory cards containing data about former spies in the lucky charms of his children. Rocco sends agents to Natalie, who is acting in a play, but Nicky manages to get to her and escape with some help from Ella and Jason.
As they hide out in Jason's house, Natalie finds out about the memory card in her charm and has Jason try to open it. They then find out that Natalie's card needs the other memory card to function, but Nicky in his haste to left it in his locker at the park. Nicky and Natalie then attempt to get it during the dead of night, but are intercepted by two of Rocco's minions. After defeating the minions, a phone rings, and they get into direct contact with Rocco, who threatens their father's death if they do not help him in his quest for revenge. Rocco gives gives them one day to find the agent from his past.
Nicky and Natalie get back to Jason's house and find out that they require
voice authentication
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from their father to access the file. Jason works through the night to create a file that would match Siu-bo's voice. During this time Siu-bo attempts to escape, but is foiled by Rocco's son, who is extremely adept with a
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. Jason finishes the file, and is finally able to access the database. They find out that Rocco's target is actually Uncle Chiu, who turns out to be the same agent that left Rocco paralyzed and captured him. Nicky and Natalie try to leave to recover their father and find Uncle Chiu, but Jason traps them in his studio, and reveals that he is Siu-bo's co-agent and does not want them to get hurt. He also reveals that his romantic intentions with Natalie are real, and not just a cover story.
Jason makes his way to Uncle Chiu with a plan to relocate him, which the old Uncle seemingly accepts, asking for a final moment to spend with his granddaughter. However, Uncle Chiu then attempts to escape from Jason by climbing and running across rooftops. Meanwhile, the siblings manage to find an air vent to escape from Jason's trap, and follow Jason to Uncle Chiu's restaurant. Jason chases Uncle Chiu, but injures his ankle while attempting to jump between buildings and is barely saved from falling to his death by a
fire hose
A fire hose (or firehose) is a high-pressure hose that carries water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it attaches either to a fire engine, fire hydrant, or a portable fire pump. Indoors, it can perma ...
thrown out by Uncle Chiu. Nicky and Natalie catch up to Uncle Chiu, and ask him for help in saving their father. He relents, and Jason calls Nicky to throw him his car's keys, so they could get Uncle Chiu to Rocco in time.
Nicky and Natalie take a boat to Rocco's lair, and demand to see their father. Rocco reveals him to be trapped in a tank rapidly emptying of air, and rebuffs them without the agent he is looking for. Uncle Chiu shows up, and Rocco calls in his men to kill them. They fight their way through everyone, with Natalie breaking out Siu-bo and Nicky saving Uncle Chiu from a killing blow and defeating Rocco's son. Nicky leaves Rocco unharmed after he makes him fall off his wheelchair, and everyone manages to leave Rocco's lair alive. In the ending scene, Jason comes to Siu-bo's home to apologize to Natalie, which she accepts. Nicky finally gets the courage to have a
French kiss
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with Ella, and Siu-bo and Uncle Chiu play a game of chess, with Chiu's granddaughter watching.
Cast
*
Anthony Wong – Terry Yue Siu-bo
*
Stephen Fung
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– Nicky Yue
*
Gillian Chung
Gillian Chung Ka-lai (born Chung Tik-shan, 21 January 1981), known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.
Early life
Chung was born in Hong Kong ...
– Natalie Yue
*
Charlene Choi
Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin ( zh, t=蔡卓妍; born 22 November 1982) is a Hong Kong Canadian actress and singer. She is a member of Cantopop group Twins, along with Gillian Chung.
Early life
Choi was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. S ...
– Ella
*
Daniel Wu
Daniel Ng Neh-Tsu (, born September 30, 1974) is an American actor, director and producer based in Hong Kong. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. Since his film debut in 1998, he has ...
– Jason
*
Michael Wong – Rocco
*
Josie Ho
Josephine "Josie" Ho Chiu-yi (; born 26 December 1974) is a singer and actress from Hong Kong. She is the daughter of the Macao casino magnate Stanley Ho.
Acting career
She has played many roles, including portraying the parts of prostitutes, whi ...
– GJ (Rocco's fighter)
*
Wu Ma
Fung Wang-yuen (22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014), better known by his stage name Wu Ma, was a Hong Kong actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 240 appearances to his name (plus 49 directoria ...
– Uncle Chiu
*Winnie Leung Man-yee – Tank
*
Jon Foo
Jonathan Patrick Foo (born 30 October 1982) is a Singaporean–English actor, martial artist and stunt performer known for his role as Jin Kazama in the 2009 live action film ''Tekken''. .
Early life
Foo was born in London to a Chinese Singapo ...
– John (Rocco's fighter)
*
Philip Ng
Philip Ng Wan-lung (; born September 16, 1977) is a Hong Kong-born American actor, martial artist and action choreographer. He is currently based in Hong Kong.
Early life
Born in Hong Kong on September 16, 1977. Ng's father is Sam Ng. Ng's mother ...
– King (Rocco's fighter)
*Jake Strickland – Nelson (Rocco's son)
*
Chen Hu – Tiger (Rocco's fighter)
*Lee Ka-ting – Tortured Man
*Dick Tung Wai-keung – Headmaster
*Yau Chi-wang – Young Nicky
*
Law Kar-ying
Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor.
Background
Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) an ...
– Cab Driver
*Yuen Man-jun – Teacher
*Chan Siu-gwan – Edward (Rocco's fighter)
*Jason Tobin – Rocco's fighter
*Higuchi Asuka – Rocco's fighter
*Lo Po-shan – Rocco's fighter
*Victy Wong Yin-keung – Rocco's fighter
*Mak Hon-gei – Rocco's fighter
*Chan Siu-wah – Rocco's fighter
*Wong Wai-fai – Rocco's fighter
*Yee Tin-hung – Rocco's fighter
*Wong Kim-ban – Rocco's fighter
Release & Reception
On 22 June 2009, DVD was released by Cine Asia in a two-disc ultimate edition at the United Kingdom in
Region 2.
In the review a
Blu-Ray.com Svet Atanasov criticized the film for its "awkward" combination of comedy and serious action scenes, but praised
Anthony Wong's performance and remarked that the film is "watchable, I would say even entertaining".
References
External links
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Review by www.lovehkfilm.com
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2005 comedy films
2000s Hong Kong films