''The Final Option'' is a 1994

Hong Kong action film Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Action films from Hong Kong have roots in Chinese culture, Chinese and Culture of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cultures including Chinese opera, storytelling an ...

written and directed by

Gordon Chan Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (), born in 1960, is a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. His most notable works include ''Beast Cops'', ''Fist of Legend'', ''Painted Skin'', '' 2000 AD'' and '' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen''. I ...

and starring Michael Wong, Peter Yung,

Carmen Lee Carman Lee Yeuk-tung (born 16 August 1966) is a Hong Kong actress who has appeared in films such as '' The Wicked City'' (1992), ''Loving You'' (1995), ''The Odd One Lives'' (1997), and the North American ''Knock Off'' (1998) with Jean-Claude V ...

, Vindy Chan and

Power Chan Power Chan Kwok-pong is an actor in Hong Kong. He has appeared in numerous TVB drama series as well as films. He dated cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop ...

Plot

Because the risk of police work is getting higher, uniformed patrol officer Ho Chi-wai (Peter Yung) receives pressure from his family, which leads him to doubt his own profession and his attitude also becomes negative. One time during an armed robbery case in a jewelry store, witnesses his colleague, Butt (Ken Lok), being killed by the robbers, which changes his views about the meaning of life and being a police officer. Chi-wai is shoulder the responsibility to protect civilians and joins the

Special Duties Unit The Special Duties Unit (SDU; ), nicknamed the "Flying Tigers" (), is the elite tactical unit of the Hong Kong Police Force tasked with countering terrorist attacks, hostage rescue, underwater search and recovery, and tackling serious crime i ...

(SDU). During training, due to a series of difficult physical and mental challenges, many trainees decided to quit. Chi-wai, however, completes his training with his spirit of perseverance. With the influence of his instructor, Stone ( Michael Wong, Chi-wai builds self-confidence. However, Chi-wai gradually discovers problems that the SDU has to face, including ones from family, friends, superior officers, criminals and even public pressure. Because Chi-wai's profession makes his girlfriend, May (

), to lack a sense of security, they become estranged until a counterinsurgency operation, when May finally understands Chi-wai, while he also understands the meaning of being an SDU officer.

Cast

* Michael Wong as Stone Wong *Peter Yung as Ho Chi-wai *

as May Lee *Vindy Chan as Windy *

as Bond *Ken Kot as Ken *Ricky Lam *

Dante Lam Dante Lam Chiu-Yin () is a Hong Kong film director, writer and actor who is a major figure in Chinese action cinema. Background He was trained in the tradition of John Woo as an assistant director and worked as an actor and producer. He often wr ...

*Matthew Tang *Tai Ho-fai *

Paul Fonoroff Paul Fonoroff (born 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio) is one of Hong Kong's best known film critics and film historians. Biography A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Paul Kendel Fonoroff began studying Chinese in high school, continuing at Brown University ...

as Security Commissioner *Luk Man-wai as Frankie *Joseph Cheung as Joe *Michael Lam as Ching *Lau Jim *

Wayne Lai Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series ''Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, maki ...

as Traffic cop *Emotion Cheung as Policeman *Yvonne Ho as Bond's girlfriend *Lam Tak-shing *Lai Wai-tak *Sin Kam-ching *Tsang Chi-chung *Hung Lap-ming *Ken Lok as Butt *Luk Chi-shing *

Teddy Chan Teddy Chan or Teddy Chen Tak Sum () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, writer and actor. Filmography Filmography as director, art director and other positions:

*Bruce Law *Liu Lai-man *Michael Lam as SDU trainee *So Wai-nam as SDU trainee *Gary Mak as SDU trainee *Lui Siu-ming as SDU trainee *Kwan Kwok-chung as SDU trainee *Lee Yiu-king as Rascal at nightclub *Kim Yip as Photographer *Stephen Chan *Jacky Cheung Chun-hung *Hui Sze-man *To Wai-kwong *Wong Man-chun as Policeman *Lau Tung-ching *Cheung Bing-chuen as Rascal at nightclub

Release

''The Final Option'' was released in Hong Kong on 17 March 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released by Screen Enterprise Co. on November 9, 1995.

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s crime action films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Gordon Chan Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Golden Harvest films Hong Kong crime action films Police detective films 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-HongKong-film-stub