Hot War
{{Short description|1998 Hong Kong film by Jingle Ma}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Hot War
| image = File:Hot War 1998 poster.png
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| c = 幻影特攻
| j = Waan6 jing2 dak6 gung1
}}
| director = Jingle Ma
| producer = Jackie Chan
Raymond Chow
| writer = Calvin Poon
Law Chi-Leung
Chow Siu-Man
| starring = Ekin Cheng
Jordan Chan
Kelly Chen
Terence Yin
| music = Peter Kam
| cinematography = Chan Chi-ying
| editing = Kwong Chi-leung
| studio = Golden Harvest Company
| distributor = Golden Harvest Company
| released = {{Film date|1998|12|24|df=y}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| budget =
| gross = HK$9,296,000
}}
Hot War is a 1998 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Jingle Ma, starring Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan and Kelly Chen.
Plot
A group of CIA scientists, C.S. Koo (Jordan Chan), Tango One (Ekin Cheng) and Blue Szeto (Kelly Chan) are working on a secret project called "VR Fighter" which uses a combination of hypnosis and virtual reality to turn ordinary men into super fighters. A rogue terrorist known as Alien (Terence Yin) wants the hypnosis technology to use for inciting riots to drive up commodity prices, and so he kidnaps Blue. C.S. and Tango decide to use VR Fighter to rescue Blue, but during the mission they learn of the project's consequences that it turns some of the subjects into raving homicidal maniacs. The two friends are set against each other, all while Alien is bringing his plan to fruition.
Cast
- Ekin Cheng as Tango One
- Jordan Chan as C.S. Koo
- Kelly Chen as Blue Szeto
- Terence Yin as Alien
- {{ill|Asuka Higuchi|zh|樋口明日嘉}} as Grace
- Ricardo Alexander as Henchman
- Rocky Lai as Alien's Thug
- Dave Taylor as FBI Agent
Nominations
- 18th Hong Kong Film Awards{{cite news |title=LoveHKFilm.com - 18th Annual HK Film Awards |url=http://www.lovehkfilm.com/features/hkfa_1998.htm |access-date=2 January 2022 |work=www.lovehkfilm.com}}
- Best Editing - Kwong Chi-Leung
- Best Action Design - Stephen Tung
- Best Sound Effects
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0181582}}
{{Jingle Ma}}
Category:1998 action thriller films
Category:Hong Kong action films
Category:1990s Cantonese-language films
Category:1990s Hong Kong films
Category:Films scored by Peter Kam
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