Fulltime Killer

Fulltime Killer


Traditional	全職殺手
Simplified	全职杀手
Directed by	Johnnie To Wai Ka-Fai
Produced by	Johnnie To Wai Ka-Fai Andy Lau
Written by	Joey O'Bryan Wai Ka-Fai
Based on	Fulltime Killer by Edmond Pang
Starring	Andy Lau Takashi Sorimachi Simon Yam Kelly Lin
Music by	Alex Khaskin Guy Zerafa
Cinematography	Cheng Siu-Keung
Edited by	David M. Richardson
Production company	Milkyway Image
Distributed by	Teamwork Motion Pictures
Release dates	3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese Mandarin English Japanese
Box office	HK$25,682,414 (Hong Kong)^[1] US$23,124 (USA)^[2]

Fulltime Killer (simplified Chinese: 全职杀手; traditional Chinese: 全職殺手) is a 2001 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and also written, produced and directed by Wai Ka-fai, and also produced by and starring Andy Lau. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 3 August 2001.

The film is based on Pang Ho-cheung's novel of the same name. It is informally known by Hong Kong English title You & I.

Plot

Based on a book by Hong Kong filmmaker Pang Ho-cheung, Fulltime Killer protagonist O is a hitman being challenged by new hotshot Lok Tok-wah. O has lived a life of seclusion as the number one hitman in Asia. The woman living at his contact address is captured after O foils a set-up by his boss. He then goes on the run whilst trying to fend off his adversary. The last part of the movie focuses on an Interpol detective's attempt to write the story of Tok and O.^[3]

Alternate ending

The film has two endings. The normal one that appeared in theaters and the special ending for Malaysia where O and Chin end up being caught by police. This was supposedly done as per special request to show that "Crime doesn't pay".

Cast

Andy Lau as Lok Tok-wah
Takashi Sorimachi as O
Simon Yam as Albert Lee
Kelly Lin as Ms Chin
Cherrie Ying as Gigi
Lam Suet as Fat Ice
Rocky Lai as Bald thug
Liu Chun-hung as Man in Bangkok Jail
Teddy Li as C7
Ernest Mauser as Priest
Wong Chi-wai as Policeman in Singapore
Lam Chung-kei as Cop

Home media

On 29 March 2004, DVD was released by Tartan Asia Extreme at the United Kingdom in Region 2.

Reception

Fulltime Killer has a rating of 56% on Rotten Tomatoes.

References

External links

Official website
Fulltime Killer at the Internet Movie Database
Fulltime Killer at AllMovie
Fulltime Killer at Rotten Tomatoes
Fulltime Killer at LoveHKFilm.com
HK cinemagic entry

Milkyway Image

Films	Final Justice (1996) Intruder (1997) The Longest Nite (1998) Expect the Unexpected (1998) A Hero Never Dies (1998) Running Out of Time (1999) The Mission (1999) Needing You... (2000) Wu yen (2001) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Running Out of Time 2 (2001) Second Time Around (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Love For All Seasons (2003) PTU (2003) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Breaking News (2004) Throw Down (2004) Yesterday Once More (2004) Election (2005) 2 Become 1 (2006) Election 2 (2006) Exiled (2006) Eye in the Sky (2007) Triangle (2007) Hooked on You (2007) Mad Detective (2007) Linger (2008) Sparrow (2008) Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms (2009) Accident (2009) Vengeance (2009) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) Punished (2011) Life Without Principle (2011) Drug War (2012) Blind Detective (2013) A Complicated Story (2014) Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014) Office (2015) Trivisa (2016) Three (2016)

Filmmakers	Johnnie To Wai Ka-fai Law Wing-cheung Patrick Yau Matt Chow Cheang Pou-soi Lawrence Ah Mon Ringo Lam Tsui Hark Jeffrey Lau

Screenwriters	Yau Nai-hoi Au Kin-yee Yip Tin-shing Szeto Kam-Yuen Ivy Ho

Crew	Dennis Law Cheng Siu-Keung Martin Chappell May Mok Patrick Tam Lai Yiu-fai

See also	Tactical Unit series

Films directed by Johnnie To

Films	Happy Ghost III (1986) The Eighth Happiness (1988) All About Ah-Long (1989) The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990) Casino Raiders II (1991) Justice, My Foot! (1992) The Bare-Footed Kid (1993) The Heroic Trio (1993) The Mad Monk (1993) A Moment of Romance III (1996) Lifeline (1997) A Hero Never Dies (1998) Running Out of Time (1999) The Mission (1999) PTU (2003) Breaking News (2004) Throw Down (2004) Yesterday Once More (2004) Election (2005) Election 2 (2006) Exiled (2006) Linger (2008) Sparrow (2008) Vengeance (2009) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) Life Without Principle (2011) Drug War (2012) Blind Detective (2013) Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014) Office (2015) Three (2016)

Films with Wai Ka-fai	Needing You... (2000) Wu yen (2001) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Mad Detective (2007)

Co-director	The Big Heat (1988) The Royal Scoundrel (1991) Executioners (1993) Running Out of Time 2 (2001) Triangle (2007)

See also	Milkyway Image Filmography Awards and honors Tactical Unit series

Films directed by Wai Ka-fai

Directed alone	Peace Hotel (1995) Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997) Fantasia (2004) Himalaya Singh (2005) The Shopaholics (2006) Written By (2009)

Directed with Johnnie To	Needing You... (2000) Help!!! (2000) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Love For All Seasons (2003) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Mad Detective (2007) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)

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