A bug-costumed supervillain robs casinos while cops play both sides—Hong Kong pulp chaos unleashed.
Major casino robberies are repeatedly carried out by a mob headed by a costume villain named, the Flying centipede. The police are desperately trying to track down the villains and inevitable suffer heavy losses. A top police detective named Oyang is called in to solve the case only to discover a collusion between the criminal underworld and the police is at large.
Costume
Flying Centipede suit is unhinged glory.
Practical Effects
Explosions clearly made by enthusiastic amateurs.
Acting
Wu Gang commits harder than the script deserves.
Director
Sun Qingguo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 90s wave of mainland-Hong Kong co-productions rushed to capitalize on John Woo's heroic bloodshed boom.
Director Sun Qingguo reportedly filmed the entire casino climax in a single 36-hour stretch after losing their location permit.
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