Inspector James Wong, a family guy cop, goes deep into a case and gets involved with a deranged killer. His partner and friend, Inspector Steve Chan, long with a new protégé Porky take over the case and look for Inspector Wong who's "enjoying" the twisted company of the killer. Can Inspector Chan and Porky find Inspector Wong before he becomes the latest victim of the psychotic killer?
Acting
Melvin Wong's increasingly sweaty descent into questionable decisions.
Production
Grimy Hong Kong locations that reek of authentic desperation.
Director
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Night Caller emerged during Hong Kong's Category III boom, when lax censorship let filmmakers push boundaries on sex and violence that Hollywood wouldn't touch for another decade.
Director Philip Chan was a real former police inspector before becoming an actor-director, which makes the procedural incompetence on display here either deeply ironic or a confession.
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