Three cops, one Wolf Warrior, zero chill in this chaotic '80s Taiwanese fever dream.
The plot it involves getting rid of the Devil Clan, a gang of very efficient robbers who have never been caught. The depredations must have gotten more blatant because two constables, played by Pearl Cheung Ling and Tin Hok are both tasked with eliminating them. Pearl Cheung recruits Lam Gwong-Wing who is either the third constable of the title or an informant. Lam is a bit of a goof—he would rather lounge in luxury with beautiful young women peeling grapes for him than go after the Devil Clan—which seems to make a lot of sense—but he reluctantly goes along with her after she threatens him. Lam is literally grabbed away from her by the constable played by Tin Hok for his war for his parallel operation. There is a third figure, neither a constable nor a Devil Clanner. He is Wolf Warrior who simply shows up and kills people—lots of people.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI wirework that looks dangerous because it absolutely was.
Stunts
Fights staged with apparent disregard for human skeleton integrity.
Costume
Devil Clan looks like they raided a Halloween store and a rock opera.
Director
Peng-Yi Chang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film exists in multiple butchered versions with different character names and choppy dubbing; finding the 'original' cut is basically archaeology.
Pearl Cheung Ling was a rare female martial arts lead in 1980s Taiwanese cinema, though she's mostly remembered for threatening men into compliance rather than her fighting skills.
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