The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into the web of a deadly espionage conspiracy. A clandestine organization schemes to use the Y2K Bug to cause mayhem throughout Asia. To survive, Peter has to call on reserves of courage and stamina he has never needed before.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI Hong Kong stunt work that hits harder than any green screen.
Production
Glorious turn-of-millennium production design now unintentionally retro-cool.
Director
Gordon Chan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 1999, this captured genuine pre-millennium anxiety when governments spent billions fixing the bug while conspiracy theorists prepared for apocalypse.
Gordon Chan directed this during Hong Kong cinema's desperate pivot to 'international' techno-thrillers before the industry crashed in the early 2000s.
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