The kidnapping that made Hong Kong's elite sleep with one eye open.
A man and four accomplices kidnap two Hong Kong tycoons and ask for huge ransoms.
Acting
Ray Lui's desperate energy anchors the chaos.
Direction
Tony Ma knows when to cut and run—literally.
Director
Tony Ma Tin-Yiu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This rode the wave of 'Big Spender' fever in late-90s Hong Kong cinema—multiple films fictionalized the notorious 'Big Spender' Cheung Tze-keung, who kidnapped the sons of two billionaires in 1996-97.
Ray Lui played Cheung twice in 1999—here and in the bigger-budget 'Operation Billionaire'—essentially competing against himself at the box office.
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