Twist

Twist

92 mins | Crime | Jan. 12, 1995

Hong Kong's most famous cop actor, Danny Lee (The Killer), directs and stars in Twist, an offbeat crime film that shows the stunning extremes that cops employ in order to catch the bad guys. When a clever thief (Simon Yam at his overacting best) gets away with a huge heist, he greets the investigating cops with buckets of know-it-all smarm and "yes, I did it" charm. He knows he's guilty, and the cops know he's guilty, but how can they prove it? Simon and his buxom girlfriend (Suki Kwan) aren't about to make it easy for the cops, and throw red tape, bureaucratic police procedure, and slimy lawyers in their way. It isn't until the cops devise new and sneakier methods to get the goods that they find a chance to put Simon away. But with only 48 hours in which to interrogate him, do they have enough time? The ethics of cops, as well as Hong Kong's bloated legal system, get a subversive skewering in Twist, an entertaining, slightly twisted cop thriller.

Twist

92 mins | Crime | Jan. 12, 1995

Twist
Hong Kong's most famous cop actor, Danny Lee (The Killer), directs and stars in Twist, an offbeat crime film that shows the stunning extremes that cops employ in order to catch the bad guys. When a clever thief (Simon Yam at his overacting best) gets away with a huge heist, he greets the investigating cops with buckets of know-it-all smarm and "yes, I did it" charm. He knows he's guilty, and the cops know he's guilty, but how can they prove it? Simon and his buxom girlfriend (Suki Kwan) aren't about to make it easy for the cops, and throw red tape, bureaucratic police procedure, and slimy lawyers in their way. It isn't until the cops devise new and sneakier methods to get the goods that they find a chance to put Simon away. But with only 48 hours in which to interrogate him, do they have enough time? The ethics of cops, as well as Hong Kong's bloated legal system, get a subversive skewering in Twist, an entertaining, slightly twisted cop thriller.
Producers Uniden Investments Limited, Magnum Films Limited, 万能影业有限公司、联登投资有限公司
Original title 賊王
Directors Delly Ku Oi-Ying, Law Gam-Fai, Paco Yiu Fung-Suen, Ray Mak, Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Writers Do Chi-Git, Law Gam-Fai

Cast

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

as Lee Tit-Kin

Simon Yam

as John Yam Ka-Wah

Suki Kwan

as Ann Kwan Oi Ling

Michael Chow Man-Kin

as Michael Lam

Jessica Law Man-Yi

as OCTB Policewoman

Parkman Wong

as Man

Fan Siu-wong

as Smarty

Melvin Wong Gam-Sam

as Attorney Melvin Wong

Eric Kei

as Eric Kei

Shing Fui-On

as Mao Dong

Tommy Wong

as Mao Xi

Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

as Third Mao Brother

Lau Siu-Ming

as Chief Superintendent Y.K. Chan

Lung Tin-Sang

as Reporter

Tiu Gong-Ji

as Manager Wong

Ng Shui-Ting

as Policeman

Simon Cheung Yuk-San

as Policeman

Wong Man-Chun

as Policeman