| Blade in Hong Kong | |
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| Genre | Action, crime |
| Based on | Blade in Hong Kong by Terry Becker |
| Written by | Gordon Cotler [fr] |
| Directed by | Reza Badiyi |
| Starring | Terry Lester Leslie Nielsen |
| Music by | David Kurtz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Terry Becker |
| Cinematography | Woody Omens |
| Editor | Leon Carrere |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Production company | Becker Enterprises Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) |
Blade in Hong Kong is a 1985 American action/adventure television film directed by Iranian-born director Reza Badiyi. It is based on a novel by Terry Becker. It stars Terry Lester as a suave private eye who becomes embroiled in a battle against the Hong Kong underworld.
Plot
Blade is a private investigator and the adopted son of a wealthy business tycoon in British Hong Kong in the 1980s. When a criminal gang attempts to murder Blade's father at his retirement party, Blade chases after the would-be assassins and uncovers a people smuggling scheme from mainland China and a hostage situation. This further leads him to accidentally collide with an elaborate plan to steal a priceless sacred artifact. Blade clashes with the Royal Hong Kong Police Force over their disbelief of his story and takes matters into his own hands to free the hostage and reclaim the stolen artifact.
Cast
- Terry Lester as Joe Blade
- Leslie Nielsen as Harry Ingersoll
- Nancy Kwan as Lily
- Keye Luke as Chang Chin-tzu
- James Hong as Key Tam
- Jean Marie Hon as Mei-Ling
- Ellen Regan as Krista Vale
- Anthony Newley as Tommy T
- Michael Preston as Charters
References
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- "Writer Gordon Cotler dies at 89". Variety.com. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- Gordon Cotler – The New Yorker
- site:classic.esquire.com/article/ "Gordon Cotler"
- "The New York Times" "By Gordon Cotler"
- Gordon Cotler - The Atlantic
- Gordon Cotler - Kirkus Reviews
- Gordon Cotler – Publishers Weekly
- Gordon Cotler - FictionDB
- Gordon Cotler – IBDB
- Gordon Cotler (Writer) - Playbill
- Gordon Cotler - Rotten Tomatoes
- Gordon Cotler – Filmaffinity
- Bowker's complete video directory. Bowker. 2000. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-8352-4308-7.
- Roberts, Jerry (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
- Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 691. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
- Pulcini, Kathleen (August 1987). The Video directory. Pendragon. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-681-57269-0.
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