The Corruptor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Foley
Produced by	Dan Halsted
Written by	Robert Pucci
Starring	Chow Yun-Fat Mark Wahlberg Ric Young Byron Mann and Brian Cox
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	March 5, 1999
Running time	110 min.
Language	English / Cantonese

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The Corruptor is a 1999 American action thriller film directed by James Foley, and starring Chow Yun-Fat and Mark Wahlberg.

[edit] Plot summary

Nick Chen (Chow Yun-Fat) is one of New York City's most martial police officers and the head of the Asian Gang Unit. Chen's job is to keep the peace in Chinatown from a turf war that has broken out between the Tong Triads and the ruthless and dangerous Fukienese Dragons. Chen teams up with Danny Wallace (Wahlberg), who is terribly unaware of this situation. Eventually, Wallace begins to work for Henry Lee (Ric Young) of the Tongs after discovering that Chen has been doing the same. They inadvertently cross paths while doing this, throwing their initial trust for each other out the window as well as putting the intentions of Henry Lee into question. Chen hates the Fukienese with a passion, but neither him nor Wallace know that Henry Lee is secretly forming a partnership with their head leader Bobby Vu (Byron Mann). While this is occurring, Chen and Wallace have to help keep the streets safe.

[edit] Cast

• Chow Yun-Fat - Lieutenant Nicholas "Nick" Chen
• Mark Wahlberg - Detective Danny Wallace
• Byron Mann - Bobby Vu
• Kim Chan - Benny Wong
• Ric Young - Henry Lee

[edit] Soundtrack

The soundtrack of The Corruptor features underground hip hop songs by artists including Mobb Deep, Spice 1 and Mystikal. The original score for The Corruptor contains music composed by Carter Burwell.

[edit] Trivia

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DVD cover for the film

• Originally when Chow's character found out that Wahlberg was IA, he tore apart a bathroom. Chow thought this was a decidedly Western reaction, and the breathing technique was opted instead.
• The car chase was trimmed to avoid an NC-17 rating. It is featured uncut on the New Line DVD.
• Originally, Mei was supposed to be performing oral sex on Henry Lee when Nick Chen had the discussion with him in the bathhouse. This was changed to feeding him grapes when Chow said that Chen would not continue a relationship with her after witnessing this act.
• The film was shot mostly in New York, with scenes also filmed in Toronto.
• There is no major female role played in the film, and thus no love story to sidetrack from the film's main story.
• The Fukienese Dragons is a real crime organization group, although some of the gangs that operate under the name are more juvenile in their nature. Only a few groups are as ruthless or as powerful as the ones depicted in the film.
• Director James Foley used Vietnam War imagery in the film. This is evidenced by the photograph depicting the self-immolation of Quang Duc that hangs in Chow Yun-Fat's apartment, and his point blank shootings of two Fukienese gang members with a small caliber hand gun was meant to recall the Eddie Adams photograph of General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executing Vietcong prisoner Nguyễn Văn Lém.
• Chow Yun Fat hums the song Tian Mi Mi (甜蜜蜜) in the beginning of the film while playing cards. This song was by Teresa Teng.

[edit] External links

• The Corruptor at the Internet Movie Database

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