The Killer (1989) Poster

(1989)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for pervasive strong violence and some language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • On the way back to Jennie's house, thugs appear and try to rob her, but Ah Jong overpowers the thugs and nothing happens to Jennie.
  • A scene where Ah Jong and Jennie sleep together (both are not naked).
  • None, or very mild.

Violence & Gore

  • Violence & gore Score: 10/10
  • Fung Sei gets brutally beaten up by triads, resulting in slow motion blood spurting.
  • Fung Sei shoots multiple triads at Wong Hoi's house. Bloody results.
  • Ah Jong and Li Ying engage in a shootout at a church with Wong Hoi and his crew. The final action scene contains the highest bodycount in the entire film.
  • Ah Jong is shot in the arm by Li Ying.
  • A cop is fatally shot by a triad member.
  • A taxi driver is fatally shot by a triad member.
  • Thugs attempt to rob Jennie but Ah Jong intervenes and attacks the robbers. As Jennie is blind, she attacks Ah Jong as she is afraid
  • Film for all.
  • Scenes of bloody violence at a relentless pace. The violence is also played out in slow motion, which prolongs the deaths of the characters.
  • Ah Jong shoots several people at a bar, with bloody results. Ah Jong himself gets shot in the back twice and accidently blinds the singer Jennie with his gun. There is some blood on her face.
  • Ah Jong beats two guys up for trying to rob (and possibly rape) the singer who is blinded from the bar shootout.
  • An undercover cop Lee kills 3 bad guys in a row for killing a cop. He chases the bad guy and they get on a bus. Lee kills the bad guy and didn't realize that the hostage had a heart condition.
  • Ah Jong shoots a group of triads (sent by Wong Hoi, who double-crossed him) at a beach. Wong Hoi himself turns up at the beach and fires at Ah Jong but hits multiple civilians instead including a child.
  • A shootout takes place at Ah Jong's apartment and he kills 5 hitmen in the process. Nearly all the deaths result in bloody fashion and in slow motion.
  • Ah Jong and Detective Lee engage in a Mexican standoff at Jennie's apartment. Tense but darkly humourous.
  • Ah Jong kills Wong Hoi's driver (with bloody results) at a car park and tries to kill the triad leader himself but only wounds him in the arm.
  • Fung Sei assaults a few police officers at Kai Tai Airport.
  • Jennie fires a gun (blindly), thinking she 'killed' Detective Lee, who actually was not in her line of sight.
  • A large shootout at Fung Sei's house takes place, resulting in blood spurts.
  • Ah Jong stabs a man with a knife. Bloody but brief.

Profanity

  • Some language like bastard and ass (in Cantonese)
  • 4 F words are used in the english version

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Characters smoke and drink throughout, although the drinking is never to excess.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Violent mob boss Wong Hoi (Fui-On Shing) is a villain that can scare viewers.
  • Fei Sung suffers a brutal beating from Wong Hoi and his henchmen but Fei Sung manages to fight his way out and narrowly escape
  • The ending is emotionally intense to some viewers.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Fung Sei is shot by Wong Hoi shortly after arriving at the church.
  • Ah Jong delivers a mercy killing to Fung Sei after being shot by Wong Hoi. Ah Jong shoots Fung Sei offscreen but the scene is emotional.
  • Wong Hoi shoots dead a priest.
  • Wong Hoi fatally wounds Ah Jong after a tense standoff. Bloody results to Ah Jong's eye sockets.
  • Detective Li Ying fatally shoots Wong Hoi.
  • Ah Jong fatally shoots Tony Wong with a sniper rifle multiple times. Bloody and played out in slow motion.
  • Tsang Yeh gets fatally shot in the neck. His death scene at the hospital is very emotional.

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