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Forbidden City Cop (1996)

Plot Summary: Ling Ling Fat is a royal bodyguard who specializes in inventing rather than martial arts. When a conspiracy threatens the Emperor, Ling must use his wits, inventions, and hidden talents to defeat a pair of supernatural villains and save the kingdom. Director: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok Screenplay: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok, Edmund Liu Producers: Wong Jing Music: Tats Lau Cinematography: Lee Kin-keung Editor:   Kwong Chi-leung Starring: Stephen Chow as Ling Ling Fat Carman Lee as Gum Tso Carina Lau as Kar-Ling Cheung Tat-ming as Emperor Yuen Cheung-yan as No Face's Wife Law Kar-ying as Fat Yan Shun-Yee Yuen as Two Face HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Starting Stephen Chow...

Dangan Runner (1996)

Plot Summary: A botched bank robbery triggers an absurd, non-stop foot chase through Tokyo involving a bumbling salaryman, a drug-addicted shopkeeper, and a suicidal yakuza officer. Director: Sabu Producer: Masashi Yagi Screenplay: Sabu Starring: Tomorowo Taguchi as Yasuda Diamond Yukai as Aizawa Shinichi Tsutsumi as Ryuji Takeda Ren Osugi as Yakuza Boss Akaji Maro as Head Yakuza Music: Akihiko Matsumoto Cinematography: Kazuto Sato Editing: Sabu HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ SABU's Debut: Running, Chasing and Japanese Absurdity KRASNAYA: The 1996 Dangan Runner is SABU's debut entry. The film lasts only 82 minutes, but in places it seemed to me that it was...

Kids Return (1996)

Plot Summary: Two high school dropouts take separate paths in life: one attempts to climb the ranks of the yakuza while the other tries to become a professional boxer. Director: Takeshi Kitano Producers: Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida Screenplay: Takeshi Kitano Starring: Ken Kaneko as Masaru Masanobu Andō as Shinji Leo Morimoto as Teacher Hatsuo Yamaya as Boxing Club Manager Gekidan Hitori as Hiroshi Music: Joe Hisaishi Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagishima Editing: Takeshi Kitano HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Friendship, Youth and Kitano's Gentle Crime Drama KRASNAYA: Hey Freddy! This week we are watching 90s Japanese crime movies, and this is the ...

The Cable Guy (1996)

The Cable Guy is a 1996 American dark comedy film directed by Ben Stiller who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. The film was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. It is notable for being Judd Apatow's first work as a feature film producer. The soundtrack consists of previously unreleased songs, largely of alternative rock and heavy metal bands, and includes the first solo recording by Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cable_Guy Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work; however, Chip takes this to heart, trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chip's friend, the man who can do it all goes on an all-out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub...

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 independent film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol. The movie marked the debut of Canadian director Mary Harron. The film stars Lili Taylor as Valerie, Jared Harris as Andy Warhol and Martha Plimpton as Valerie's friend Stevie. Stephen Dorff plays Warhol superstar Candy Darling. John Cale of the Velvet Underground wrote the film's score despite protests from former band member Lou Reed. Yo La Tengo plays an anonymous band that is somewhat reminiscent of the group. Initially intended as a BBC documentary, the screenplay was written by Mary Harron and Daniel Minahan. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Shot_Andy_Warhol Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story. so...