Beast Cops (1998): Cast & Plot
Beast Cops is a 1998 crime thriller directed by Gordon Chan and Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, starring Anthony Wong as Tung, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung and Michael Wong. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Directors
- Gordon Chan and Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Studio
- People's Productions Ltd.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Beast Cops About?
The premise of Beast Cops without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Set in a stark black‑and‑white world of cops and gangsters, the film follows Tung, a Hong Kong street cop whose close friend is Triad member Fai. When Fai hires a hitman to kill a business rival and the hit fails, Fai is implicated and forced to flee, leaving Tung trapped in a moral gray zone between duty and loyalty.
Beast Cops Themes & Keywords
· 21 tags- friend
- murder
- kiss
- sex scene
- business
- wrong
- man
- police shootout
- scene during end credits
- blood
- stabbing
- stabbed in the neck
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- pistol whipped
- shootout
- suicide
- pregnancy
- sex
- prostitute
- violence
- martial arts
- police
Beast Cops Cast & Characters
Anthony Wong leads the cast as Tung, with Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Fai and Michael Wong as Michael Cheung. Directed by Gordon Chan and Dante Lam Chiu-Yin; 24 actors are credited in all.
- Co-director Gordon Chan
- Co-director Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
- Anthony Wong as Tung
- Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Fai
- Michael Wong as Michael Cheung
- Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei as Yo-Yo
Also Starring in Beast Cops
· 20 more- Patrick Tam Thumbtack Wa
- Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai Custard Tai
- Stephanie Che Yuen-Yuen Yee
- Sam Lee Lee Chak-Sam
- Gary Mak Wing-Lun Policeman
- Ka Lee Thumbtack's Man
- Sam Ho Choi-Chow Mainland Killer
- Jacky Cheung Chun-Hung
- Vincent Chi Mo-Chun Policeman
- Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon
- Adam Chan Chung-Tai
- Raven Choi Yip-San Chiu
- Terence Tsui Chi-Hung
- Kam Loi-Kwan
- Che Kim-Fai
- Cheng Man-Fai
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- Kam Kong Hope, the News Vendor
- Winnie Wong Wing-Yee Suzie
- Chiu Wing-Hoi
- Daisy Wu Judy Foster
More from Gordon Chan and Dante Lam Chiu-Yin
More films directed by Gordon Chan and Dante Lam Chiu-Yin, best-rated first: God of War, The Medallion, Bursting Point and To The Fore.
Beast Cops Plot Summary
What happens in Beast Cops from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In this gritty Hong Kong crime drama, Tung, Anthony Wong, a street cop with a hard edge, finds himself drawn into a chord of loyalty, danger, and gritty personal stakes when his friend Fai, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung, a triad dai lo, hires a hit on a business rival. The operation goes catastrophically wrong, leaving Fai implicated and on the run, and thrusting Tung into the uneasy role of caretaker for Fai’s tangled affairs while the city swirls with tension and retribution.
Full summary
The whole story of Beast Cops, scene by scene
Beast Cops Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Beast Cops.
How Well Do You Know Beast Cops?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor plays the street cop Tung?
Beast Cops Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Yeshou xingjing” and “野兽刑警”.
- Also known as
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- Yeshou xingjing
- 野兽刑警
- Необуздани ченгета
- 야수형경
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Beast Cops FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Beast Cops, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Beast Cops?
Beast Cops runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was Beast Cops released?
Beast Cops was released on April 9, 1998.
Who directed Beast Cops?
Beast Cops was directed by Gordon Chan and Dante Lam Chiu-Yin.
More films by Gordon Chan Who is in the cast of Beast Cops?
Beast Cops stars Anthony Wong as Tung, Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Fai and Michael Wong as Michael Cheung, among 24 credited actors.
Does Beast Cops have a post-credit scene?
No. Beast Cops has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Beast Cops in?
The original language of Beast Cops is Cantonese.
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