Black Cat

Black Cat (1991)

黑貓

Catherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is put through heavy endurance training. When she is done, she is given the code name "Black Cat". Catherine is now an assassin for the government and is very good at it but she soon finds a boyfriend and is caught between her love for him and her deal with the government

Date of release
1991-08-17
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller, Romance
Director
Stephen Shin Kei-Yin
Collection
Black Cat Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: British Hong Kong and Japan

Black Cat is a 1991 Hong Kong action film directed and produced by Stephen Shin. The film stars Jade Leung as Catherine who accidentally kills a truck driver. After escaping trial, she is captured by medics who insert a "Black Cat" chip into her brain putting her under the complete control of the American CIA. The CIA turns her into a new CIA agent known as Erica.

Production

Director Stephen Shin originally wanted to make the film a straight remake of Luc Besson's film La Femme Nikita but stopped after rights to a remake in the United States were purchased by Warner Bros. For the role of Catherine, unknown model Jade Leung was cast. Black Cat was filmed on locations in Hong Kong, Japan and Canada.

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