The Iceman Cometh (1989)
急凍奇俠
Across the centuries – the war between good and evil can never end.
When 16th-century Ming guard Fong Sau-Ching sets out to capture vicious rapist Fung San, both men end up falling into a glacier to be frozen in time. Thawed out by scientists over 300 years later, the confused guard must learn to cope with the modern world and continue in his quest to vanquish his opponent.
- Date of release
- 1989-08-12
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (29)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
- Director
- Clarence Ford
Casting
- Yuen Biao — Fong Sau-Ching
- Yuen Wah — Fung San
- Maggie Cheung Man-yuk — Polly
- Lam Chung — Master Chang
- Frankie Ng Chi-hung — Robber
- Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming — The Emperor
- Eva Lai — Princess Nan Chang
- Walter Tso Tat-Wah — Zheng's Uncle
- Tai Bo — Pimp
- Ka Lee — Chang's Thug
- Hung San-Nam — Chang's Thug
- Ann Mui Oi-Fong — Mamasan
Interesting facts
The Iceman Cometh, is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy film directed by Clarence Fok. The film stars Yuen Biao, Maggie Cheung and Yuen Wah. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 18 August 1989.
Production
The film's opening fight scene was filmed on location in Korea. This part of the shoot was troubled by snowstorms. This was extreme weather some members of the crew suffered from frostbite while filming. The climactic fight scene took a month to shoot.
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