Greetings from Beijing

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Movie
German title Greetings from Beijing
Original title 國產 凌凌 漆
From Beijing with Love
Country of production Hong Kong
original language Cantonese
Publishing year 1994
length 94 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Lik-Chi Lee
Stephen Chow
script Stephen Chow
novel Cheung
Vincent Kok
Lee Lik-Chi
production Charles Heung
Jimmy Heung
music Wai Lap Wu
camera Kin Keung Lee
occupation

With love from Beijing ( Chinese  國產 凌凌 漆  /  国产 凌凌 漆 , Pinyin Guóchǎn Líng Líng Qī , Cantonese  Gwok³ chaan² Ling² Ling² Cat¹  - "China made 007") is an action-packed comedy film from Hong Kong cinema from 1994. Directed by Lee Lik Chi and Stephen Chow , who both worked on the script alongside Roman Cheung and Vincent Kok . The leading roles were played by Stephen Chow, Anita Yuen and Law Ka Ying .

action

The Man with the Golden Weapon steals the skull of the only Chinese dinosaur skeleton. Reservist Ling Ling Cat, who makes a living as a butcher in Shenzhen and has not been active for 10 years, is sent to Hong Kong to get the skull. When he arrives in Hong Kong, he meets Siu Kam, who suggests helping him find the skull. However, it turns out that she is a servant to the man with the golden weapon, who is also the general from whom Ling Ling Cat receives his instructions. The general instructs Kam to mislead Cat and tell him that a smuggler stole the skull. With Kam's help, Cat sneaks to a smuggler's party and tells her in advance that he will bring her white roses. He searches for clues that the smuggler stole the skull and Kam hides in a tree to kill Cat with a sniper rifle. The party is disrupted by a mysterious man and woman who try to kill Cat. Kam uses her opportunity to kill Cat and hits him several times in the chest and once in the leg. Cat doesn't move anymore and Kam thinks she shot him. Cat, wearing a bulletproof vest but no bulletproof pants, escapes and escapes in Kam's car. When he gives her three white roses, which he could grab before, she is touched by the gesture and then saves his life. She decides to break away from the man with the golden weapon and the two smash the organization that is behind the theft of the skull. Cat kills his superior and opponent. As an award for the recovery of the skull, he received a calligraphy from the Chinese Prime Minister on his butcher's ax, which from then on reads “Folk Hero”.

Trivia

  • The scene in which Ling Ling Cat drinks a dry martini is similar to the scene in Chungking Express in which Tony Leung Chiu Wai drinks a coffee.
  • The film is inspired by the James Bond films and accordingly has some allusions to just those. This includes the fact that the main character's name, Ling Ling Cat, is a Chinese homophone with 007 . The villain with the golden weapon alludes to Bonds, an opponent played by Christopher Lee in the film of the same name . The attacker at the party shows clear similarities to the walker . There is also Da Mansi, the Ling Ling Cat, similar to Q Bond, with gadgets.
  • The name Da Mansi is also an allusion to Leonardo da Vinci , who is also known for his inventions.
  • In the film, Stephen Chow's character smokes Kent brand cigarettes .
  • The film has been officially banned in the People's Republic of China because the plot of the film suggests that there are corrupt officials in China.
  • The song Stephen Chow sings in the film while sitting at the piano and playing is 李香兰 by Jacky Cheung .

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