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Stanley Tong is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Action Director and Martial Arts Choreographer Chinois born on 7 april 1960 at Hong Kong (Chine)
Stanley Tong (Chinese: 唐季禮; pinyin: Táng Jìlǐ); is a Hong Kong film director, producer, action choreographer, screenwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Tong started his film career in 1979 by working behind the scenes. Since then, he had worked for different film companies and TV channels. In 1990, Tong directed his first self-funding film Stone Age Warriors（魔域飞龙）. The film received high praises from some famous film critics, which attracted the attention of Hong Kong Golden Harvest Entertainment Company. Tong was then invited to join the company as a film director.
Tong is very well known for his action movies. Working closely with Jackie Chan, who is now an international movie star and a Chinese culture icon, Stanley directed some very popular movies in 1990s. Police Story 3: Super Cop （警察故事3：超级警察）in 1992 broke the box office records in many Asian countries and received nomination for Best Film of the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards (the Taiwan version of the Academy Awards). Tong’s following action movies such as Rumble in the Bronx（红番区）, Police Story 4: First Strike（警察故事4：简单任务）, etc., also created significant box office records. First Strike set a record of HK$57,518,795 among the Chinese language films released in Hong Kong in 1996. Since then, the record had not been broken until 2001.The release of Rumble in the Bronx in the United States became the beginning of Jackie Chan’s fame in Hollywood and later at the rest of the world.
According to IMDb [1], he customarily attempts stunts himself before asking actors to risk themselves. For example, Jackie Chan's leap from a parking garage roof to a fire escape in Rumble in the Bronx and the finale of Stone Age Warriors.
During his stay in Hollywood, Tong also created some popular TV series such as Mr. Magoo (脱线先生)(1996) and Martial Law (film) (过江龙)(1998), both receiving best drama ratings in the nation.
In 2000, Tong returned to Shanghai, in hopes to inspire the future generation of filmmakers in China. After his long presence away from home, Tong directed his first film in his homeland, China Strike Force (film) (雷霆战警)(2000). In 2005, Tong worked as the writer and director for film The Myth (film) (神话)(2005). In the same year, Tong wrote and directed Asia's first animation film, Dragon Blood (film) (2005) .
In recent years, Tong produced a number of TV dramas including The Myth (film) (2010), Just Love you (film) (偏偏爱上你)(2012), The Patriot Yue Fei (film) (精忠岳飞)(2013) and film Chinese Zodiac (film) (十二生肖)(2012) .
Apart from filmmaking, Tong has been active with charity work both in USA and China. He also works as guest lecturers all over the country to help cultivate the nation's future filmmakers.
(1995)
(Director)
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Tong started his film career in 1979 by working behind the scenes. Since then, he had worked for different film companies and TV channels. In 1990, Tong directed his first self-funding film Stone Age Warriors（魔域飞龙）. The film received high praises from some famous film critics, which attracted the attention of Hong Kong Golden Harvest Entertainment Company. Tong was then invited to join the company as a film director.
Tong is very well known for his action movies. Working closely with Jackie Chan, who is now an international movie star and a Chinese culture icon, Stanley directed some very popular movies in 1990s. Police Story 3: Super Cop （警察故事3：超级警察）in 1992 broke the box office records in many Asian countries and received nomination for Best Film of the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards (the Taiwan version of the Academy Awards). Tong’s following action movies such as Rumble in the Bronx（红番区）, Police Story 4: First Strike（警察故事4：简单任务）, etc., also created significant box office records. First Strike set a record of HK$57,518,795 among the Chinese language films released in Hong Kong in 1996. Since then, the record had not been broken until 2001.The release of Rumble in the Bronx in the United States became the beginning of Jackie Chan’s fame in Hollywood and later at the rest of the world.
According to IMDb [1], he customarily attempts stunts himself before asking actors to risk themselves. For example, Jackie Chan's leap from a parking garage roof to a fire escape in Rumble in the Bronx and the finale of Stone Age Warriors.
During his stay in Hollywood, Tong also created some popular TV series such as Mr. Magoo (脱线先生)(1996) and Martial Law (film) (过江龙)(1998), both receiving best drama ratings in the nation.
In 2000, Tong returned to Shanghai, in hopes to inspire the future generation of filmmakers in China. After his long presence away from home, Tong directed his first film in his homeland, China Strike Force (film) (雷霆战警)(2000). In 2005, Tong worked as the writer and director for film The Myth (film) (神话)(2005). In the same year, Tong wrote and directed Asia's first animation film, Dragon Blood (film) (2005) .
In recent years, Tong produced a number of TV dramas including The Myth (film) (2010), Just Love you (film) (偏偏爱上你)(2012), The Patriot Yue Fei (film) (精忠岳飞)(2013) and film Chinese Zodiac (film) (十二生肖)(2012) .
Apart from filmmaking, Tong has been active with charity work both in USA and China. He also works as guest lecturers all over the country to help cultivate the nation's future filmmakers.
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China Strike Force (2000)
, 1h43Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, Coolio, Marc Dacascos, Paul Chun, Ken Lo
Rating53%
Two young Chinese Police Officers, Darren (Aaron Kwok) and Alex (Leehom Wang) investigate a murder they witnessed.
Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)
, 1h14Directed by Jackie Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone, Michelle Yeoh, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, John Woo
Roles Himself
Rating68%
Ce documentaire retrace la vie de Jackie Chan exposée par lui-même.
Iron Angels (1987)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Moon Lee, Yukari Oshima, Alex Fong, Hwang Jang-lee, David Chiang, Peter Yang Kwan
Rating64%
After Interpol destroys a mass of Thai opium fields, the drug lords strike back by viciously murdering the officers in charge of the drug raid. In response, the cops hire the mercenary Angel Organization whose leader, John (David Chiang), sends crack agents—Angel #01 Saijo (Hideki Saijo), Moon (Moon Lee) and Elaine (Elaine Lui). Their first act is to seize a massive drug shipment with the help of an American secret operative, Commander Alex Fong (Alex Fong). This inevitably invokes the rage of frighteningly fierce Madam Yeung (Yukari Oshima) who recently grabbed the mantel of power after killing her predecessor. After a series of tussles with Madam Yeung, Saijo finds himself buried alive in an armored car while Moon and Elaine settle their score with their nemesis kung fu style.
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
, 1h45Directed by John Woo
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Dean Shek, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu, Regina Kent
Roles Young Policeman (uncredited)
Rating71%
Several years after the events of A Better Tomorrow, Sung Tse-ho (Ti Lung) is offered early parole by the police in exchange for spying on his former boss and mentor, Lung Sei (Dean Shek), who is suspected of heading a counterfeiting operation. Inspector Wu (Lau Siu-ming), the leader of the crime task force, wants to mark his retirement with the capture of a high profile criminal like Lung.
Flaming Brothers (1987)
, 1h42Directed by Joe Cheung
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Alan Tang, Emily Chu, Patrick Tse, Philip Chan, Joe Cheung
Roles Hitman in Thailand
Rating61%
Alan Chan (Alan Tang) and Cheung Ho-tin (Chow Yun-fat) are orphans wandering in the streets of Macau who became sworn brothers together, they make a living by stealing. One day, while Tin was stealing food in a church, he is discovered by Ho Ka-hei (Pat Ha), who encourages him not to steal and subsequently brings food to him and his friends everyday until one day, when Ka-hei was adopted and the two farewell in tears. Alan and Tin struggles very hard and finally succeeds and become triad leaders. During a gang warfare, Alan and Tin kill Chiu, the underling of a major Macau triad leader Ko Lo-sei (Patrick Tse). Ko mobilizes his men to seek revenge but the strong-willed Alan strikes back. Then, the cunning Ko pretends to reconcile with Alan and provides news for Alan to traffick arms in Thailand. However, the arms dealer turns out to be Ko's rival, Uncle Pui, and Alan nearly lost his life. With his extraordinary courage, Alan gains Pui's trust and successfully makes business. At the same time, Alan also meets Macau singer Jenny and falls in love with her and brings her back to Macau. While Alan was highlighting danger in Thailand, Tin re-encounters Ka-hei in a Catholic school and after lay each other's heart bare, they get engaged. However, Ka-hei requests Tin to leave the underworld and wants to lead a peaceful life in Hong Kong. Tin summons his courage to tell Alan about this, but Alan, while preparing big business with Tin, becomes enraged. Having to choose between his lover and his brother, Tin sadly leaves Alan. When Ko discovers that Alan safely returned from Thailand, he falls out with him and annexes all his purchased arms, formally declaring war with Alan. Later, Alan falls into Ko's trap and becomes encircled where his underlings are fully wiped out and Jenny is also killed from protecting him. Alan decides to single-highhandedly deal with Ko. In Hong Kong, Tin hears news of it and leaves his beloved wife and returns to Macau to fight with Ko alongside Alan in a gunfight where after a fierce battle, the trio dies together.
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Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
, 1h47Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Chine
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about Tibet
Actors Jackie Chan, Katrina Kaif, Riya Sen, Jackie Shroff, Ileana D'Cruz, Disha Patani
Rating52%
Jack, un professeur d'archéologie renommé du musée de l'armée de terre cuite de Xi'an, s'associe à la jeune professeur indienne Ashmita de l'Institut national des musées du Rajasthan pour rechercher le trésor perdu du Magadha au Tibet. Leur équipe découvre le trésor sous un lac gelé grâce aux moyens modernes. Ils sont cependant interrompus par un groupe de mercenaires dirigé par Randall qui leur vole le trésor et les laisse enfermer. Dans la confusion, Jones - un membre de l'équipe de Jack qui est plus un chasseur de trésor qu'un archéologue - s'enfuit avec un diamant. Jack et Ashmita parviennent finalement à s'échapper de la caverne glacée.
Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Chine
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Jackie Chan, Han Geng / Hankyung, Kelly Hu, Sonu Sood, Disha Patani, Amyra Dastur
Rating57%
Deux bons potes, Meng Yun (Han Geng) et Yu Fei (Zheng Kai ), décident de quitter leurs copines pour vivre en célibataires libres. Mais les filles en question voient la chose autrement.
The Myth (2005)
, 1h58Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Kim Hee-sun김희선, Mallika Sherawat, Ken Lo, Patrick Tam
Rating61%
During the Qin dynasty, the general Meng Yi is tasked with escorting Ok-Soo, a Korean princess, back to China to marry the Qin emperor. Along the journey, a Korean warrior attempts to seize her back but Meng Yi saves her. Ok-soo falls in love with Meng Yi and displays her affections for him openly, but Meng honourably rejects her and successfully completes his mission. The Qin emperor becomes critically ill later and he sends Meng Yi to find the elixir of immortality, the only thing that can save his life. The guards escorting the elixir are ambushed by rebels on the orders of the treacherous prince and chancellor. Meng Yi hands over the elixir to his deputy, Nangong Yan, before dying in the ensuing battle. Although Nangong Yan manages to bring the elixir to the emperor, the prince and chancellor wanted Nangong Yan and Ok-soo to test the validity of the elixir and force them to consume the elixir, condemning them to imprisonment in the Qin emperor's mausoleum for eternity.
China Strike Force (2000)
, 1h43Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Aaron Kwok, Norika Fujiwara, Coolio, Marc Dacascos, Paul Chun, Ken Lo
Rating53%
Two young Chinese Police Officers, Darren (Aaron Kwok) and Alex (Leehom Wang) investigate a murder they witnessed.
Mr. Magoo (1997)
, 1h27Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Children's films
Actors Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch, Matt Keeslar, Nick Chinlund, Stephen Tobolowsky, Ernie Hudson
Rating41%
Mr. Quincy Magoo (Leslie Nielsen), a wealthy canned vegetable factory owner, goes to the museum to attend a party. While there, Waldo (Matt Keeslar), Mr. Magoo's nephew, spies a woman named Stacey Sampanahoditra (Jennifer Garner), whom he develops a crush on. Later that night, jewel thieves Luanne LeSeur (Kelly Lynch) and Bob Morgan (Nick Chinlund) steal the museum's beautiful ruby "The Star of Kuristan" and escape on a boat to Austin Cloquet (Malcolm McDowell), Bob's boss.
Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
, 1h44Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Annie Wu Chen Chun, Bill Tung, Nonna Grishayeva, Ken Lo, Nathan Jones
Rating65%
Whilst working for the CIA, Chan Ka-kui (Jackie Chan) is assigned to follow leads of a nuclear smuggling case. He follows a woman named Natasha to Ukraine, when he realizes that she had been hiding vital information, Ka-kui calls for backup and she is later arrested. However, Natasha's partner is an unknown man, who turns out to be Jackson Tsui (Jackson Liu), a Chinese American nuclear scientist with CIA links, suspected of stealing a nuclear warhead. Ka-kui follows Tsui to a restricted area, and after a trap set by Tsui, the CIA agents together with Ukrainian authorities engage in battle. Ka-kui finds a briefcase which contained evidence from Tsui, but as he is chased by unknown forces, Ka-kui loses the briefcase as he falls into frozen waters.
Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
, 1h26Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Films about the labor movement, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Harcèlement au travail
Actors Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Françoise Yip, Marc Akerstream, Bill Tung, Garvin Cross
Rating67%
Ma Hon Keung (Jackie Chan), a Hong Kong cop comes to New York to attend the wedding of his Uncle Bill (Bill Tung) who introduces his new, African-American wife Whitney to him down at his supermarket, which he owns and has sold to Elaine (Anita Mui). Uncle Bill's friend, Steven Lo (Jamie Luk), loans him a vintage automobile for the wedding. Later that night, a street gang starts a motorcycle race near Uncle Bill's apartment. They are about to run over his friend's car until Keung jumps down and stops them. He soon starts a rivalry with the street gang when he drives them away from the supermarket that they were robbing and vandalizing. This starts a series of brawls in which the bikers try to corner Keung and finish him off. When a member of the street gang named Angelo (Garvin Cross) gets involved in an illegal diamond deal gone bad and steals the diamonds, the small-time gangsters become the victims of a much larger and more effective criminal syndicate led by White Tiger (Kris Lord). While running away with the diamonds, Angelo leaves them in a cushion, which is unknowingly used by Keung for the wheelchair of a disabled Chinese American boy named Danny (Morgan Lam), who is raised by his elder sister Nancy (Françoise Yip), a lingerie model/dancer who works in a seedy bar and is an associate/girlfriend of the bikers. Keung befriends Nancy and advises her to stay away from crime. When the gangsters see this, they chase Keung and Nancy. After failing to confront Keung, the bikers turn up at Elaine's supermarket and start vandalizing it, during which two of Angelo's men are captured by White Tiger's men, who turn up at the supermarket in search of Angelo. Angelo's colleagues are unaware of his diamond heist and one is executed in a tree-shredder; his remains are given back to the other gangster to show to his friends as a warning to return the multimillion-dollar goods. In the meantime, Keung and Nancy go to the bikers' shed after the latest supermarket attack, and Keung defeats them in another brawl, at which point the shredded remains are brought back.
Project S (1993)
, 1h44Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Michelle Yeoh, Yu Rongguang, Jackie Chan, Athena Chu, Louis Fan, Bill Tung
Rating60%
Wah et Cheng sont les deux meilleurs officiers des forces spéciales chinoises. Après une intervention musclée couronnée de succès, Wah est mutée à Hong Kong et se sépare de son amant qui reste sur le Continent. Luttant contre un gang local de braqueurs très violents, elle a la surprise de retrouver Cheng qui lui avoue être tenté par la voie du crime et de l'argent facile. Ce dernier prépare en secret l'attaque d'une des banques les mieux protégées de la ville...
Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
, 1h35Directed by Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Kung fu, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, Yuen Wah, Kenneth Tsang Wing Kong, Bill Tung
Rating68%
Ka-Kui is the "supercop" of the Hong Kong police, with amazing martial arts skills. He is sent to Guangzhou, where the Chinese police force's Interpol director, Inspector Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh), briefs him on his next assignment. The target is Chaibat, a drug lord based in Hong Kong. To infiltrate Chaibat's organization, Ka-Kui is to get close to Chaibat's henchman Panther, who is in a Chinese prison. Ka-Kui, posing as a petty criminal prisoner, manages Panther's escape with the connivance of the guards. Grateful Panther invites Ka-Kui to go with him to Hong Kong and join Chaibat's gang. Panther meets up with some of his other men, and vouches for Ka-Kui. The group heads for Hong Kong.
The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)
, 1h33Directed by Ching Siu-tung, Stanley Tong
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Martial arts films, Wuxia films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Michelle Reis, Carlo Chin, Candice Yu
Rating70%
Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and members of the Mount Hua Sect are planning to retire from the jianghu (martial artists' community). They learn that Dongfang Bubai has seized control of the Sun Moon Holy Cult and is secretly plotting with some Japanese rōnin to rebel against the Ming Empire and dominate China. Dongfang Bubai had castrated himself in order to master the skills in the Sunflower Manual, and his appearance has become more feminine, even though he is now a formidable martial artist.