Moving Targets (film)

2004 Hong Kong film

Moving Targets

Moving Targets theatrical poster

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 2004新紮師兄
Simplified Chinese| 2004新扎师兄
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Èr Líng Líng Sì Xīn Zhā Shī Xiōng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| Ji6 Ling4 Ling4 Sei3 San1 Zaak6 Si1 Hing1
Directed by| Wong Jing
Written by| Wong Jing
Based on| Police Cadet '84
Produced by| Wong Jing
Bowie Lam
Alvin Lam
Wong Ka Hee
Starring| Nicholas Tse
Edison Chen
Simon Yam
Gillian Chung
Lam Suet
Michelle Yim
Roy Chow
Kent Tong
Cinematography| Man-Ching Ng
Edited by| Azrael Chung Wai-Chiu
Music by| Marco Wan Ho-Kit

Production
companies

Film Power Company Limited
Jing's Production

Distributed by| Universe Entertainment Ltd

Release date

* 16 April 2004 (2004-04-16)

Running time

| 94 minutes
Country| Hong Kong
Language| Cantonese
Box office| $4,224,175 HKD

Moving Targets (Chinese: 2004新紮師兄; Jyutping: ye ling ling say sun jat si hing) is a 2004 Hong Kong action crime film starring Nicholas Tse, Edison Chen, Simon Yam, and Gillian Chung as the main leads. With Michelle Yim, Roy Chow, Lam Suet, and Kent Tong in the main supporting roles. Directed, written, and produced by Wong Jing, the film is based on the popular 1980 TVB drama series Police Cadet '84.

"Moving Targets" was released in Mainland China under the title "Young Detective 青年干探" with an estimated box office gross of ¥3,000,000 RMB. Movie rights in Mainland China was distributed by "Beijing Poly-bona Film Distribution Co., Ltd.".

## Plot

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Cheung Wai-kit (Nicholas Tse) and Ngai Fung "Fit Lo" (Edison Chen) are best friends and two of Hong Kong's top young cops. After foiling a robbery attempt they are promoted to the Narcotic units led by hot-headed police chief Cheung Tit-Man (Simon Yam). Tit-Man is actually Kit's dad, who left him and his mother (Michelle Mai) after shooting her years ago. Kit sees Tit-Man as an enemy and is not so thrilled with having to work under him.

Kit requests a transfer to the internal affairs department, but decides to participate in one last operation where the team tries to take down a major drug lord known as Big Bryan (Ken Tong). During the arrest attempt, Fit Lo is seen letting Bryan go, which costs him his job. Now seemingly on opposite sides of the law, Kit and Fit Lo must try to keep their friendship together. To make things even more complicated Fit Lo is also married to Kit's former love interest and cousin Wing Chi (Gillian Chung).

## Cast

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* Nicholas Tse as Cheung Wai-kit
* Edison Chen as Ngai Fung "Fit Lo"
* Simon Yam as Cheung Tit-Man
* Gillian Chung as Wing Chi
* Lam Suet as Fat Seven
* Michelle Yim as Kit's Mother
* Roy Chow as Ko Lo Chun
* Kent Tong as Big Bryan
* Wu An as Ho Jia
* Shu Qao as Officer Nichole Sun
* David Lee Wai-Seung as Officer Wai Kwok-Ying
* Wan Chi Keung as Lai Sir
* Samuel Leung Cheuk-Moon as Ronaldo
* Roderick Lam Chung-Kei as Little Bryan

## Reception

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"Moving Targets" was a box office flop in Hong Kong. Even with an noticeable cast involve the movie garnered a lot of negative reviews due to the weak storyline and re-writing of popular characters from the 80's TVB drama series Police Cadet '84 which the movie is based on. Audiences did not like the darker storyline and merging of characters together when compared to the TVB series.[1] Gillian Chung character Wing Chi was a hybrid of Tse Wing Chi and Cheung Ka Man (played by Maggie Cheung and Carina Lau) in the TVB series. Same for Simon Yam character which was a hybrid of characters that were Kit's older half brother and father in the TVB series (played by Andy Dai and Lau Siu Ming).

## References

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1. ^ "Moving Targets".

## External links

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* Moving Targets at IMDb
* Love HK film page
* rotten tomatoes page

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Films by Wong Jing

Filmography

Films directed|

* The Magic Crystal (1986, also writer)
* The Romancing Star (1987, also writer)
* The Romancing Star II (1988, also writer)
* The Crazy Companies (1988, also writer)
* How to Pick Girls Up! (1988, also writer)
* The Crazy Companies II (1988, also writer)
* Casino Raiders (1989, also writer)
* Crocodile Hunter (1989, aslo writer and produced)
* God of Gamblers (1989, also writer)
* God of Gamblers II (1990, also writer)
* God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991, also writer)
* Dances with Dragon (1991, also writer)
* The Last Blood (1991)
* Tricky Brains (1991, also writer)
* Casino Tycoon (1992, also writer and produced)
* Casino Tycoon 2 (1992, also writer and produced)
* Royal Tramp (1992, also writer)
* Royal Tramp II (1992, also writer)
* City Hunter (1993, also writer)
* Fight Back to School III (1993, also writer)
* Future Cops (1993, also writer)
* Holy Weapon (1993)
* Last Hero in China (1993, also writer)
* Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993)
* Perfect Exchange (1993, also writer)
* Kung Fu Cult Master (1993, also writer)
* The New Legend of Shaolin (1994, also writer)
* Hail the Judge (1994, also writer)
* Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994, also writer and produced)
* God of Gamblers Returns (1994, also writer)
* High Risk (1995, also writer and produced)
* The Saint of Gamblers (1995, also writer and produced)
* God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1997, also writer and produced)
* We're No Bad Guys (1997, also writer)
* A True Mob Story (1998, also writer and produced)
* The Conman (1998, also writer and produced)
* The Conmen in Vegas (1999, also writer and producer)
* The Tricky Master (1999, also writer and produced)
* Prince Charming (1999, also writer and producer)
* Love Me, Love My Money (2001, also writer and produced)
* The Spy Dad (2003, also writer and produced)
* Moving Targets (2004, also writer and produced)
* Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004, also writer and produced)
* Kung Fu Mahjong (2005, also writer and produced)
* Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005, also writer and produced)
* My Kung-Fu Sweetheart (2006, also writer and produced)
* My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (2008, also producer)
* I Corrupt All Cops (2009, also writer and produced)
* On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009, also writer and produced)
* To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009, also writer and produced)
* Black Ransom (2010, also writer and produced)
* Future X-Cops (2010, also writer)
* Men Suddenly in Love (2011, also writer and produced)
* Treasure Inn (2011, also writer)
* Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011, also produced)
* Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)
* Marrying Mr. Perfect (2012)
* The Last Tycoon (2012, also writer)
* Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013, also writer and produced)
* From Vegas to Macau (2014, also writer)
* From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
* From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
* Mission Milano (2016)
* Chasing the Dragon (2017, also writer and produced)
* Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019, also writer and produced)
* Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021, also writer and produced)
* New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 (2022, also writer and producer)
* New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 (2022, also writer and producer)

Films written|

* Dreadnaught (1981)
* Treasure Hunters (1981)
* Legend of a Fighter (1982)
* Shaolin Prince (1983)
* New Tales of the Flying Fox (1984)
* The Seventh Curse (1986, also produced)
* Evil Cat (1987)
* The Dragon Family (1988)
* Perfect Match (1989, also produced)
* The Romancing Star III (1989, also produced)
* The Fortune Code (1990)
* No Risk, No Gain (1990, also produced)
* The Banquet (1991)
* Naked Killer (1992, also produced)
* Raped by an Angel (1993)
* Flying Dagger (1993)
* My Father Is a Hero (1995)
* Satan Returns (1996)
* Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan (1998)
* Century of the Dragon (1999, also produced)
* The Duel (2000, also produced)
* The Wesley's Mysterious File (2001, also produced)
* Naked Weapon (2002, also produced)
* Slim till Dead (2005, also produced)
* Set Up (2005, also produced)
* Wo Hu (2006, also produced)
* The Lady Iron Chef (2007, also produced)
* The Vampire Who Admires Me (2008, also produced)
* Naked Soldier (2012, also produced)
* Enter the Fat Dragon (2020, also produced)

Films produced only|

* 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
* Lee Rock (1991)
* Lee Rock II (1991)
* Fight Back to School (1991)
* Millionaire Cop (1993)
* A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)
* Young and Dangerous (1996)
* Forbidden City Cop (1996)
* Sex and Zen II (1996)
* Ebola Syndrome (1996)
* Sex and Zen III (1998)
* Haunted Mansion (1998)
* Your Place or Mine! (1999)
* Fist Power (2000)
* Conman in Tokyo (2000)
* Hong Kong Bronx (2008)
* The Underdog Knight (2008)
* Sakra (2023)

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