Out for a Kill
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Out for a Kill is a 2003 straight-to-video action film
directed by Michael Oblowitz
. It stars Steven Seagal
Sai Lo (Hon Ping Tang) controls shipments in the French heroin market in Paris, using laundromats all over Paris as a front.
Tang "The Bird" Zhili (Bruce Wang) controls the entire New York drug conglomerate from the Chinatown section of New York, and runs Mahjong gambling rackets.
Yin Quinshi (Dave Wong
) of Sofia, Bulgaria controls an Eastern European drug cartel.
Li Bo (Tom Wu
) controls drug exports in Shanghai, China, and has a penchant for French restaurants.
Fang "The Barber" Lee (Ozzie Yue
) controls a drug cartel in Paris, France, and he is known to hire unique assassins. And Mr. Chang (Chuke Chan) controls drug money in London, England.
Yale University archaeology professor Robert Burns (Steven Seagal
), who has just recently won the prestigious and much-coveted Winthrop Award for excellence in archaeology, stumbles onto the fact that his expedition to China, near the China/Kazakhstan border, is being used by Wong as a cover for a drug smuggling operation.
Realizing the danger of sticking around, Burns and his assistant, Luo Yi (Elaine Tan
), make a run for it, but in the resulting gunfight, Yi is killed.
When Burns reaches the border, he finds that Wong's smugglers have set him up for smuggling the drugs. Burns lands in a Chinese prison, framed for drug running.
Burns is questioned by Chinese narcotics cop Tommie Ling (Michelle Goh
) and DEA agent Ed Gray (Corey Johnson
), who want to release him and use him as bait to nail the drug smugglers.
Burns, referred to by the Chinese drug barons as the "gweilo
Professor", is quickly released and sent to the USA, where he promises Yi's father Luo Dazhong (Vincent Wong) that he will get revenge for Yi's murder, but Wong is not done with Burns yet.
Wong sends hitmen to Burns's house in New Haven, Connecticut to plant a bomb, which explodes and kills Burns's wife Maya (Kata Dobo
).
With the two people closest to him dead at the hands of Wong and his minions, and with Tommie and Gray shadowing his every move, Burns is out for revenge.
As it turns out, Burns was not always a Professor. Burns was once a thief of Chinese artefacts, who served time in prison and earned his archaeology degree while in prison. He changed his name and married Maya after he was released.
With his determination to exterminate those who killed Maya, Burns tells Tommie and Gray to stay out of his way, as he cuts a bloody path through Chinatown and across Europe on his way to a confrontation with Wong.
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Michael Oblowitz
Michael Oblowitz
Michael Oblowitz is a South African filmmaker who has directed and produced a number of critically acclaimed movies and videos.-Early and avant-garde work:...
. It stars Steven Seagal
Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
Plot
This Steven Seagal thriller sees Wong Dai (Chooi Kheng Beh), the world's most powerful Chinese drug kingpin, is sitting at a long table in an old building in Paris, France, going through the motions of a gigantic merger between himself and several other major Chinese drug dealers.Sai Lo (Hon Ping Tang) controls shipments in the French heroin market in Paris, using laundromats all over Paris as a front.
Tang "The Bird" Zhili (Bruce Wang) controls the entire New York drug conglomerate from the Chinatown section of New York, and runs Mahjong gambling rackets.
Yin Quinshi (Dave Wong
Dave Wong
Dave Wong is a Chinese pop artist who was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His memorable hits include "一場遊戲一場夢" and "幾分傷心幾分痴" , "誰明浪子心" , "忘了你 忘了我" , and "安妮" .-Biography:Wong was born in Hong Kong, as the son of a former Shaw Brothers actor, Wong Hap...
) of Sofia, Bulgaria controls an Eastern European drug cartel.
Li Bo (Tom Wu
Tom Wu
Tom Wu is Chinese-American actor, born in Hong Kong and grew up in Chinatown, London. He is a martial arts expert who has starred in films like Revolver,Shanghai Knights, Batman Begins and the Bollywood sci-fi blockbuster Ra.One....
) controls drug exports in Shanghai, China, and has a penchant for French restaurants.
Fang "The Barber" Lee (Ozzie Yue
Ozzie Yue
Ozzie Yue is an English actor, guitarist and singer. He is most noted for his roles in television programmes such as Father Ted, All Quiet on the Preston Front and Coronation Street as well as for roles in films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Syriana and Nuns on the Run...
) controls a drug cartel in Paris, France, and he is known to hire unique assassins. And Mr. Chang (Chuke Chan) controls drug money in London, England.
Yale University archaeology professor Robert Burns (Steven Seagal
Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
), who has just recently won the prestigious and much-coveted Winthrop Award for excellence in archaeology, stumbles onto the fact that his expedition to China, near the China/Kazakhstan border, is being used by Wong as a cover for a drug smuggling operation.
Realizing the danger of sticking around, Burns and his assistant, Luo Yi (Elaine Tan
Elaine Tan
Elaine Tan is a British actress. She is of Chinese Descent.She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School at an early age and appeared in commercials, TV, film, and stage productions, including West End productions of South Pacific and The King and I.She graduated in Law from the University of...
), make a run for it, but in the resulting gunfight, Yi is killed.
When Burns reaches the border, he finds that Wong's smugglers have set him up for smuggling the drugs. Burns lands in a Chinese prison, framed for drug running.
Burns is questioned by Chinese narcotics cop Tommie Ling (Michelle Goh
Michelle Goh
Michelle Goh is an Singaporean actress.She has appeared in Smallville, Sacred, Da Vinci's Inquest, Alien Lockdown, Human Cargo, and Out for a Kill as well as other films and TV episodes. She has also been featured on the cover of numerous magazines.-External links:*...
) and DEA agent Ed Gray (Corey Johnson
Corey Johnson
Corey Johnson is an American actor largely active in the United Kingdom. Johnson was born John Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana....
), who want to release him and use him as bait to nail the drug smugglers.
Burns, referred to by the Chinese drug barons as the "gweilo
Gweilo
Gweilo or Gwailo is a common Cantonese slang term for foreigners, and has a long history of racially deprecatory use. If there is some racially deprecatory meaning or it is expressive of hate, it is shown by the addition of the adjective, sei or as a prefix: seigwailo...
Professor", is quickly released and sent to the USA, where he promises Yi's father Luo Dazhong (Vincent Wong) that he will get revenge for Yi's murder, but Wong is not done with Burns yet.
Wong sends hitmen to Burns's house in New Haven, Connecticut to plant a bomb, which explodes and kills Burns's wife Maya (Kata Dobo
Kata Dobo
Kata Dobó or Kata Dobo is a Hungarian actress.She was born in Győr, Hungary and emigrated to Los Angeles in the summer of 1999...
).
With the two people closest to him dead at the hands of Wong and his minions, and with Tommie and Gray shadowing his every move, Burns is out for revenge.
As it turns out, Burns was not always a Professor. Burns was once a thief of Chinese artefacts, who served time in prison and earned his archaeology degree while in prison. He changed his name and married Maya after he was released.
With his determination to exterminate those who killed Maya, Burns tells Tommie and Gray to stay out of his way, as he cuts a bloody path through Chinatown and across Europe on his way to a confrontation with Wong.
Cast
- Michelle GohMichelle GohMichelle Goh is an Singaporean actress.She has appeared in Smallville, Sacred, Da Vinci's Inquest, Alien Lockdown, Human Cargo, and Out for a Kill as well as other films and TV episodes. She has also been featured on the cover of numerous magazines.-External links:*...
as Tommie Ling - Steven SeagalSteven SeagalSteven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
as Prof. Robert Burns - Corey JohnsonCorey JohnsonCorey Johnson is an American actor largely active in the United Kingdom. Johnson was born John Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana....
as Ed Grey - Tom WuTom WuTom Wu is Chinese-American actor, born in Hong Kong and grew up in Chinatown, London. He is a martial arts expert who has starred in films like Revolver,Shanghai Knights, Batman Begins and the Bollywood sci-fi blockbuster Ra.One....
as Li Bo - Ozzie YueOzzie YueOzzie Yue is an English actor, guitarist and singer. He is most noted for his roles in television programmes such as Father Ted, All Quiet on the Preston Front and Coronation Street as well as for roles in films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Syriana and Nuns on the Run...
as Fang Lee, 'The Barber' - Bruce Wang as Tang Zhili, 'The Bird'
- Chike Chan as Mr. Chang
- Hon Ping Tang as Sai Lo
- Dave WongDave WongDave Wong is a Chinese pop artist who was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His memorable hits include "一場遊戲一場夢" and "幾分傷心幾分痴" , "誰明浪子心" , "忘了你 忘了我" , and "安妮" .-Biography:Wong was born in Hong Kong, as the son of a former Shaw Brothers actor, Wong Hap...
as Yin Quinshi - Chooi Kheng-Beh as Wong Dai (as Chooi Kheng Beh)
- Elaine TanElaine TanElaine Tan is a British actress. She is of Chinese Descent.She attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School at an early age and appeared in commercials, TV, film, and stage productions, including West End productions of South Pacific and The King and I.She graduated in Law from the University of...
as Luo Yi - Michael J. ReynoldsMichael J. ReynoldsMichael J. Reynolds , Garda Síochána 17673G and recipient of the Scott Medal, 1945-1975.-Incident at St. Anne's Park:A native of Kilconnell, Ballinasloe, Reynolds was one of a number of Gardaí who responded to an armed robbery at the Bank of Ireland, Killester, Dublin, on the afternoon of 11...
as Dean - Kata DobóKata DoboKata Dobó or Kata Dobo is a Hungarian actress.She was born in Győr, Hungary and emigrated to Los Angeles in the summer of 1999...
as Maya Burns (as Kata Dobo) - Vincent WongVincent WongVincent Wong is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He married with Hong Kong actress Yoyo Chan at 11:00 AM on November 11, 2011.-TV series:-Film:-Theme songs:...
as Luo Dazhong - Ray Charleson as Harry 'Crash' Kupper