Hong Kong Action Cinema: THE FURIOUS
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Action director Kenji Tanigaki (Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I & II) sets the screen ablaze with his brutal, kinetic style in the vein of “The Raid” series with the intense, no-holds-barred THE FURIOUS starring Miao Xie (The Monkey King), Joe Taslim (The Night Comes for Us), Yayan (Mad Dog) Ruhian (The Raid 1 & 2), JeeJa Yanin (Chocolate), Brian Le (Everything Everywhere All At Once), Joey Iwanaga (Alice in Boderland) and Sahajak Boonthanakit (Only God Forgives).
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TRIVIA:
- A major, centerpiece action scene in a police station took 18 days to film, according to director Kenji Tanigaki.
- Filmed in roughly 60 days, the movie was edited down from a four-hour cut to a tight 1 hour and 52 minutes.
- Known for its brutal, non-stop action, the film utilized a high percentage of stunts performed by the actors themselves rather than stunt doubles.
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PLOT: Following the kidnapping of his daughter and a lack of help from corrupt police, tradesman Wang Wei (Miao) teams up with a relentless journalist (Taslim) to tear through an international human trafficking ring in a visceral, action-packed rampage. - Instagram
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THE FURIOUS Trailer
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THE TIME, DATE, PRICE AND LOCATION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO THE SHOWTIMES AND VENUES HAVE NOT BEEN FINALIZED BY THE DISTRIBUTOR.
We have $8.50 tickets for the first (8) RSVPing members and you may pay me at the theater.
Members may also bring (1) guest and are welcome to purchase their own tickets to join us at the event.
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Please meet in the lobby at 6:30p for the 7:00p showing. There will be at least 15-20 min of previews for members running late.
We look forward to seeing you at the Cinema.
Dante
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