Year: 1992
Director:
Peter Mak
Starring:
Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Michelle Reis
Genre:
Horror/Science Fiction
Literal title translation: 'Monster City'

 
 
 


In the Hong Kong of the future, two policeman (Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai) are assigned to the anti-rapter squad. Rapters are ferociously predatory aliens able to take human form. As of late, some raptors have been dealing a drug called Happiness, which has the unfortunate side-effect of killing the user. Matters become more complicated when it is revealed that Cheung is actually half rapter, while Lai is in love with one (Michelle Reis).

This is quite unusual for a Hong Kong film as it is a science fiction film. This is not usually a popular genre but here is given the treatment by producer Tsui Hark.



   
         
     


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