First Option

First Option (1997)

Genres - Drama, Action, Adventure  |   Sub-Genres - Martial Arts  |   Release Date - Sep 14, 1996 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 93 min.  |   Countries - Hong Kong  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

A volatile man with a tendency to use liquor to cool his temper and the leader of a police commando unit, Don Wong is in the midst of a psychological evaluation when he and his team are forced to team up with a bungling customs squad and their greenhorn leader, who happens to be a woman, to bring in a huge shipment of heroine worth $2.5 billion. This big-budget Hong Kong actioner from Gordon Chan and is similar in theme to his 1994 film The Final Option.

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Keywords

bad-guy, commando, craziness, drugs, good-guy, police, search, sexism

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High Budget