The Corruptor
Brief Synopsis
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Nick Chen is one of the NYPD's most decorated officers. The first Chinese-born immigrant on the force, Chen has used his close ties with a group of Chinese "businessmen" known as the Triads to rise through the ranks. Now, a gold shield detective and the star officer on the city's highly touted Asian gang unit, it's Chen's job to keep peace in Chinatown. But a turf war has erupted between the Triads and the newly arrived and brutally violent Fukienese Dragons. As the precarious peace in Chinatown is interrupted, the NYPD beefs up the Asian Gang Unit with a new recruit: an idealistic cop, Danny Wallace, who is unaware of how power and influence have compromised his superiors. When the Tongs boldly attempt to corrupt this young officer, Chen is forced to realign his loyalties.
Cast & Crew
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James Foley
Director
Chow Yun-fat
Mark Wahlberg
Ric Young
Brian Cox
Karen Huie
Film Details
Also Known As
Corruptor
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
Nick Chen is one of the NYPD's most decorated officers. The first Chinese-born immigrant on the force, Chen has used his close ties with a group of Chinese "businessmen" known as the Triads to rise through the ranks. Now, a gold shield detective and the star officer on the city's highly touted Asian gang unit, it's Chen's job to keep peace in Chinatown. But a turf war has erupted between the Triads and the newly arrived and brutally violent Fukienese Dragons. As the precarious peace in Chinatown is interrupted, the NYPD beefs up the Asian Gang Unit with a new recruit: an idealistic cop, Danny Wallace, who is unaware of how power and influence have compromised his superiors. When the Tongs boldly attempt to corrupt this young officer, Chen is forced to realign his loyalties.
Cast
Chow Yun-fat
Mark Wahlberg
Ric Young
Brian Cox
Karen Huie
Jason Ting
Alice Lee Chun
Alice Poon
Howard Hoover
Arthur Lo
Beau Starr
Ho Chow
Frank Pellegrino
Byron Mann
Lucille Soong
Andrew Pang
Jon Kit Lee
Paul Ben-victor
Marie Matiko
Simon B Cotter
Elizabeth Lindsey
Olivia Yap
Tig Fong
Pak-kong Ho
Kim Chan
Leroy Allen
Jerry Detitta
Lead Person
Mark Williams
Lynda Chiu
Bill Macdonald
Chuck Scarborough
Susie Trinh
Tim Progosh
Tovah Feldshuh
Mike Jung
Crew
Phil Abraham
Camera Operator
Leon Adair
Other
Jeff D Adams
Key Grip
Samuel Agro
Storyboard Artist
Mikko Alanne
Assistant
Sandy Alexander
Stunts
Joseph S Alfieri
Construction Coordinator
Vincent Alfieri
Production Assistant
David Alstadter
Foley Mixer
Bill Anagnos
Stunts
Albertine Anderson
Special Thanks To
Henry Antonacchio
Carpenter
Samantha Armstrong
Script Supervisor
Paul Austerberry
Art Director
Jeff Authors
Assistant Director
Rudy Baccuchi
Driver
Lane Baker
Assistant Editor
Clare Bambrough
Assistant Editor
Erica Bamforth
Set Production Assistant
Eric Banz
Assistant Director
Ken Barbet
Driver
Melissa Barrie
Other
Michael Bederman
Accounting Assistant
Ron Bedrosian
Adr Mixer
Tory Bellingham
Property Master
John Berger
Stunts
Kristin Cameron Bernstein
Assistant Director
Mark Bero
Effects Assistant
Riccardo Bertoni
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Michael Betzag
Grip
Marco Bianco
Stunts
John Billeci
Generator Operator
Michael Blecher
Location Manager
Glenn Bloom
Video Playback
Jason Board
Special Effects
Samuel Bojin
Best Boy
Bob Brennan
Grip
David Brisbin
Production Designer
Cameron Brooke
Scenic Artist
Robert C Brooke
Scenic Artist
Darrin Brown
Assistant Director
Deborah Brozina
Assistant Camera Operator
John Brunt
Driver
Keith Bunting
Grip
Michael Burke
Assistant Director
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Carter Burwell
Music
Jeff Butcher
Property Master
Wilfred Caban
Effects Assistant
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup
Carrie Campbell
Casting Associate
Paul W Campbell
Boom Operator
Carmen Campolo
Effects Assistant
Thomas Carnegie
Set Designer
Bill Carraro
Executive Producer
Bill Carraro
Unit Production Manager
Cindy Carroll
Assistant Camera Operator
Laurie Cartwright
Other
Verne Caruso
Hair Stylist
Don Caulfield
Electrician
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Victor Chan
Stunts
Terence Chang
Executive Producer
Tommy Chang
Stunts
David Orin Charles
On-Set Dresser
Kirk Cheney
Construction Coordinator
Eric Cheripka
Props
Phil Chiu
Stunts
Dean Choe
Stunts
Mark Hunshik Choi
Sound Editor
Mo Chow
Consultant
Nigel Churcher
Assistant Art Director
John Colavecchia
Camera
Raymond Collins
Assistant
Gilles Corbeil
Camera Operator
Jim C Craig
Aerial Unit
Wendy M Craig
Costumes
David Crockett
Production Accountant
Douglas Crosby
Stunts
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Rerecording
Francois Dagenais
Makeup
William Daly
Sound Mixer
Fernanda Dasilva
Production Assistant
Jason Dean
Office Assistant
Jerry Deblau
Gaffer
Michael Decasper
Assistant Director
Guido Decurtis
Propman
Eirik Dentz
Production Assistant
George Detitta Jr.
Set Decorator
Walter Dibacco
Driver
Jaro Dick
Set Decorator
Dino Dimuro
Sound Editor
Deirdre Cook Donohue
Production Coordinator
Thomas C Dragna
Carpenter
Jay Duboisson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Donna Dupere-taylor
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Edwin A Effrein
Assistant Camera Operator
Jeff Egan
Technical Operations Manager
John Egan
Set Production Assistant
Mindy L Elliott
Editorial Assistant
Jonathan T Ercole
Assistant
John Favre
Stunts
Frank Fennimore
Other
David Ferguson
Key Grip
Alexandra Fernandez
Set Production Assistant
Joannne Fishburn
Production Assistant
Eric Flickinger
Other
Bryan Forde
Gaffer
Ron Forward
Dolly Grip
David Franzoni
Electrician
Ian Fraser
Carpenter
David Fremlin
Assistant Art Director
Leslie Fuller
Makeup Artist
Rick Gagnon
Production Assistant
Paul Gaily
On-Set Dresser
Rick Gallagher
Video
Gerry Ganger
Camera Assistant
Douglas Ganton
Sound Mixer
Roland Gauvin
Key Rigging Grip
Paul Gentleman
Camera
Caroline George-kohne
Props Buyer
William Gerardo
Assistant Camera Operator
Daniel Gibson
Special Effects
Jeffrey Lee Gibson
Stunts
Malcolm Gibson
Property Master
Beth Gilinsky
Construction Coordinator
Gerri Gillan
Wardrobe
Peter Girolami
Best Boy
Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
D C Glenn
Stunts
Robert Glover
Assistant
Bruce Goldman
Assistant Location Manager
Angel Gonzalez
Camera Operator
Judi Goodman
Hair Stylist
Ron Goodman
Other
Catherine Gore
Script Supervisor
Anne Gorman
Wardrobe Supervisor
Neil Gover
Generator Operator
Frank Graziadei
Video Playback
Dennis Green
Video Assist/Playback
Lori Greenberg
Production Coordinator
Debbie Greg
Stunts
Timothy M Grimes
Office Assistant
Craig Haagensen
Director Of Photography
Craig Haagensen
Other
Gregory G. Hale
Assistant Director
Doug Hall
Costume Designer
Kenneth L. Halsband
Location Manager
Dan Halsted
Producer
Buddy Ham
Set Production Assistant
Terry Ham
Assistant Director
Ronald J Haney
Wardrobe Assistant
David Harcourt
Other
Adrian Hardy
Assistant Property Master
Laura Harris
Dialogue Editor
Gene Harrison
Stunts
Mathew Hart
Unit Production Manager
Kerry Hayes
Photography
Dan Hegamen
Sound Editor
Thomas J Heilig
Transportation Captain
Don Hewitt
Stunts
Don J Hewitt
Stunts
Dutch Hill
Sound Editor
Alec Hirschfeld
Camera Operator
Ron Hobbs
Storyboard Artist
John Hobson
Camera Operator
Perry Hoffman
Camera Operator
Gary Hon
Other
Karen Huie
Dialect Coach
Brian Imada
Stunt Man
Gord Ionson
Driver
Roseanna Istance
Construction Coordinator
Brian Jagersky
Stunts
David Jaquest
Dresser
Michael K Jones
Driver
Paul Jones
Makeup
Zsolt Kadar
Assistant Camera Operator
Fred Kamping
Location Manager
Rudy Katkic
Assistant Camera Operator
Mark S. Kaufman
Music
John Keenan
Carpenter
Michael Keller
Rerecording
Bernard B Kerik
Special Thanks To
Nick Kharabadze
Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Steve Klys
Grip
Kaz Kobielski
Special Effects Supervisor
Paul Koronkiewicz
Boom Operator
John Koyama
Stunts
Fred Kraemer
Effects Assistant
Jonathan Krauss
Co-Executive Producer
Steve Krieger
On-Set Dresser
Richard Krogh
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kathy Ku
Assistant
Diana Ladyshewsky
Hair Stylist
Norman Laing
Assistant Camera Operator
Patricia Lamberti
Foley Editor
Carl Landi
Key Rigging Grip
Andrew Lassman
Property Master
James P Lauer
Special Thanks To
Film Details
Also Known As
Corruptor
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 12, 1999
Released in United States on Video August 10, 1999
Began shooting March 2, 1998.
Completed shooting May 22, 1998.
Released in United States Spring March 12, 1999
Released in United States on Video August 10, 1999
