Expect the Unexpected (1998)

Fai seung dat yin (original title)

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Not Rated
1h 27min
Action, Crime
28 May 1998 (Hong Kong)
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A group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. The cops, led by the straight-laced Ken and the wise-cracking Sam, begin to investigate the case and quickly confuse the jewel thieves with a group of hard-ass Mainland... See more »

Directors:

Tat-Chi Yau, Johnnie To

Writers:

Yin-Han Chow, Kam-Yuen Szeto, Nai-Hoi Yau

Stars:

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast

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	Simon Yam	...	Ken
	Ching Wan Lau	...	Sam
	YoYo Mung	...	Mandy
	Ruby Wong	...	Macy
	Suet Lam	...	Collins
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Chit-Man Chan	...	Head of Security Carrier Robbers
	Joe Cheng	...	Heavy-armed Robber in Apartment
	Shiu-Hung Hui	...	Ben
	Kar Sin Pak	...	Isabella
	Keiji Sato	...	Jewellry Shop Robber
	Raymond Ho-Yin Wong	...	Jimmy (as Ho-Yin Wong)

Directed by

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Tat-Chi Yau	...	(as Patrick Yau)
Johnnie To	...	(uncredited)

Written by

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Yin-Han Chow	...	(writer)

Kam-Yuen Szeto	...	(writer)

Nai-Hoi Yau	...	(writer)

Produced by

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Johnnie To	...	producer
Ka-Fai Wai	...	producer
Danny Wang	...	executive producer

Music by

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Cacine Wong

Cinematography by

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Chiu-Lam Ko

Editing by

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Chi Wai Chan

Art Direction by

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Simon So

Costume Design by

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Connie Au-Yeung

Art Department

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Sek-Ming Yeung

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props

Sound Department

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Martin Richard Chappell	...	sound editor
Shirley Law	...	sound editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Wai-Chu Chan

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script supervisor

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Newport Entertainment (1998) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
Spectrum Films (2020) (France) (Blu-ray)
Spectrum Films (2021) (France) (Blu-ray)
Subway Cinema (2000) (United States) (subtitled)
Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (1998) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (film processing)
Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (subtitles)
Milky Way Image Company (foley design)
Milky Way Image Company (sound re-recording)
Newfull Development Company (camera equipment provided by)
Showreel Film Facilities (Dolby Digital sound mix)
Westfield (camera equipment provided by)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	A group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. The cops, led by the straight-laced Ken and the wise-cracking Sam, begin to investigate the case and quickly confuse the jewel thieves with a group of hard-ass Mainland robbers staying in the same area. Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	male-police-officer female-police-officer female-police-officer-killed heroic-bloodshed undercover-police See All (35) »
Genres	Action Crime Drama
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Certification	Hong Kong:IIB United States:Not Rated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Unusual Suddenness (Hong Kong, English title) Expect the Unexpected (Hong Kong, English title) 非常突然 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title) Expect the Unexpected (United States) Expect the Unexpected (World-wide, English title) See more »
Runtime	87 min
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese Mandarin
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby

Box Office

Budget

HKD6,000,000 (estimated)

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