Cast: Andy Lau, Lau Ching Wan, YoYo Mung, Ekin Cheng, and Waise Le
Region: B
Label: Eureka
Johnnie To's intense action thriller that became one of Hong Kong’s biggest box office hits,Running Out of Time.
Told by his doctor that he has only 2 weeks to live, Cheung Wah (Andy Lau, taking the Best Actor award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for this role) decides to take on the entire police force. After crossing paths with Inspector Ho (played by Lau Ching Wan) - a cool, analytical police negotiator - Wah challenges the inspector to figure out his plan and play a game of catch with him for the next 72 hours, running amok through the streets of Hong Kong.
Running Out of Time 2. Lau Ching Wan reprises his role as Inspector Ho, this time chasing an elusive thief (Ekin Cheng from Young and Dangerous) with a taste for the theatrical.
High Definition Blu-Ray (1080p) presentations of both films, scanned and restored in 2K
Original lossless Cantonese and Mandarin 5.1 audio options, plus lossless English mono (Running Out of Time) and lossless English 5.1 (Running Out of Time 2)
Optional English subtitles, newly revised for this release
Brand new audio commentary tracks on both films by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
Audio Commentary on Running Out of Time by writers Laurent Cortiaud and Julien Carbon, moderated by Hong Kong Film expert Stefan Hammond
Archival interviews with screenwriters Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud from 2003 and 2005
Archival interview with director Johnnie To
Archival interview with Lau Ching Wan
Archival interview with composer Raymond Wong
The Directors’ Overview of Carbon and Courtiaud – archival featurette
Hong Kong Stories – 52-minute documentary from 2003 by director Yves Montmayeur (Johnnie Got His Gun!) about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry, working for Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, Daniel Lee and of course Johnnie To
Making of Running Out of Time 2 – featurette
Trailers
Stills Galleries
A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on both films
