''Devil Hunters'' is a 1989

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written and directed by Tony Lo and starring

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and

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. The film was released as ''Ultra Force 2'' in the west as a sequel to the film, ''Killer Angels'' which was released a few months earlier as ''Ultra Force''. Although both films were directed by Lo and starred Lee, ''Devil Hunters'' is unrelated to ''Killer Angels''.

Plot

At the Happy Dragon Recreation Park,

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's two notorious drug lords, Hon San (Wong Wai) and Chai Yan (Lau Siu-ming) leads their respective group of underlings carry out a huge drug trade. Police superintendent Tsang (

) leads chief inspector Tong Fung (

), Man (Candy Wen) and other sergeants and laid a dragnet for a cleansweep of the two drug traffickers. However, during the drug trade, the ambush by the police was exposed by Chun Bing (

), a master of multiple identities, and Chai Yuet (

), a tough, ruthless fighter, both of whom engage in a fierce gun battle with the police. Hon believes the incident was a result of Chai betraying him and tipping the police. As a result, Hon's his right hand man, Chiu Sing (

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), to murder Chai, while Chai's son, Yuet, swears vengeance. Hon's authority has been usurped by Chiu (

), who forces Hon to hand him a large sum of gems from his estate when Chiu frames Hon for the murder of Chai. One of Hon's underlings, Wu Kin (Cheng Hong-yip), attempts to protect his boss but was killed by Chiu. Another one of Hong's underlings, Yin Fu ( Michael Chan)'s family is being held hostage by Chiu, who forces him to betray Hon. Once Yin's family was released, he attempts to save Hon but was also killed by Chiu. However, before Yin died, he has informed the police about the case and the police sets up a special task force consists of Bing, who is Hon's daughter, Yuet and Tong to counter against Chiu. When Chiu attempts to take the gems from Hon's estate, he was surrounded by the police. After an intense battle, Hon was killed by Chiu, who in turn, was blown up in a LPG explosion.

Cast

as Superintendent Tsang *

as Tong Fung *

as Chun Bing *

as Chai Yuet *Candy Wen as Man *

as Chiu Sing * Michael Chan as Yin Fu *Wong Wai as Hon San *Andy Tai as Ngai Yuen *

Ken Lo Ken Lo (Kenneth Houi Kang Low) (born 19 March 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He is known for his martial arts and stunt work as a former member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, most notably for his antagonistic role as J ...

as Chai Biu *Chan Pui-kei as Hon Suet *Tong Kam-tong as Seung To *Cheng Hong-yip as Wu KIn *Lau Siu-ming as Chai Yan *Lau Hung-fong *Kellie Lam *Kwan Kwok-chung *Joe Chu as Policeman *Frank Liu as Policeman *Cheng Yuen-man * Derek Kok *Leung Ching *Mak Wai-cheung *James Ha *Wan Seung-lam *Lau Shung-fung *Samo Ho *Ridley Tsui *Fan Chin-hung *Choi Kwok-keung *Hau Woon-ling *Jack Wong *Wong Man-sing *Chang Sing-kwong *Ma Yuk-sing *Lung Sang *Lee Yiu-king

Production

During the filming of the film's final scene where cast members

and

jumped out of an exploding building, a mishap occurred due to poor timing by pyrotechnics, causing Hu and Lee to be engulfed in flames and suffer third degree burns. The ending of the film featured a message praising the trio for their professionalism and also featured shots of newspaper reports of the incident as the credits roll.

Reception

Critical

In the book, ''The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios'', John Charles gave the film a score of 6/10 and criticizes the under cranking but praises the choreography of the action scenes.
Hong Kong Film Net
' gave the film a score of 7/10 and praises the film's stunt work while also noting the light expository scenes.
Asian Film Strike
' gave the film a score of 2.5/5 praising the character, drama and action scenes, but criticizes its uninvolving plot and exploitative scenes.

Box office

The film grossed HK$$5,055,340 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 10 to 23 August 1989.

References

External links

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