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* BadassInANiceSuit: Johnny appears in a slick black-and-white suit in every scene he's in. While the moments where he's a nightclub singer might justify this, however there's no reason why he's wearing this same outfit in the final shootout, other than fulfiling this trope.
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* BadassInANiceSuit: Johnny appears in a slick black-and-white suit in every scene he's in. While the moments where he's a nightclub singer might justify this, however there's no reason why he's wearing this same outfit in the final shootout, other than fulfiling fulfilling this trope.
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* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Sergeant Wong shooting a mook about to shoot Johnny in the finale.
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* BigFancyHouse: Boss Fung's mansion. In the climax Johnny infiltrates the building from its balcony and engages several of Wan's bodyguards in a shootout.
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* BadassAdorable: Johnny is probably one of the most adorable and lovable characters David Chiang hasd played (and that's saying ''a lot''), being a nightclub singer with a snarky, jazzy personality and a polite demenour, but he's also a skilled fighter and a devil with a gun when taking names.
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* BadassAdorable: Johnny is probably one of the most adorable and lovable characters David Chiang hasd has played (and that's saying ''a lot''), being a nightclub singer with a snarky, jazzy personality and a polite demenour, but he's also a skilled fighter and a devil with a gun when taking names.
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* BoomHeadshot: While Johnny is beating the snot out of Boss Fung, one of Fung's thugs tries pointing his gun on Johnny, only for Detective Wang (accompanied by the police) to suddenly put a round in his head.
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* TheCavalry: [[spoiler: At the peak of the final shootout, the police notified by Breother Wan arrives right on time, arresting Fung and his minions]].
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'''Johnny''', the Singing Killer
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* TheCameo: David Chiang's long-time collaborator and best friend Ti Lung shows up as Johnny's guitarist in one scene.
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thesingingkiller1970_78_b.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:His favorite song is "Let the (dead) bodies hit the floor".]]
--> "I’m the singing killer"
--> "Fist is a fist, Knife is a knife"
--> "Kung fu, judo and karate, I specialize in all"
--> "If you dare, come and try me"
--> "The singing killer is me"
---> '''Johnny'''
''The Singing Killer'' is a 1970 movie produced by Creator/ShawBrothers, starring Creator/DavidChiang as the title character.
Johnny (Chiang) used to be a mob hitman and assassin, but has since gone straight where he took on a job as a nightclub singer. Leaving his past behind intending to start a new life with his girlfriend Lily, unfortunately Johnny's former mob, led by the ruthless Boss Fung, wants him back to perform a robbery for them. With Lily's life being threatened, Johnny decides to return to a life of killing.
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!! The Singing Killer includes examples of:
* BadassAdorable: Johnny is probably one of the most adorable and lovable characters David Chiang hasd played (and that's saying ''a lot''), being a nightclub singer with a snarky, jazzy personality and a polite demenour, but he's also a skilled fighter and a devil with a gun when taking names.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Johnny appears in a slick black-and-white suit in every scene he's in. While the moments where he's a nightclub singer might justify this, however there's no reason why he's wearing this same outfit in the final shootout, other than fulfiling this trope.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: Johnny, multiple characters praises his voice throughout the film, and crowds go wild when he's on stage.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Johnny may be a NiceGuy and a friendly nightclub singer who is chill with every character he meets, but he's secretly a mob assassin and killing machine.
* BigFancyHouse: Boss Fung's mansion. In the climax Johnny infiltrates the building from its balcony and engages several of Wan's bodyguards in a shootout.
* BoomHeadshot: While Johnny is beating the snot out of Boss Fung, one of Fung's thugs tries pointing his gun on Johnny, only for Detective Wang (accompanied by the police) to suddenly put a round in his head.
* TheCameo: David Chiang's long-time collaborator and best friend Ti Lung shows up as Johnny's guitarist in one scene.
* TheCavalry: [[spoiler: At the peak of the final shootout, the police notified by Breother Wan arrives right on time, arresting Fung and his minions]].
* TheChanteuse: Johnny's day job is a ''chanteur'', when he's not performing hits and taking names.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Johnny managed to expose the criminal activities of Boss Fung while proving his innocence to Detective Wang, resulting in Fung's arrest. Surviving the final shootout, he's finally granted his old life as a singer back, as well as ensuring the safety of his girlfriend]].
* ExtremeMeleeRevenge: Johnny beating the snot out of Fung for threatening his girlfriend Lily, forcing him back into the mob business, and blackmailing him to perform a robbery for the mobsters, although [[spoiler: by the end of the day Fung merely ends up arrested]].
* FaceFramedInShadow: Johnny, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fjaWG20ZkM during the scene]] he snuck out at night to secretly meet with Lily.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Johnny, a former assassin who became disillusioned with life in the mob, and opts to take a job as a nightclub singer.
* HumanShield: Johnny's first kill in the final shootout is a henchman he used as a meatshield when other mooks start firing at him. He later uses another mook as a bulletshield in the same scene.
* JobTitle: A two-fer, considering the protagonist is a singer AND a hitman.
* MusicalEpisode: Among David Chiang's catalogue of films.
* ProfessionalKiller: Johnny, until he decides to leave the mob. The final shootout where he guns down a dozen of Fung's bodyguards with ease proves that he hasn't lost touch with his skills yet.
* SecretIdentity: Johnny the nightclub singer is formerly a mob assassin and one of the best killers. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hence the title]].
* SerenadeYourLover: Johnny towards his girlfriend, Lily, in more than one bonding scene.
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[[caption-width-right:350:His favorite song is "Let the (dead) bodies hit the floor".]]
--> "I’m the singing killer"
--> "Fist is a fist, Knife is a knife"
--> "Kung fu, judo and karate, I specialize in all"
--> "If you dare, come and try me"
--> "The singing killer is me"
---> '''Johnny'''
''The Singing Killer'' is a 1970 movie produced by Creator/ShawBrothers, starring Creator/DavidChiang as the title character.
Johnny (Chiang) used to be a mob hitman and assassin, but has since gone straight where he took on a job as a nightclub singer. Leaving his past behind intending to start a new life with his girlfriend Lily, unfortunately Johnny's former mob, led by the ruthless Boss Fung, wants him back to perform a robbery for them. With Lily's life being threatened, Johnny decides to return to a life of killing.
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!! The Singing Killer includes examples of:
* BadassAdorable: Johnny is probably one of the most adorable and lovable characters David Chiang hasd played (and that's saying ''a lot''), being a nightclub singer with a snarky, jazzy personality and a polite demenour, but he's also a skilled fighter and a devil with a gun when taking names.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Johnny appears in a slick black-and-white suit in every scene he's in. While the moments where he's a nightclub singer might justify this, however there's no reason why he's wearing this same outfit in the final shootout, other than fulfiling this trope.
* BeautifulSingingVoice: Johnny, multiple characters praises his voice throughout the film, and crowds go wild when he's on stage.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Johnny may be a NiceGuy and a friendly nightclub singer who is chill with every character he meets, but he's secretly a mob assassin and killing machine.
* BigFancyHouse: Boss Fung's mansion. In the climax Johnny infiltrates the building from its balcony and engages several of Wan's bodyguards in a shootout.
* BoomHeadshot: While Johnny is beating the snot out of Boss Fung, one of Fung's thugs tries pointing his gun on Johnny, only for Detective Wang (accompanied by the police) to suddenly put a round in his head.
* TheCameo: David Chiang's long-time collaborator and best friend Ti Lung shows up as Johnny's guitarist in one scene.
* TheCavalry: [[spoiler: At the peak of the final shootout, the police notified by Breother Wan arrives right on time, arresting Fung and his minions]].
* TheChanteuse: Johnny's day job is a ''chanteur'', when he's not performing hits and taking names.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Johnny managed to expose the criminal activities of Boss Fung while proving his innocence to Detective Wang, resulting in Fung's arrest. Surviving the final shootout, he's finally granted his old life as a singer back, as well as ensuring the safety of his girlfriend]].
* ExtremeMeleeRevenge: Johnny beating the snot out of Fung for threatening his girlfriend Lily, forcing him back into the mob business, and blackmailing him to perform a robbery for the mobsters, although [[spoiler: by the end of the day Fung merely ends up arrested]].
* FaceFramedInShadow: Johnny, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fjaWG20ZkM during the scene]] he snuck out at night to secretly meet with Lily.
* HitmanWithAHeart: Johnny, a former assassin who became disillusioned with life in the mob, and opts to take a job as a nightclub singer.
* HumanShield: Johnny's first kill in the final shootout is a henchman he used as a meatshield when other mooks start firing at him. He later uses another mook as a bulletshield in the same scene.
* JobTitle: A two-fer, considering the protagonist is a singer AND a hitman.
* MusicalEpisode: Among David Chiang's catalogue of films.
* ProfessionalKiller: Johnny, until he decides to leave the mob. The final shootout where he guns down a dozen of Fung's bodyguards with ease proves that he hasn't lost touch with his skills yet.
* SecretIdentity: Johnny the nightclub singer is formerly a mob assassin and one of the best killers. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hence the title]].
* SerenadeYourLover: Johnny towards his girlfriend, Lily, in more than one bonding scene.
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