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''City Hunter'' (城市獵人; ''Sing si lip yan'') is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy LiveActionAdaptation of the [[Manga/CityHunter Japanese manga of the same name]]. It was directed by Wong Jing, produced by Paragon Films and filmed by Golden Way Films Co. Ltd. The film starred an international cast that included Hong Kong superstar Creator/JackieChan as Ryo Saeba a.k.a. City Hunter.

To most audiences it's best known for the scene where Ryo gets knocked into an arcade machine and begins seeing himself as various ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' characters (up to and including Chun-Li), and his opponent as Ken. That very scene inspired Wong Jing’s next movie, also released in 1993, ''Future Cops''.

For the 2019 French film adaptation, see ''Film/CityHunterTheCupidsPerfume''.
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!!This film adaptation includes examples of:

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Kaori in the source material would often be mistaken for a man on top of her tomboyish behavior - in this movie she's played by [[Film/AChineseGhostStory Joey Wong]], who could give Saeko a run for her money.
* AdaptationalNameChange: The Cantonese soundtrack uses character names from the Chinese translation. For example, Ryo Saeba is called ''Mèng Bō''.[[note]]Properly translated into Chinese, Ryo Saeba (冴羽 獠) would be read as Huì Chǎng Liàng. Mèng Bō (孟波) would read in Japanese as "Takeshi Nami".[[/note]] However, the English subtitles still use the original Japanese names.
* BishieSparkle: The ChickMagnet card shark played by idol singer Leon Lai can generate his own.
* BitsOfMeKeepPassingOut: Ryo's arms go numb after blocking Col. Mac's attacks for a while.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Most character names got Anglicized in the dub.
* ChekhovsSkill: Kiyoko is shown on a balance beam while her father is explaining that she's missing. These skills come in handy later on, as she avoids capture.
* ChewToy: Both Saeko's friend and Kaori/Carrie's HopelessSuitor.
* ChivalrousPervert: Ryo himself, to an extent. He does his best to honor his best friend's last request and not seduce her, at least.
* ColonelBadass: More like Colonel BigBad, but still.
* DanceBattler: Ryo twirls Saeko/Anna around like they're dancing, while firing the gun still holstered to her leg.
* DeathByCameo: Creator/MichaelWong shows up for five seconds as [[PosthumousCharacter Ryo's old partner]] who dies in the super-abridged backstory opening before the events of the movie.
* DeathDealer: The Gambler throws cards and can cut, wound, or maim by ''kicking'' them.
* DenserAndWackier: Many of Jackie Chan's films have comedy in them, but this one takes the zaniness up to eleven, with goofy sound effects, gags that would be right at home in a cartoon, and unrealistic effects of attacks (like flying across the room).
* DieHardOnAnX: The main plot takes place on a cruse ship.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Played straight with Kaori towards Ryo. Averted with many of the female characters, who get hit on a regular basis by the bad guys.
* GiantMook: Ryo takes inspiration from Creator/BruceLee's fight against Kareem Abdul Jabbar from ''Film/GameOfDeath'', which happens to be playing in the theater where they're fighting.
* HandCannon: See PropRecycling... the BigBad's gun is the same giant pistol used by Franchise/RoboCop.
%%* HyperspaceMallet: Ryo gets hit with one at the end of the film by Kaori.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [=MacDonald=] is killed by his own explosives after stepping on the remote.
* IKnowMortalKombat: Ryo channels various ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' characters after he gets knocked into an [[VideoArcade arcade machine]] (this is presumably mostly in his head), but eventually wins by channeling Chun Li.
* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Kaori/Carrie. In the backstory, Ryo's best friend made him promise not to touch his sister. This is the result.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Par for course, he's still the City Hunter.
* KingpinInHisGym: We see TheDragon warming up for a bit long before he actually fights.
* KissingCousins: Averted, Kaori/Carrie's suitor happens to be her cousin; she is merely using him to make Ryo jealous.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In the fight scene in the theater, ''Film/GameOfDeath'' is playing on the screen. Ryo uses Bruce's moves from the film to varying effect. At the end of the fight scene, Ryo compliments Bruce's performance, and Bruce responds in kind (obviously using recycled footage and a dub voice as this was made 20 years after Bruce's death...)
* NoNameGiven: Kaori's cousin is only referred by her and the credits as "Cousin". Similarly, Saeko's partner not given a name at all.
* NotDistractedByTheSexy: One of the ladies attempts to flirt with a henchman. He immediately responds by kicking her away. However, he does [[BlackComedyRape show interest]] [[ManlyGay in one of the guys]]...
* MeatOVision: Carrie tries to seduce Ryo by [[ShowSomeLeg showing her thigh]]... only for the hungry Ryo to see a chicken drumstick.
* PacManFever: An extremely minor example, but while Ryo gets knocked into the Street Fighter II arcade machine, the sound effects and music that follow are from the SNES version, which is noticeably different (though more familiar with those who grew up on the SNES version).
* RepetitiveName: The film's BigBad, Donald "Don Mac" [=MacDonald=].
* RunningGag:
** Will Ryo Saeba ever get to eat something?
** Guns running out of ammo at inconvenient moments.
* ShesAllGrownUp: Kaori/Carrie... the movie begins with backstory showing her as a young girl, and then before Ryo knows, she's grown into a lovely young woman, which makes his promise to her brother not to seduce her that much harder.
* StockSoundEffects: Creator/HannaBarbera and ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' sound effects can be heard for this film's comedic moments.
* StoneWall: Ryo take absurd amount of punishment during the final boss fight.
* TheTelevisionTalksBack: After Ryo imitated Creator/BruceLee's moves from ''Film/GameOfDeath'' which happens to be playing in the theater where he fought and defeated a GiantMook, Ryo playfully thanks Bruce, who unexpectedly thank him back, prompting Ryo to run away from the theater.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Comediac musician duo Softhard show up as background characters throughout the movie.
* UncertainDoom: Saeko's sidekick is last seen lying flat on the deck after falling from considerable height.
* WorldOfHam: This movie relies heavily on this trope, such as during the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' fight.
* WritingAroundTrademarks: The character of E. Honda from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' was renamed as "E. Honde" due to Jackie Chan's endorsement deal with Mitsubishi Motors.
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