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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: A rival tried to assasinate Mr. Shatter by sniping him... via ''rocket launcher''! [[spoiler: It doesn't work]].
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* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: A rival assassin tried to assasinate eliminate Mr. Shatter by sniping him... via ''rocket launcher''! [[spoiler: It doesn't work]].
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* OneLastJob: Shatter's assasination assignment oin Africa in the opening scene was supposed to be this, but his superiors had him double-crossed in the last minute and tried to have him executed.
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* OneLastJob: Shatter's assasination assassination assignment oin in Africa in the opening scene was supposed to be this, but his superiors had him double-crossed in the last minute and tried to have him executed.
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* ProtagonistTitle: The film refers to the protagonist, Mr. Shatter himself. WHo is OnlyKnownByHisNickname.
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* ProtagonistTitle: The film refers to the protagonist, Mr. Shatter himself. WHo Who is OnlyKnownByHisNickname.
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* WeaponizedCamera: In his opening scene, Shatter assasinates an African dictator while posing as a reporter, using a gun hidden in a camera. The dictator is killed via bullet from the lens when his picture is "taken".
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* WeaponizedCamera: In his opening scene, Shatter assasinates assassinates an African dictator while posing as a reporter, using a gun hidden in a camera. The dictator is killed via bullet from the lens when his picture is "taken".
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An international assassin named Mr. Shatter (Creator/StuartWhitman), after what was supposedly his last assignment in Africa, suddenly finds himself being hunted down by his former superiors. Escaping attempts on his life, Shatter made his way to Hong Kong, where he meets Tai Pah (Creator/TiLung), a local martial arts master and kung fu expert (yeah... did we mention that's ''friggin'' Ti Lung?). Shatter promises Tai Pah half of his fee from his most recent assassination, in exchange for Tai Pah's assistance to find out the truth behind his double-crossing, and soon enough both men ends up kicking ass all across Hong Kong while trying to stay a step ahead of various hired killers, hired by Shatter's villainous ex-boss Paul Rottwood (Creator/PeterCushing).
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An international assassin named Mr. Shatter (Creator/StuartWhitman), after what was supposedly his last assignment in Africa, suddenly finds himself being hunted down by his former superiors. Escaping attempts on his life, Shatter made his way to Hong Kong, where he meets Tai Pah (Creator/TiLung), a local martial arts master and kung fu expert (yeah... did we mention that's ''friggin'' Ti Lung?). Shatter promises Tai Pah half of his fee from his most recent assassination, in exchange for Tai Pah's assistance to find out the truth behind his double-crossing, and soon enough both men ends up kicking ass all across Hong Kong while trying to stay a step ahead of various hired killers, hired by killers working for Shatter's villainous ex-boss Paul Rottwood (Creator/PeterCushing).
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An international assassin named Mr. Shatter (Creator/StuartWhitman), after what was supposedly his last assignment in Africa, suddenly finds himself being hunted down by his former superiors. Escaping attempts on his life, Shatter made his way to Hong Kong, where he meets Tai Pah (Creator/TiLung), a local martial arts master and kung fu expert (yeah... did we mention that's ''friggin'' Ti Lung?). Shatter promises Tai Pah half of his fee from his most recent assassination, in exchange for Tai Pah's assistance to find out the truth behind his double-crossing, and soon enough both men ends up kicking ass all across Hong Kong while trying to stay a step ahead of various hired killers.
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An international assassin named Mr. Shatter (Creator/StuartWhitman), after what was supposedly his last assignment in Africa, suddenly finds himself being hunted down by his former superiors. Escaping attempts on his life, Shatter made his way to Hong Kong, where he meets Tai Pah (Creator/TiLung), a local martial arts master and kung fu expert (yeah... did we mention that's ''friggin'' Ti Lung?). Shatter promises Tai Pah half of his fee from his most recent assassination, in exchange for Tai Pah's assistance to find out the truth behind his double-crossing, and soon enough both men ends up kicking ass all across Hong Kong while trying to stay a step ahead of various hired killers.
killers, hired by Shatter's villainous ex-boss Paul Rottwood (Creator/PeterCushing).
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shat_9.PNG]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Why not Mr. Breaker?]]
''Shatter'', also known as ''They Call Him... Mr. Shatter!'' (as seen in the poster above) is a 1974 spy-thriller martial arts movie joint-produced by England's Hammer Studios and Hong Kong's Creator/ShawBrothers, their second and last collaboration after ''Film/TheLegendOfThe7GoldenVampires''.
An international assassin named Mr. Shatter (Creator/StuartWhitman), after what was supposedly his last assignment in Africa, suddenly finds himself being hunted down by his former superiors. Escaping attempts on his life, Shatter made his way to Hong Kong, where he meets Tai Pah (Creator/TiLung), a local martial arts master and kung fu expert (yeah... did we mention that's ''friggin'' Ti Lung?). Shatter promises Tai Pah half of his fee from his most recent assassination, in exchange for Tai Pah's assistance to find out the truth behind his double-crossing, and soon enough both men ends up kicking ass all across Hong Kong while trying to stay a step ahead of various hired killers.
Unfortunately for both Hammer Studios and Shaw Brothers, who had signed a 3-picture co-production deal, their third film never quite materialized due to ''Golden Vampires'' and ''Shatter'' both under-performing at the box office.
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!!They Call Him Mr. Troper!
* BodyguardingABadass: Tai Pah, a kung fu expert, becoming a bodyguard to Shatter, an elite assassin, after the latter finds himself targeted by his former bosses.
* ContractOnTheHitman: The very premise of the film; the plot is kicked off when Shatter, an expert assassin, was double-crossed after completing an assignment in Africa, where he had to flee to Hong Kong and find out the truth behind his mission.
* FilmNoir: Has elements inspired by this genre, while adding some trademark Shaw kung fu in-between.
* FishOutOfWater: Shatter being a British-based hitman operating solo in Hong Kong after a double-cross.
* GenreMashup: A Bond-style spy / espisionage thriller with some bits of kung fu thrown in.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Tai Pah, being played by Ti Lung, enjoys nothing more than a fistfight, despite having access to guns.
* OneLastJob: Shatter's assasination assignment oin Africa in the opening scene was supposed to be this, but his superiors had him double-crossed in the last minute and tried to have him executed.
* OneWordTitle
* ProfessionalKiller: Most of the main characters, but especially the titular hero.
* ProtagonistTitle: The film refers to the protagonist, Mr. Shatter himself. WHo is OnlyKnownByHisNickname.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: A rival tried to assasinate Mr. Shatter by sniping him... via ''rocket launcher''! [[spoiler: It doesn't work]].
* VillainousWidowsPeak: Sported by Paul Rattwood, as played by Peter Cushing in his usual style.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Tai Pah, who gets to kick ass without his shirt. Being played by Ti Lung...
* WeaponizedCamera: In his opening scene, Shatter assasinates an African dictator while posing as a reporter, using a gun hidden in a camera. The dictator is killed via bullet from the lens when his picture is "taken".
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[[caption-width-right:350:Why not Mr. Breaker?]]
''Shatter'', also known as ''They Call Him... Mr. Shatter!'' (as seen in the poster above) is a 1974 spy-thriller martial arts movie joint-produced by England's Hammer Studios and Hong Kong's Creator/ShawBrothers, their second and last collaboration after ''Film/TheLegendOfThe7GoldenVampires''.
An international assassin named Mr. Shatter (Creator/StuartWhitman), after what was supposedly his last assignment in Africa, suddenly finds himself being hunted down by his former superiors. Escaping attempts on his life, Shatter made his way to Hong Kong, where he meets Tai Pah (Creator/TiLung), a local martial arts master and kung fu expert (yeah... did we mention that's ''friggin'' Ti Lung?). Shatter promises Tai Pah half of his fee from his most recent assassination, in exchange for Tai Pah's assistance to find out the truth behind his double-crossing, and soon enough both men ends up kicking ass all across Hong Kong while trying to stay a step ahead of various hired killers.
Unfortunately for both Hammer Studios and Shaw Brothers, who had signed a 3-picture co-production deal, their third film never quite materialized due to ''Golden Vampires'' and ''Shatter'' both under-performing at the box office.
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!!They Call Him Mr. Troper!
* BodyguardingABadass: Tai Pah, a kung fu expert, becoming a bodyguard to Shatter, an elite assassin, after the latter finds himself targeted by his former bosses.
* ContractOnTheHitman: The very premise of the film; the plot is kicked off when Shatter, an expert assassin, was double-crossed after completing an assignment in Africa, where he had to flee to Hong Kong and find out the truth behind his mission.
* FilmNoir: Has elements inspired by this genre, while adding some trademark Shaw kung fu in-between.
* FishOutOfWater: Shatter being a British-based hitman operating solo in Hong Kong after a double-cross.
* GenreMashup: A Bond-style spy / espisionage thriller with some bits of kung fu thrown in.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Tai Pah, being played by Ti Lung, enjoys nothing more than a fistfight, despite having access to guns.
* OneLastJob: Shatter's assasination assignment oin Africa in the opening scene was supposed to be this, but his superiors had him double-crossed in the last minute and tried to have him executed.
* OneWordTitle
* ProfessionalKiller: Most of the main characters, but especially the titular hero.
* ProtagonistTitle: The film refers to the protagonist, Mr. Shatter himself. WHo is OnlyKnownByHisNickname.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: A rival tried to assasinate Mr. Shatter by sniping him... via ''rocket launcher''! [[spoiler: It doesn't work]].
* VillainousWidowsPeak: Sported by Paul Rattwood, as played by Peter Cushing in his usual style.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Tai Pah, who gets to kick ass without his shirt. Being played by Ti Lung...
* WeaponizedCamera: In his opening scene, Shatter assasinates an African dictator while posing as a reporter, using a gun hidden in a camera. The dictator is killed via bullet from the lens when his picture is "taken".
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