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** Creator/FayeWong can be heard singing a cover of Music/TheCranberries' "Dreams". She, of course, was more famous in Hong Kong as a pop star.
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** Creator/FayeWong Faye Wong can be heard singing a cover of Music/TheCranberries' "Dreams". She, of course, was more famous in Hong Kong as a pop star.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Brigitte Lin came out of retirement to play the drug smuggler in the blonde wig because she was that ecstatic to work with Kar-Wai Wong.
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* AwesomeDearBoy: Brigitte Lin Creator/BrigitteLin came out of retirement to play the drug smuggler in the blonde wig because she was that ecstatic to work with Kar-Wai Wong.Creator/WongKarWai.
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** Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
** Faye Wong can be heard singing on a cover of The Cranberries "Dreams". She of course was more famous in Hong Kong as a pop star.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: For comparison, the original Chinese title means "Chungking Jungle."
** Faye Wong can be heard singing on a cover of The Cranberries "Dreams". She of course was more famous in Hong Kong as a pop star.
* CompletelyDifferentTitle: For comparison, the original Chinese title means "Chungking Jungle."
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** Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese Cantonese, and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
**Faye Wong Creator/FayeWong can be heard singing on a cover of The Cranberries Music/TheCranberries' "Dreams". She She, of course course, was more famous in Hong Kong as a pop star.
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** For comparison, the original Chinese title means "Chungking Jungle."
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** For comparison, the original Chinese title means "Chungking Jungle."
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** The ending was going to be a lot more decisive with [[spoiler: Faye and the cop meeting at an airport and flying off to another country together]]. But they couldn't get license to film in an airport, and so the final scene was left more ambiguous.
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** The ending was going to be a lot more decisive with [[spoiler: Faye and the cop meeting at an airport and flying off to another country together]]. But they couldn't get the license to film in an airport, and so the final scene was left more ambiguous.
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** There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called ''Film/FallenAngels''.
** An early idea would be for the two stories to have contrasting settings - one on Hong Kong Island in the daytime, and the other in Kowloon during the night.
** An early idea would be for the two stories to have contrasting settings - one on Hong Kong Island in the daytime, and the other in Kowloon during the night.
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** There would have been a third segment in the film. But film, but it eventually became a film called ''Film/FallenAngels''.
** An early idea would be for the two stories to have contrasting settings- -- one on Hong Kong Island in the daytime, and the other in Kowloon during the night.
** An early idea would be for the two stories to have contrasting settings
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: For comparison, the original Chinese title means "Chungking Jungle."
** The English title "Chungking Express" keeps the "Chungking," but the other word is completely different.
** When screened in Japan, it was given the title ''恋する惑星'' ("Planet in Love").
** The English title "Chungking Express" keeps the "Chungking," but the other word is completely different.
** When screened in Japan, it was given the title ''恋する惑星'' ("Planet in Love").
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* TheCastShowoff: Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
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* TheCastShowoff: AwesomeDearBoy: Brigitte Lin came out of retirement to play the drug smuggler in the blonde wig because she was that ecstatic to work with Kar-Wai Wong.
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** Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to hisex-girlfriend.ex-girlfriend.
** Faye Wong can be heard singing on a cover of The Cranberries "Dreams". She of course was more famous in Hong Kong as a pop star.
* TheCastShowoff:
** Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his
** Faye Wong can be heard singing on a cover of The Cranberries "Dreams". She of course was more famous in Hong Kong as a pop star.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called ''Film/FallenAngels''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: ThrowItIn: Brigitte Lin's costume consists of a large raincoat, blonde wig and sunglasses because she was shooting a period piece at the same time. As she was often filming scenes from both on the same day, she didn't have time to go through hair and makeup twice, and this costume helped hide the one from the other movie.
* UnderageCasting: Takeshi Kaneshiro plays a character who turns 25 in the film. He was only 20 in real life.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called''Film/FallenAngels''.''Film/FallenAngels''.
** An early idea would be for the two stories to have contrasting settings - one on Hong Kong Island in the daytime, and the other in Kowloon during the night.
** Brigitte Lin's character was originally going to be a retired actress, and Cop 223 was assigned to convince her to meet with some kidnappers who'd asked for her. Some of the scenes relating to this storyline were shot, and appear in the final film with new context.
* UnderageCasting: Takeshi Kaneshiro plays a character who turns 25 in the film. He was only 20 in real life.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called
** An early idea would be for the two stories to have contrasting settings - one on Hong Kong Island in the daytime, and the other in Kowloon during the night.
** Brigitte Lin's character was originally going to be a retired actress, and Cop 223 was assigned to convince her to meet with some kidnappers who'd asked for her. Some of the scenes relating to this storyline were shot, and appear in the final film with new context.
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* ActorAllusion: Faye Wong, who is a pop star, can be heard singing a cover of The Cranberries "Dreams" at one point.
* BigNameFan: As noted on the main page, Quentin Tarantino loved the film so much he was responsible for getting it distributed in the US.
* TheCastShowOff: Takeshi Kaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
* BigNameFan: As noted on the main page, Quentin Tarantino loved the film so much he was responsible for getting it distributed in the US.
* TheCastShowOff: Takeshi Kaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
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* ActorAllusion: Faye Wong, who is a pop star, can be heard singing a cover of The Cranberries "Dreams" at one point.
* BigNameFan: As noted on the main page, Quentin Tarantino loved the film so much he was responsible for getting it distributed in the US.
* TheCastShowOff: Takeshi KaneshiroTheCastShowoff: Creator/TakeshiKaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
* BigNameFan: As noted on the main page, Quentin Tarantino loved the film so much he was responsible for getting it distributed in the US.
* TheCastShowOff: Takeshi Kaneshiro
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* PlayingGertrude: He Qiwu states that he's just turned 25 when asked by Brigitte Lin's character. Takeshi Kaneshiro was 21 by the time the film was released.
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* PlayingGertrude: He Qiwu states that he's just turned 25 when asked by Brigitte Lin's character. Takeshi Kaneshiro was 21 by the time the film was released.
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* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The film was shot in chronological order, and each scene was written either the night before or the morning it was to be filmed.
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* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The film was shot in chronological order, and each scene was written either the night before or the morning it was to be filmed.filmed.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called ''Fallen Angels''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called ''Fallen Angels''.''Film/FallenAngels''.
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* PlayingGertrude: He Qiwu states that he's just turned 25 when asked by Brigitte Lin's character. Takeshi Kaneshiro was 21 by the time the film was released.
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* ActorAllusion: Faye Wong, who is a pop star, can be heard singing a cover of The Cranberries "Dreams" at one point.
* BigNameFan: As noted on the main page, Quentin Tarantino loved the film so much he was responsible for getting it distributed in the US.
* TheCastShowOff: Takeshi Kaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
* TheDanza: Faye Wong plays the character Faye.
* LyingCreator: The credits say "introducing Faye Wong", but Faye had already starred in one film before this.
* PlayingGertrude: He Qiwu states that he's just turned 25 when asked by Brigitte Lin's character. Takeshi Kaneshiro was 21 by the time the film wasreleased.released.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** The film's split structure came about from the need to shoot everything quickly.
** The ending was going to be a lot more decisive with [[spoiler: Faye and the cop meeting at an airport and flying off to another country together]]. But they couldn't get license to film in an airport, and so the final scene was left more ambiguous.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called ''Fallen Angels''.
* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The film was shot in chronological order, and each scene was written either the night before or the morning it was to be filmed.
* BigNameFan: As noted on the main page, Quentin Tarantino loved the film so much he was responsible for getting it distributed in the US.
* TheCastShowOff: Takeshi Kaneshiro speaks three languages in the film. The narration is in Mandarin, his live lines are in Cantonese and he speaks Japanese to his ex-girlfriend.
* TheDanza: Faye Wong plays the character Faye.
* LyingCreator: The credits say "introducing Faye Wong", but Faye had already starred in one film before this.
* PlayingGertrude: He Qiwu states that he's just turned 25 when asked by Brigitte Lin's character. Takeshi Kaneshiro was 21 by the time the film was
* RealLifeWritesThePlot:
** The film's split structure came about from the need to shoot everything quickly.
** The ending was going to be a lot more decisive with [[spoiler: Faye and the cop meeting at an airport and flying off to another country together]]. But they couldn't get license to film in an airport, and so the final scene was left more ambiguous.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There would have been a third segment in the film. But it eventually became a film called ''Fallen Angels''.
* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The film was shot in chronological order, and each scene was written either the night before or the morning it was to be filmed.
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* PlayingGertrude: He Qiwu states that he's just turned 25 when asked by Brigitte Lin's character. Takeshi Kaneshiro was 21 by the time the film was released.
