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Downtown Torpedoes

Downtown Torpedoes

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Overview

Jackal, Cash and Sam form the core of ATM (Available Tactical Mercenaries), an industrial espionage unit that utilizes high-tech gadgetry to steal technology and fence it on the black market. However, they're blackmailed by the Hong Kong government to snatch some counterfeit plates called SN2 from the British MI5. Naturally stuff goes wrong, our heroes are framed for SN2’s disappearance, and then they must set about clearing their names with whatever hi-tech gadgets they have leftover.

Directed by Teddy Chan Tak-Sum
Written by Calvin Poon Yuen-Leung, Roy Szeto Wai-Cheuk
Produced by David Chan Sek-Hong
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Top Cast

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro

Jackal

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Cash

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

Sam

Theresa Lee Yee-Hung

Theresa Lee Yee-Hung

Phoenix

Ken Wong

Ken Wong

Titan

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Alex Fong Chung-Sun

Stanley Wong

Raven Choi Yip-San

Raven Choi Yip-San

Marco

C

Chan Man-Ching

Assassin

Chan Tat-Kwong

Chan Tat-Kwong

Counterfeit plate courier

A

Alex Kong Ka-Chun

G-Team

About Downtown Torpedoes

Downtown Torpedoes is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1997. Directed by Teddy Chan Tak-Sum, it stars Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun, Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei. Jackal, Cash and Sam form the core of ATM (Available Tactical Mercenaries), an industrial espionage unit that utilizes high-tech gadgetry to steal technology and fence it on the black market. However, they're blackmailed by the Hong Kong government to snatch some counterfeit plates called SN2 from the British MI5. Naturally stuff goes wrong, our heroes are framed for SN2’s disappearance, and then they must set about clearing their names with whatever hi-tech gadgets they have leftover.

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