PRODUCT INFORMATION
Eureka Entertainment to release FUTURE COPS, a wacky and entertaining martial arts comedy featuring an impressive ensemble cast. Presented on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in a strictly Limited Edition of 1000 copies only.
Inspired by Capcom’s smash-hit video game sensation Street Fighter II, Future Cops is a mash-up of martial-arts action, comedy and science fiction directed by Wong Jing (God of Gamblers) and featuring an impressive ensemble cast, including Andy Lau (Casino Raiders), Jacky Cheung (Once Upon a Time in China), Aaron Kwok (Throw Down), Chingmy Yau (Royal Tramp) and Simon Yam (PTU).
In the year 2043, the evil crime lord The General (Ken Lo, Drunken Master II) has been imprisoned for his heinous crimes. His loyal followers Kent (Ekin Cheng, Young and Dangerous), Thai King (Billy Chow, High Risk) and Toyota (William Duen, Crime Story) have a plan to free him, though: they will travel back in time and eliminate the Judge who sentenced him. They are followed into the past by Lung (Kwok), Broomhead (Cheung), Ti Man (Lau) and Sing (Yam), “Future Cops” who intend to keep The General in jail where he belongs. But as both cops and criminals arrive in the year 1993 to search for the Judge – who back then was just a teenager – they find themselves embroiled not just in a battle for the future... but high-school drama, too.
Released in 1993 (shortly after City Hunter, another Wong Jing film that draws upon the Capcom franchise), Future Cops beat the first official adaptation of Street Fighter into cinemas by a full year. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in this strictly limited edition.
*This release of Future Cops is presented from a studio supplied HD transfer that Eureka had no involvement in. Sadly, the master is just below the level of quality that we would normally expect. Despite our persistent efforts, the studio would not allow us to restore the film. As this may be the last opportunity for this cult classic to get a physical media release in the UK, we have decided to proceed but on a very limited number and as a Eureka store exclusive. We don’t believe that the slight imperfections in the feature master will affect your enjoyment of this wacky martial arts extravaganza.
FEATURES:
Limited Edition of 1000 copies
O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray
Original Cantonese audio and optional English dub tracks (original mono presentations)
Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
Brand new audio commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) & F. J. DeSanto
Brand new audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
Super Street Culture Turbo – Brand new documentary by CFK (Crazy From Kong)
Trailer
PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on Future Cops by film writer and critic James Oliver
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