# Blade in Hong Kong > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blade_in_Hong_Kong > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blade_in_Hong_Kong.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_in_Hong_Kong > Source revision: 1339256909 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1985 action/adventure television film by Reza Badiyi Blade in Hong Kong Genre Action, crime Based on Blade in Hong Kong by Terry Becker Written by Gordon Cotler [fr][1] Directed by Reza Badiyi Starring Terry Lester Leslie Nielsen Music by David Kurtz Country of origin United States Original language English Production Producer Terry Becker Cinematography Woody Omens Editor Leon Carrere Running time 91 minutes Production company Becker Enterprises Productions Original release Network CBS Release May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) ***Blade in Hong Kong*** is a 1985 American action/adventure[2] television film directed by Iranian-born director [Reza Badiyi](/source/Reza_Badiyi).[3] It is based on a novel by [Terry Becker](/source/Terry_Becker).[4] It stars [Terry Lester](/source/Terry_Lester) as a suave private eye who becomes embroiled in a battle against the [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong) underworld.[5] ## Plot Blade is a private investigator and the adopted son of a wealthy business tycoon in [British Hong Kong](/source/British_Hong_Kong) in the 1980s. When a criminal gang attempts to murder Blade's father at his retirement party, Blade chases after the would-be assassins and uncovers a [people smuggling](/source/People_smuggling) scheme from mainland China and a [hostage](/source/Hostage) situation. This further leads him to accidentally collide with an elaborate plan to steal a priceless sacred artifact. Blade clashes with the [Royal Hong Kong Police Force](/source/Hong_Kong_Police_Force) over their disbelief of his story and takes matters into his own hands to free the hostage and reclaim the stolen artifact. ## Cast - [Terry Lester](/source/Terry_Lester) as Joe Blade - [Leslie Nielsen](/source/Leslie_Nielsen) as Harry Ingersoll - [Nancy Kwan](/source/Nancy_Kwan) as Lily - [Keye Luke](/source/Keye_Luke) as Chang Chin-tzu - [James Hong](/source/James_Hong) as Key Tam - [Jean Marie Hon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jean_Marie_Hon&action=edit&redlink=1) as Mei-Ling - [Ellen Regan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ellen_Regan&action=edit&redlink=1) as Krista Vale - [Anthony Newley](/source/Anthony_Newley) as Tommy T - [Michael Preston](/source/Michael_Preston) as Charters ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Gordon_Cotler_1-0)** - ["Writer Gordon Cotler dies at 89"](https://variety.com/2013/scene/news/writer-gordon-cotler-dies-at-89-1118064990/). *[Variety.com](/source/Variety.com)*. January 23, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2024. - [Gordon Cotler](https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/gordon-cotler) – [The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker) - site:classic.esquire.com/article/ "Gordon Cotler" - "The New York Times" "By Gordon Cotler" - [Gordon Cotler](https://www.theatlantic.com/author/gordon-cotler/) - [The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic) - [Gordon Cotler](https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/gordon-cotler/) - [Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews) - [Gordon Cotler](https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/gordon-cotler.html) – [Publishers Weekly](/source/Publishers_Weekly) - [Gordon Cotler](https://www.fictiondb.com/author/gordon-cotler~18682.htm) - [FictionDB](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FictionDB&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Gordon Cotler](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/gordon-cotler-93526) – [IBDB](/source/IBDB) - [Gordon Cotler (Writer)](https://playbill.com/person/gordon-cotler-writer) - [Playbill](/source/Playbill) - [Gordon Cotler](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gordon_cotler) - [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes) - [Gordon Cotler](https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=892127858) – [Filmaffinity](/source/Filmaffinity) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Bowker's complete video directory*](https://books.google.com/books?id=fKszAQAAIAAJ). Bowker. 2000. p. 180. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8352-4308-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8352-4308-7). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Roberts2009_3-0)** Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). [*Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors*](https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA22). Scarecrow Press. p. 22. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8108-6378-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8108-6378-1). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Goble1999_4-0)** Goble, Alan (January 1, 1999). [*The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA691). Walter de Gruyter. p. 691. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-11-095194-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-11-095194-3). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Pulcini1987_5-0)** Pulcini, Kathleen (August 1987). [*The Video directory*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ynEe9_R7N60C). Pendragon. p. 132. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-681-57269-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-681-57269-0). ## External links - [*Blade in Hong Kong*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088817/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) This article related to a 1980s American TV movie is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1980s-US-tv-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1980s-US-tv-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1980s-US-tv-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Blade in Hong Kong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_in_Hong_Kong) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_in_Hong_Kong?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.