Movie

Downtown Torpedoes
1997 · 90 min
A slick, fast-paced caper that mixes gadget-driven action with a breezy, wisecracking tone and a few double-crosses.
- Directed by
- Teddy Chen
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- 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.
- How it feels
- Tense, light and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Deception, betrayal, conspiracy, technology
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Teddy Chen
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller









