 | |
| Industry | Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) (as "Warriors Film Company") |
| Founder | Raymond Wong Karl Maka Dean Shek |
| Defunct | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) |
| Fate | Renamed to Mandarin Films Ltd. |
| Successor | Mandarin Films Ltd. |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Products | Motion pictures |
Cinema City Enterprises Ltd (Chinese: 新藝城企業有限公司) also known as Cinema Capital Entertainment and Cinema City Entertainment, formerly Cinema City and Films Co. and Cinema City Company Limited was a company that specialized in Hong Kong Cinema. The company had a small catalogue of only 88 films. Their library covers genres including drama, comedy, horror.
The company was established in 1979 by actors Raymond Wong, Karl Maka and Dean Shek. The company was successful throughout the 1980s, but went into financial trouble around the early 1990s. Their last film was "Blue Lightning" in 1991, produced shortly before the company shut down. They were known for producing films such as A Better Tomorrow and Aces Go Places.
History
In 1979, Warriors Film Company was founded by comedians Raymond Wong, Karl Maka, and Dean Shek. They then released their first two films, which were called Crazy Partner in 1979, and Crazy Crooks in 1980.In 1980, Warriors Film Company was renamed to Cinema City. Tsui Hark and Raymond Wong made movies like All The Wrong Clues For The Right Solution. In the 1980s, Cinema City was invested into by Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd. Because of this, they teamed up to eventually become the third biggest force in Hong Kong Cinema, competing with Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest for nearly a decade.
However, as Cinema City's productions slowed down, Golden Princess formed their own production company. The studio ran into some financial troubles around the early '90s, and attempts to fully revive it were unsuccessful, leaving some spin-off companies like Cinema City Enterprises/Cinema Capital Entertainment and Cinema City Entertainment. Cinema City went defunct because of this in 1991. Only Raymond Wong remained to continue making movies as Mandarin Films Limited since 1992 (later Pegasus Motion Pictures and Mandarin Motion Pictures).
List of films
1979
- Crazy Partner directed by Karl Maka - (first movie)
1980
- Crazy Crooks directed by Raymond Wong
1981
- All The Wrong Clues For The Right Solution directed by Tsui Hark
- Beware of Pickpockets directed by Wu Ma
- Chasing Girls directed by Karl Maka
- Laughing Times directed by John Woo
1982
- Aces Go Places directed by Eric Tsang
- Can't Stop The War directed by Yue Ham Ping
- He Lives By Night directed by Leong Po Chih
- It Takes Two directed by Karl Maka
1983
- Aces Go Places II directed by Eric Tsang
- All The Wrong Spies directed by Teddy Robin Kwan
- Esprit d'amour directed by Ringo Lam
- The Perfect Wife?! directed by Dean Shek Tien
- Send In The Clowns directed by Lam Ching Gaai
- Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing directed by Yu Kanping
1984
- Aces Go Places III directed by Tsui Hark and Corey Yuen
- Banana Cop directed by Leong Po Chih
- Happy Ghost directed by Clifton Ko
- Heaven Can Help directed by David Chiang Da Wei
- The Occupant directed by Ronny Yu Yan Tai
- Run Tiger Run directed by John Woo
- A Family Affair directed by Dean Shek Tin
1985
- For Your Heart Only directed by Raymond Fung Sai Hung
- Love, Lone Flower directed by Lin Ching-Chieh
- Happy Ghost II directed by Clifton Ko Chi Sum
- The Isle Of Fantasy directed by Michael Mak Tong Kit
- Kung Hei Fat Choy directed by Dean Shek Tien
- Mismatched Couples directed by Yuen Woo Ping
- Mummy Dearest directed by Ronny Yu Yan Tai
- The Time You Need A Friend directed by John Woo
- Working Class directed by Tsui Hark
- Cupid One directed by Ringo Lam
- Why Me? directed by Kent Cheng
1986
- Aces Go Places IV directed by Ringo Lam
- A Better Tomorrow directed by John Woo
- A Book Of Heroes directed by Kevin Chu
- Happy Ghost III directed by Johnnie To
- The Thirty Million Dollar Rush directed by Karl Maka
- True Colours directed by Kirk Wong Chi Keung
- Peking Opera Blues directed by Tsui Hark
1987
- A Better Tomorrow II directed by John Woo
- City On Fire directed by Ringo Lam
- Evil Cat directed by Dennis Yu Wan Kwong
- Lady in Black directed by Sun Chung
- The Legend Of Wisely directed by Teddy Robin Kwan
- Prison On Fire directed by Ringo Lam
- Seven Years Itch directed by Johnnie To
- Trouble Couples directed by Eric Tsang
1988
- The Big Heat directed by Andrew Kam Yeung Wah, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark
- City War directed by Sun Chung
- The Eighth Happiness directed by Johnnie To
- Fatal Love directed by Leong Po Chih
- Fractured Follies directed by Wong Chung
- Gunmen directed by Kirk Wong Chi Keung
- School on Fire directed by Ringo Lam
- Tiger on the Beat directed by Lau Kar Leung
- All About Ah Long directed by Johnnie To
1989
- Aces Go Places V directed by Lau Kar Leung
- They Came to Rob Hong Kong directed by Clarence Fok
- Triads - The Inside Story directed by Taylor Wong Tai Loy
- Web Of Deception directed by David Chung Chi Man
1990
- Chicken a la Queen directed by Lee Hon To
- The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon directed by Johnnie To
- A Killer's Blues directed by Raymond Lee Wai Man
- Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon directed by Lau Kar Wing
- Tiger on the Beat 2 directed by Lau Kar Leung
- Undeclared War directed by Ringo Lam
1991
- The Raid directed by Tony Ching Siu Tung and Tsui Hark
- Prison On Fire II directed by Ringo Lam
- Royal Scoundrel directed by Jonathan Chik Gei Yee and Johnnie To
- Blue Lightning directed by Raymond Lee Wai Man (last movie)
References
- "CINEMA CITY & FILMS CO. : FILMOGRAPHY". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 13 July 2013.