Anthony Wong Chau-sang is generally known as a character actor who specialises in crazed and outlandish roles.
However, long before the Hong Kong cinema veteran became associated with these extreme stereotypes, he spent the early 1990s proving his expansive acting range, as showcased in these three films.
1. Full Contact (1992)
Surprisingly, Wong is not the crazy one here – that honour goes to Bonnie Fu Yuk-jing as the violent nymphomaniacal gangster Virgin. Instead, Wong plays it straight throughout, giving a more restrained performance than the rest of the cast.
Often considered an outlier in Lam’s oeuvre, Full Contact is glossy and over the top rather than gritty and realistic, featuring fiery explosions, big guns, ultra-violent mass murders, and sleazy dance-club scenes.
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