The Iceman Cometh (1989)

Original title

急凍奇俠

Directed by

Clarence Fok

Genre

fantasy film, action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

15

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Ming Dynasty guard is frozen in a block of ice and wakes up in modern day Hong Kong. He must adapt to the strange new world while facing an old enemy who has also survived across the centuries.

fast-pacedstylizedplayfulaction-packedtime-travelwhimsicalenergeticretro

What happens

The Iceman Cometh (simplified Chinese: 急冻奇侠; traditional Chinese: 急凍奇俠) (also known as The Time Warriors), is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy film directed by Clarence Fok. The film stars Yuen Biao, Maggie Cheung and Yuen Wah. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 18 August 1989. Yuen Biao and Yuen Wah (alongside their opera school brother Yuen Tak) also served as action choreographers on the film. Similar to Highlander the film combines elements of sci-fi and historical fantasy with a contemporary setting and action. The film was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards in 1990. The film is not related to the Eugene O'Neill play. A remake, titled simply Iceman, was released in April 2014 and a sequel to that remake, Iceman: The Time Traveller on November 2, 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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