In this latest actionpacked adventure from the director of exiled and elextion, a french chef swears the inimitable johnny hallyday. As far as movie meetcutes go its hard to beat the one in vengeance, when the mystery man played by the french chanteur johnny hallyday runs into three hong kong assassins in a macau. Dont the characters in johnnie to action films know never to look through the peephole of a door when a stranger knocks. Film footage, also from october 1966, exists of hallyday partying with hendrix, his manager chas chandler and others. Vengeance internet movie firearms database guns in movies. He tells his daughter hes going to extract vengeance. Johnny hallyday, anthony wong, simon yam, lam ka tung, lam suet director. Johnny hallyday gets vengeance, johnnie to style, on vod. Vengeance was a golden palm nominee at cannes 2009. One of prevalent themes in many of tos films is brotherhood.
Vengeances questions about vengeance are impressively sophisticated, even amid all the shooting and carchasing in tos satisfying mashup of the french policier and triad action movie. Johnny hallyday licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music division mercury records. Johnny hallyday is a complete vacuum of energy, exuding zero charisma and sucking the very soul out of the film. Legendary performer johnny hallyday died of cancer. For their first concert, the jimi hendrix experience opened for johnny hallyday in nancy on 14 october 1966. Jack santos is a retired detective who is out to punish the men responsible for the murder of his mother, wife, and daughter. Vengeance opens with hallydays daughter, her husband, and her two boys getting gunned down by a trio of chinese gangsters in macau. Vengeance, johnny to, 2009 hotel room scene youtube. Johnny hallyday, michelle ye michelle ye photos johnny. The film stars french actormusician johnny hallyday wearing the charles bronson mask well, i might add. Johnny hallyday arriving at vengeance photocall at cannes. Johnny hallyday was brought in by to as a lastminute sub for alain delon, and could have been the first choice. Johnny hallyday and johnnie tos glorious throwback to bitter bullets and bloody revenge. Hallydays wife laeticia hallyday said he died at a paris hospital due to.
Upon arriving at his daughters bedside, the shooting victims father, costello johnny hallyday, vows to put the triggermen in the ground despite the vehement objections of police investigating the case. Actor and musician johnny hallyday and wife laetitia hallyday attends the vengeance premiere at the palais des festivals during the 62nd international cannes film festival on may 17, 2009 in. Spoilers ahead this is the first johnny to movie ive seen or at least the 1st 1 i remember. Veteran french rocker johnny hallyday stars as a father out for blood in vengeance, a stylish thriller from hong kong director johnnie to showing at the cannes film festival. He also socialised with keith richards and bob dylan. Along with being a legendary singer, hallyday acted in one of. Johnny hallyday, johnnie to, laetitia hallyday johnnie.
Internationally renowned hong kong filmmaker johnnie to has truly gone international with vengeance. Dec 08, 2011 vengeance opens with hallydays daughter, her husband, and her two boys getting gunned down by a trio of chinese gangsters in macau. Johnny hallyday, laetitia hallyday laetitia hallyday. Vengeance by johnny to cheung siu fai, johnny hallyday. Johnnie to, the reigning king of the crime movie and the romantic code of gangster brothers within the mercenary world of organized crime, delivers another perfect little genre piece with vengeance hong kong, 2009 french pop legend johnny hallyday stars as costello, a retired pro who comes to macau to take revenge on the men who attacked his daughters family. Vengeance is a movie that wont surprise any johnnie to. He was married to laeticia hallyday, adeline blondieau, elisabeth etienne and sylvie vartan. The film cheered me up so much that when johnnys next film. Theres an audacious scene in vengeance, a johnny hallyday thriller set in hong kong and macao, that may remind you of burnham wood. May 17, 2009 johnnie to and johnny hallyday have a bloody good time in vengeance, a smoothly executed revenge thriller that finds one of hong kongs genre masters in assured actionmovie form. Now we have a trailer for his upcoming film vengeance, and it surely doesnt disappoint. Reviewed at the 2009 cannes film festival though hes been making films for nearly three decades, its only in the last five years that the work of hong kongs. With matt decoster, alexander kellogg, jenny grace, anna russell.
As far as movie meetcutes go its hard to beat the one in vengeance, when the mystery man played by the french chanteur johnny hallyday. Aug 09, 2010 johnny hallyday was brought in by to as a lastminute sub for alain delon, and could have been the first choice. Johnny hallyday, laetitia hallyday johnny hallyday. Actor johnny hallyday and his wife laetitia hallyday attend the vengeance premiere at the palais des festivals during the 62nd international cannes film festival on may 17, 2009 in cannes, france. Vengeance is a film directed by johnnie to with johnny hallyday, anthony wong, lam suet, simon yam, year. May 17, 2009 veteran french rocker johnny hallyday stars as a father out for blood in vengeance, a stylish thriller from hong kong director johnnie to showing at the cannes film festival. Left to right director johnnie to and johnny hallyday and wife laetitia hallyday depart the vengeance premiere at the palais des festivals during the 62nd international cannes film festival on. On dvd from mpi with the featurette johnny x johnnie, a standard hong kong promotional featurette with lots of mutualadmiration interviews with to and the cast in cantonese and english and behindthescenes footage. Along with the mission 1999 and exiled 2006, vengeance forms an informal trilogy of films directed by johnnie to which feature similar settings macau, themes brotherhood and. Vengeance is the answer to tos long awaited latest action thriller, after directing two previous productions beyond his normal scope of story line. Johnnie to meets another legendary johnny in vengeance, tos first foray into westernfinanced filmmaking. It stars johnny hallyday, anthony wong, lam katung, lam suet, simon yam and sylvie testud.
The three chinese gangsters anthony wong, ka tung lam, suet lam form a brotherly bond with the man johnny hallyday whom hired them to seek revenge. Johnny hallyday, anthony chausang wong, simon yam, suet lam, ka tung lam, sylvie testud, felix wong, siufai cheung, ting yip ng, maggie siu. Johnnie to and johnny hallyday have a bloody good time in vengeance, a smoothly executed revenge thriller that finds one of hong kongs genre masters in assured actionmovie form. What would parents do to protect or avenge their children. Johnny hallyday, johnnie to, laetitia hallyday johnnie to. Johnny hallyday photos actor and musician johnny hallyday and wife laetitia hallyday attends the vengeance premiere at the palais des festivals during the 62nd international cannes film festival. Renowned hong kong action director johnnie to teams up with iconic french singeractor johnny hallyday for a stylish, whiz. He had a great career in a france as a singer in his younger days, and proved his acting ability in that film. When costello, a french assassinturnedchef, finds out his daughter and her family have been murdered, he makes a solemn promise to avenge their death. Vengeance by johnny to cheung siu fai, johnny hallyday, ng. The tomato report johnnie to takes vengeance in cannes view all. A clever and unpredictable film, vengeance is a wonderful johnnie to movie, boasting great performances and the fantastic presence of johnny halliday, one of frances icons. He had a great career in a france as a singer in his younger days, and proved his. Dec 10, 2010 as far as movie meetcutes go its hard to beat the one in vengeance, when the mystery man played by the french chanteur johnny hallyday runs into three hong kong assassins in a macau.
One of the most iconic singers in france has died at the age of 74. Jun, 2015 johnny hallyday licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music division mercury records. May 20, 2009 vengeance is the answer to tos long awaited latest action thriller, after directing two previous productions beyond his normal scope of story line. This is johnny hallyday kicking ass, taking names, kicking more ass and when out of ass, finding further ass to whoop stupid. Kobalt music publishing, umpi, bmi broadcast music inc. Though once hailed as frances answer to elvis presley, ive always thought hallyday more than a little cheesy. Dec 06, 2017 rip johnny hallyday, the french elvis. Consider this action film and revenge fan owned over owned. Coproduced by hong kongs media asia and frances arp selection, vengeance boasts both johnnie the director and pop star johnny hallyday, who took the leading role after original star alain delon left the project. Its stylized gangster gunplay and blood spray ballet.
Renowned hong kong action director johnnie to teams up with iconic french singeractor johnny hallyday for a stylish, whizbang revenge melodrama in vengeance. But sometime check out the you tube of him singing my funny valentine. Anything, everything, say three prominent entries at the cannes film festival. Vengeance chinese title fuk sau is a 2009 film directed by johnnie to about a french chef johnny hallyday who arrives in macau to avenge the deaths of his daughters family with the help of three hitmen. First, the lead actor johnny hallyday is not matt damon or some other overexposed hollywood actor. Vengeance internet movie firearms database guns in. Before costello became a cook, he too was a killer, but these days his past is just a distant blur. With johnny hallyday, anthony chausang wong, simon yam, suet lam. But my hopes were dimmed when i learned that, for whatever reason, delon was out and johnny hallyday was in. He had a great career in a france as a singer in his younger days, and proved his acting ability in that film and the original the man on the train. Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels.
With his usual suspects anthony wong, simon yam, lam kar tung and lam suet, to recruits french rock star johnny hallyday to be the leading actor in the hong kong france production. Half the dialogue in the hong kongfrance coproduction is in english, and it being a competition film at cannes probably has nothing to do with the casting of veteran french rocker johnny hallyday in the lead role. As a consequence, i put off seeing the film it had a limited may release until last night. In vengeance an aging and retired french gangster, costello johnny hallyday, now working as a chef, travels to hong kong when his daughter, son in law, and two grandchildren are gunned down in a seemingly professional hit. A clever and unpredictable film, vengeance is a wonderful johnnie to movie, boasting great performances and the fantastic presence of johnny halliday, one of. He died on december 5, 2017 in marneslacoquette, hautsdeseine, france. A french chef inimitable gallic rock icon johnny hallyday descends upon hong kong, seeking revenge for the murder of his daughter and her family, hiring three local hitmen to help him find. Michelle ye photos johnny hallyday arrives for the photocall of vengeance during the 62nd international cannes film festival. Feb 12, 2018 a french chef inimitable gallic rock icon johnny hallyday descends upon hong kong, seeking revenge for the murder of his daughter and her family, hiring three local hitmen to help him find. Renowned hong kong action director johnnie to teams up with iconic french singeractor johnny hallyday for a. French pop star johnny hallyday stars as castello, a former hitman suffering from shortterm memory loss on account of a bullet lodged in his brain.
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