The Final Option (1994 film)
# The Final Option (1994 film)

The Final Option is a 1994 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Gordon Chan and starring Michael Wong, Peter Yung, Carmen Lee, Vindy Chan and Power Chan.

## Plot

Because the risk of police work is getting higher, uniformed patrol officer Ho Chi-wai (Peter Yung) receives pressure from his family, which leads him to doubt his own profession and his attitude also becomes negative. One time during an armed robbery case in a jewelry store, witnesses his colleague, Butt (Ken Lok), being killed by the robbers, which changes his views about the meaning of life and being a police officer. Chi-wai is shoulder the responsibility to protect civilians and joins the Special Duties Unit (SDU). During training, due to a series of difficult physical and mental challenges, many trainees decided to quit. Chi-wai, however, completes his training with his spirit of perseverance. With the influence of his instructor, Stone (Michael Wong, Chi-wai builds self-confidence. However, Chi-wai gradually discovers problems that the SDU has to face, including ones from family, friends, superior officers, criminals and even public pressure. Because Chi-wai's profession makes his girlfriend, May (Carmen Lee), to lack a sense of security, they become estranged until a counterinsurgency operation, when May finally understands Chi-wai, while he also understands the meaning of being an SDU officer.

## Cast

* Michael Wong as Stone Wong
* Peter Yung as Ho Chi-wai
* Carmen Lee as May Lee
* Vindy Chan as Windy
* Power Chan as Bond
* Ken Kot as Ken
* Ricky Lam
* Dante Lam
* Matthew Tang
* Tai Ho-fai
* Paul Fonoroff as Security Commissioner
* Luk Man-wai as Frankie
* Joseph Cheung as Joe
* Michael Lam as Ching
* Lau Jim
* Wayne Lai as Traffic cop
* Emotion Cheung as Policeman
* Yvonne Ho as Bond's girlfriend
* Lam Tak-shing
* Lai Wai-tak
* Sin Kam-ching
* Tsang Chi-chung
* Hung Lap-ming
* Ken Lok as Butt
* Luk Chi-shing
* Teddy Chan
* Bruce Law
* Liu Lai-man
* Michael Lam as SDU trainee
* So Wai-nam as SDU trainee
* Gary Mak as SDU trainee
* Lui Siu-ming as SDU trainee
* Kwan Kwok-chung as SDU trainee
* Lee Yiu-king as Rascal at nightclub
* Kim Yip as Photographer
* Stephen Chan
* Jacky Cheung Chun-hung
* Hui Sze-man
* To Wai-kwong
* Wong Man-chun as Policeman
* Lau Tung-ching
* Cheung Bing-chuen as Rascal at nightclub

## Release

The Final Option was released in Hong Kong on 17 March 1994. In the Philippines, the film was released by Screen Enterprise Co. on November 9, 1995.

