Future Cops

Future Cops

Year: 1993

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: Wong Jing

ActionComedy

In 2043 a crime lord called The General wants to dominate the world. One government official opposes him, so The General sends Kent, Thai King and Toyota back to 1993 to kill the official before he takes office. The Future Cops—Lung, Broom Man, Ti Man and Ah‑Sing—learn the plot and travel back to protect him, sparking a time‑bending showdown.

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1

The General's plan and sentencing

In 2043, The General hatches a plan for world domination. He is arrested and sentenced to jail by the Judge, establishing the high-stakes conflict that drives the plot. His minions—Kent, Thai King, and Toyota—soon plot a mission to travel back to 1993 to kill the Judge before he can take office.

2043 Courtroom
2

Minions prepare to travel back to 1993

The General's minions prepare a time-travel mission to 1993 to assassinate the Judge before he takes office. Their plan aims to derail the future before it can begin. The stakes are global and immediate.

1993 Past (1993)
3

Future Cops alerted to the plot

The Future Cops Lung, Broomhead, Ti Man, and Sing hear of the plot to kill the Judge. The Police Director decides to send them back to the past to protect him from the assassination attempt.

2043 Police HQ
4

Lung stays behind

Lung remains in the present because he is the Police Director's brother-in-law. The remaining cops prepare for time travel to 1993, without him by their side.

2043 Police HQ
5

Arrival in 1993 and shelter in Tai-Hung's home

The Future Cops land in 1993 and crash-land in the backyard of Tai-Hung, a 28-year-old high school student. He welcomes them and lets them live with his family to stay undercover.

1993 Tai-Hung's backyard
6

Disguises and budding romances

Ti Man pretends to be a fellow student and begins a romance with Tai-Hung's sister Chun-May. Broomhead poses as a music teacher at the school and pursues a romance with Crab Angel. Sing follows Tai-Hung as his servant, protecting him from school bullies.

1993 Tai-Hung's school
7

Kent's undercover plan and poisoning

Kent goes undercover as a teacher and ambushes Ti Man with a poison that regresses his intelligence to that of a five-year-old. He lures Crab Angel to a lover's spot, while Broomhead tails them. After a sequence of fights, Kent injects the antidote into Ti Man and leaves.

1993 Tai-Hung's school
8

The General takes over the school

The General seizes control of the school as principal and imposes a lockdown to force the cops to hand over Tai-Hung.

1993 School
9

Birthday party and power upgrades

At Tai-Hung's birthday party, he realizes the villains are after him and considers fleeing. The cops inject microchips into Tai-Hung, Chun-May, Tai-Hung's father and Tai-Hung's mother to grant them superpowers.

1993 Tai-Hung's party/home
10

Hoverboard clash and awakening powers

The cops confront the villains in the school. Tai-Hung's hoverboard crashes into the building, awakening his latent powers. The other heroes battle The General but cannot defeat him yet.

1993 School
11

Kent switches sides, ultimate victory

Kent, disagreeing with The General's methods, turns coat and joins the heroes. Only with all heroes united are they able to defeat The General and end his plot.

1993 School / City

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