Blackmailed by the Hong Kong government into stealing currency printing plates from the headquarters of MI5, members of A™(Available Tactical Mercenaries) use their industrial espionage skills to successfully pull off the job. An act of treachery, however, leaves one of their number dead, prompting the remaining A™associates to try to retrieve the plates to avenge their friend's murder and clear their names. Featuring picturesque location work in Budapest, this fast-paced, exciting variation on the Mission: Impossible high-tech adventure formula helped establish a new kind of internationally oriented Hong Kong action cinema. Highlighted by stirring chases, exhilarating hand-to-hand combat and slick caper sequences (which earned a Hong Kong Film Award for action choreographer Stephen Tung), Downtown Torpedoes also showcases charismatic performances from several of the period's rising stars, including Jordan Chan (He's a Woman, She's a Man), Charlie Yeung (Love in the Time of Twilight) and Theresa Lee (Big Bullet).