Red Corner (1997)

An American lawyer finds himself between a rock and a hard place in Red Corner (1997). Jon Avnet’s politically savvy thriller kicks into action when Jack Moore (Richard Gere) heads to the Far East on business and ends up staying longer than he would have liked. While on a quest to import entertainment from the United States to the starving masses in communist China, Moore carves out time for a quickie with sexy model Hong Ling (Jessey Meng) before being charged with carving her into a cadaver. Soon after, Moore is caught in the crosshairs of a violent tussle for political power. As such, he encounters Shen Yuelin (Bai Ling), Ambassador Reed (Richard Venture), Chairman Xu (Tsai Chin), General Hong (Chi Yu Li), Procurator General Yang (Henry O), and Director Liu (Jia Yao Li) along the way. The movie also includes Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann, James Hong, and Ms. Meng’s fine flesh! In one scene, the exotic eyeful can be seen in the buff. As she talks to Moore in the moonlight, she shows off her perky peaks and cute bootie. Perhaps that’s why the movie received the National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award despite the fact that it was a box office flop. Even with poor reviews, Ms. Ling managed to win the NBR Award for Breakthrough Female Performance as well as the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress. Yet when it comes to prizes, we have a statuette in our pants for Ms. Meng’s assets!