Sheng dan qi yu jie liang yuan (1985)

An illegal dealing of a soda-canned bomb between a crooked Hong Kong cop and two Japanese traffickers goes bad after an associate decides to go against their plans. Afterward, the incident ... See full summary »

Director:

David Chung

Stars:

Dennis Chan, Maggie Cheung, Paul Chun

Cast

Credited cast:
Dennis Chan	...	Loony in Police Station
Maggie Cheung	...	Cat
Paul Chun	...	Befuddled Cop
Eddy Ko	...	Bearded Killer
George Lam	...	Bobo Lam
Kong Lau	...	B.D.O. Wong
Ming-yang Li	...	Cat's Grandfather
Huang-hsi Liu
Kai Chi Liu	...	Ronnie
Lowell Lo	...	Contest Host
Yuen-yan Lo	...	Mother of lost boy
Tin Sang Lung	...	Store Manager
John Sham	...	Stewart Pik / Lion Head
Wei-min Tan
Elvis Tsui	...	Big Killer

Storyline

An illegal dealing of a soda-canned bomb between a crooked Hong Kong cop and two Japanese traffickers goes bad after an associate decides to go against their plans. Afterward, the incident brings together three witnesses mixed into the plot: a suave rock scientist, a wisecracking taxi driver/police officer and an overzealous biker. They must team up to locate the missing bomb before it falls in the hands of the dealers.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Also Known As:

Christmas Romance

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Even With Maggie, Its Not Worth It

This is one of Maggie's first films (she is billed as Margaret Cheung) and its about someone inventing an explosive in a soda can and looking to sell the idea to a few Japanese men. The creator's assistant has a conscience, tries to tell the police and is shot. Maggie (as Cat) is one of the three that witness this. The killers now have to chase her as well as the other two. Even given the slapstick which was and to a point still is prevalent in Hong Kong film, this film was annoying. It was shrill, too silly and kind of pointless. I wanted to laugh but could not really find a reason to. Maggie has been so much better in other films. Actually, when you think about it, it would be difficult to name another actress from anywhere who has built up this impressive a resume since 1980 (maybe Meryl Streep, but I'd pit Maggie against her any day). The film maker tries, but its too muddled a film, improbable and uninspired. Maggie was cutting her acting teeth on this one and, unless you want to see every film she has been in, you can avoid this one.