Long de xin (1985)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Fruit Chan

Writer:

Barry Wong (writer)

Release Date:

October 1985 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Warrior, Brother, Protector, Friend

Plot:

Story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Fight | Martial Arts | Hong Kong | Mental Retardation

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Ted / Tat Fung
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Danny / Dodo Fung (as Samo Hung)
Emily Chu	...	Jenny
Hoi Mang	...	Yan / Ian (as Man Hei)
Ching-Ying Lam	...	SWAT Team Commander (as Lam Ching Ying)
Lung Chan	...	SWAT Team Member
Wah Yuen	...	SWAT Team Member / Yan
Kar Lok Chin	...	SWAT Team Member / Log (as Ka Lok)
Corey Yuen	...	SWAT Team Member (as Yuen Kwai)
Melvin Wong	...	Inspector Wong
Ying-Fat Lam	...	Edmond Pang / Pang Kwok Hwa (as Lam Ying Fat)
Ka-Ho Lee	...	Kid / Heung Chi Ming (as Lee Ka Ho)
Dennis Chan	...	Waiter
Wing-Cho Yip	...	Restaurant Manager (as Ip Wing Cho)
Anthony Chan	...	Private Teacher

Also Known As:

Heart of Dragon (Hong Kong: English title)
Heart of the Dragon
Lung dik sam (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
The First Mission

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Bo Ho Film Company Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

Soundtrack:

Sui Hoh Seung Yi (Who Could Be Dependent)

I enjoyed it

I enjoyed this movie, but that's because I'm a big fan of Jackie Chan, so if your not, it may not be a good idea to go and see it. Also, this movie is for those who like martial art movies no matter the quality or when it was made, and where. It was set in Hong Kong, made is the 80s obviously, but is also set in the 80s. So high quality can not be expected, and if you can look passed it it can be an enjoyable movie. This movie is about a guy who's a police officer (Jackies character) who takes care of his mentally ill brother. They set up the brother relationship in this movie pretty well, and Jackies acting goes a little bit passed what most people are used to. (I've seen many of his movies and it's the first time I've ever seen him cry) This movie is not funny like many of his movies out there, but its not to serious either. There two pretty good fight scenes, one right in the first 2 minutes of the movie, and one near the end. There are small brawls in between, but they are not really big. The movie is mostly story though, so the fighting is pretty much what I said it was. So if your looking for action packed Jackie Chan movie, this is probably not it. But if you are a fan, and want to try something maybe a little different then what you are used to, then this one may be a good one to see.