Long zai jiang hu (1986)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Ronny Yu

Writers:

Raymond Fung (writer)
Clifton Ko (writer)

Release Date:

1987 (Japan)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Like father, like son...

Plot:

Brandon plays Brandon Ma, a regular working Joe who holds down two jobs, so he can support his girlfriend May and his dream of owning a motorcycle...

Plot Keywords:

Cocaine | Rain | Shot In The Shoulder | Drug Lord | Shot In The Leg

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Brandon Lee	...	Brandon Ma
Michael Wong	...	Michael
Regina Kent	...	May
Wai-Man Chan	...	Yee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Onno Boelee
Hak Chu
Tanya George
Feng Ku	...	Prison Guard
Kin-chuen Lee
Chun-kit Leung
Chung Lin	...	Sharky Kau
Wan-Yin Angelina Lo
Kenneth Low
Hoi Mang	...	Hoi (as Randy Mang)
Man Tat Ng	...	Captain of the Guards
Fui-On Shing	...	Fool
Stuart Smith	...	Big Papa
Kirk Wong	...	Inspector Lau
Kok Cheong Wong
Bolo Yeung	...	Thug
Wing-Cho Yip	...	Brandon's Boss
Timothy Zau

Also Known As:

Legacy of Rage (Hong Kong: English title)
Lung joi gong woo (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some language and brief drug use.

Runtime:

Argentina:105 min | Hong Kong:87 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Australia:R | Spain:13 | UK:18 | Argentina:16 | USA:R

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

"I only have these..."

Made by D & B Films (no need to thank me), "Long zai jiang hu" was the first movie I saw with Brandon Lee - unlike the other posters, I actually saw it when it came out - and it was ultimately nothing too special, but all of the action stars of the past and present have had to work their way up, and it was certainly better than "Rapid Fire" and "Showdown In Little Tokyo" (which was admittedly entertaining in a cheap way, Tia Carrere's obvious body double and the snuff video scene with that gorgeous blonde notwithstanding).

The action's okay, and the scene where our hero bursts a villain's eye with a garotte still makes me wince 16 years later, but the best bit is when our hero visits a wimpy friend to get some armed help; wimpy friend says "I only have these," and unveils an armoury that would give Charlton Heston wet dreams. Still, you do wonder what would have happened had Brandon lived.