Lo foo chut gang (1988)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writer:

Kwok Chi Tsang (written by)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A seasoned cop (Chow Yun Fat) and his rookie partner (Conan Lee) are a pair of mismatched partners in...

Plot Keywords:

Chainsaw Fight | Chainsaw

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Yun-Fat Chow	...	Sgt. Francis Li (as Chow Yun Fat)
Nina Li Chi	...	Marydonna (as Li Chi)
Conan Lee	...	CID Officer Michael Tso
Norman Chu	...	Poison Snake Ping (as Tsui Shui Keung)
Chia Hui Liu	...	Fai, the Hitman (as Gordon Liu)
Shirley Ng	...	Mimi Li, Francis' sister
Phillip Ko	...	Heroin dealer (as Ko Fai)
Tommy Tam
David Chiang	...	Police Suprintendant (as John Keung)
James Wong	...	Police Inspector Jim Pak
Lydia Shum	...	Department store staff (as Sun Tin Ha)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chia Yung Liu	...	Sour Puss
Fui-On Shing	...	Dummy (as Sing Fui Ann)
Lung Ti	...	Loong

Also Known As:

Lao hu chu geng (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Tiger Goes on the Beat (literal English title)
Tiger on Beat (Hong Kong: English title)
Tiger on the Beat (UK) (promotional title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:18

Company:

Cinema City Film Productions

Trivia:

In the beginning of the film, Fui-On Shing and Yun-Fat Chow talk about being from the Hakka district of Hong Kong. Chow himself is from Hakka.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The chainsaws are clearly not on during most of the chainsaw fight.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Francis Li: Hey, wake up! Wake up! Hey, wake up, and put on your clothes! My wife's home! Hey!
Dummy's Wife: You have a wife?
Francis Li: Whatever. Put on your clothes! I'll explain it to you another day.
Dummy's Wife: What do you mean "Put on my clothes?" This is my home!
Francis Li: Your home? Then, who's the person trying to get in?
Dummy's Wife: Oh! My husband's back!
Francis Li: Your husband? Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Dummy's Wife: I told you! You just pretended not to understand.
Francis Li: I'm deaf! When I hit on you, you should've said something!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Running Scared (1986)

Soundtrack:

THEME SONG

Fluff, but fun fluff.

A pleasant police/buddy comedy starring Chow Yun-Fat and Conan Lee. The requisite action scenes are there as well as a few dramatic moments, but this one is still played more for laughs. It reminded me of a Hong Kong "48 Hrs", but brightened considerably by the two leads. A fun way to waste a couple of hours.