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Director:
Chia-Liang Liu
Writer:
Kwok Chi Tsang (written by)
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Release Date:
19 March 1988 (Hong Kong) See more »
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Plot:
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of 'Lethal Weapon'. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker. | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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
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Directed by
Chia-Liang Liu  (as Lau Kar Leung)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Kwok Chi Tsang  written by (as Tsang Kwok Chi)

Produced by
Catherine S.K. Chang .... associate producer
Wellington Fung .... producer (as Wellington W. Fung)
Karl Maka .... executive producer
Kwok Chi Tsang .... producer (as Tsang Kwok Chi)
 
Original Music by
Teddy Robin Kwan 
 
Cinematography by
Kwong-hung Chan  (as Joe Chan Kwong Hung)
 
Film Editing by
Ming Lam Wong  (as Wong Ming Lam)
 
Art Direction by
Eric Li  (as Eric Lee)
 
Costume Design by
Sherry Kwok 
 
Production Management
Eddie Chan .... production manager (as Eddie Chan Shu Chi)
Tony Chow .... post-production manager
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Lo foo chut gang" - Hong Kong (original title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:R (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | New Zealand:R18 | West Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:18
Company:
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Did You Know?

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.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: The amount of raw eggs in the glass in the cafe.See more »
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!
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Movie Connections:
References Running Scared (1986)See more »
Soundtrack:
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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Incredible, 18 November 2004
Author: AwesomeWolf from Australia

Version: Cantonese, with English subtitles (by SBS)

Hong Kong cops can do anything - including jumping off bridges, trucks, cars, shoot anything they want, all while not wearing any pants as they chase a suspect. Of course, being Hong Kong cops, they could just approach a random bystander, flash their badge, and say "I'm requisitioning your pants". If I were Chow Yun Fat, its what I'd do.

'Tiger on the Beat' has all of that and more (except for the requisitioning of pants), including the obligatory English and American bad guys. Chow Yun Fat is buddied up with Conan Lee to take on a drug syndicate, and then the fun begins. The movie begins in an entertaining light-hearted action/comedy sort of way, but as the movie progresses, turns more into an excellent action movie, getting better and better along the way. Chow Yun Fat gets to drink raw eggs, and wet his pants when a gun is pointed at him. Obviously this isn't the Chow Yun Fat you would recognize from some of his work with John Woo.

Chow Yun Fat gets top billing, and doesn't disappoint (the shotgun-on-a-rope, and a fight with an American tai-chi expert are his highlights), but the amazing Conan Lee steals the show. From hard, fast-moving fight scenes and jumping off speeding cars, to an incredible, final chainsaw-fu showdown with Gordon Liu, Conan Lee is the real star of the movie.

Any Chow Yun Fat fans, and fans of Hong Kong action movies in general, should enjoy this movie. It is, simply put, awesome. Be forewarned though, there is one moment that some might find rather tasteless (you'll know it when you see it), but otherwise it really is an incredible action movie - 9/10

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