Bullet in the Head (1990)

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136 min - Crime | Drama | Thriller - 17 August 1990 (Hong Kong)

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Reviews: 58 user | 28 critic

When three close friends escape from Hong Kong to war-time Saigon to start a criminal's life, they all go through a harrowing experience which totally shatters their lives and their friendship forever.

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Tony Leung Chiu Wai	...	Ben / Ah Bee
	Jacky Cheung	...	Frank / Fai
	Waise Lee	...	Paul / Little Wing
	Simon Yam	...	Luke
	Fennie Yuen	...	Jane
	Yolinda Yam	...	Sally Yen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Tseng Chang	...	Paul's father
	Yue Ding
	Shek Yin Lau	...	Fatso
	Chung Lin	...	Y.S. Leong
	Hee Ching Paw	...	Ben's mother
	Hang Shuen So	...	Jane's mother
	Kan-Wing Tsang	...	Jane's father
	Kwong Lam Tsui	...	Frank's father
	John Woo	...	Police inspector

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Storyline

In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend a young man is accosted by a local gang member. Later, the three friends administer justice, in the process of which the gang member is killed, so they leave Hong Kong to avoid the police and the gang. They run black market supplies to Saigon and get embroiled in the war, being arrested as Viet Cong, then later captured by the Viet Cong, and find that their friendship is tested to the limits as they try to escape. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Vietnamese | French

Release Date:

17 August 1990 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Bala na Cabeça See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

HKD 8,545,123 (Hong Kong) (1990)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Princess Film Production Limited, John Woo Film Production See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min | Australia: 126 min | New Zealand: 125 min | Germany: 97 min (video version) (heavily cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Was originally planned to be a prequel to A Better Tomorrow but a falling out between John Woo and producer Hark Tsui prevented this from happening. Woo reworked the script into what it is today, and Tsui made his own prequel, A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989). See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: When the action moves to Vietnam the movie posters ('Dien Bien Phu', etc.) shown are films that came out well after the Vietnam war was over. See more »

Quotes

Ben: You always called me Big Brother, I said being friends was enough. Among friends, rank is irrelevant.
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Connections

References A Better Tomorrow (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"I'm a Believer"
Written by Neil Diamond
Performed by The Monkees
S.E. Asia Music See more »

Bullet in the Head (1990)
Die xue jie tou (original title)

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