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

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

Director:

John Woo
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Cast

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

Friend | Hong Kong | Escape | Friendship | Criminal  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Vietnamese | French

Release Date:

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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)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The cost of the film was around US$3.5 million, the highest budget for a Hong Kong film at the time. 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: Fai, I said we would go back to Hong Kong together. If you can't go back, then neither of us is going back.
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Connections

References Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) See more »

Soundtracks

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