Lam Gong juen ji fan fei jo fung wan (1992)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Lawrence Ah Mon

Writers:

Man Keung Chan (writer)
Kan-Cheung Tsang (writer)

Release Date:

14 May 1992 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Two juveniles get mixed up in a street gang, resulting in the murder of a rival gang leader. A crooked cop pins the murder on the boy, but a detective who knows the truth risks his career to help the kid out. |

Plot Keywords:

Gang | Murder | Detective | Street Gang | Rival

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Charles Heung	...	Sergeant Lam
Leslie Cheung	...	Teddy
Vivian Chow	...	Sic Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fruit Chan	...	Whiz
Paul Chun	...	Ngan Tung
José Ferrer
Henry Fong	...	Teddy's Boss
Feng Ku	...	The Master
Guy Lai	...	Flash Pao
King-Kong Lam
Siu-Cheung Lau
Yiu-Hung Law
Siu-Kei Liu	...	Spunky
Eddie Ng
Roger Thomas
Alex To	...	Teddy's Buddy
Lai Wang
Deannie Yip	...	Teddy's Mother

Also Known As:

Arrest the Restless (Hong Kong: English title)
Lan Jiang zhuan zhi fan fei zu feng yun (China: Mandarin title)
Nam Kong Legend: Anti-Punk Squad (literal English title)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:M18

Trivia:

José Ferrer's last film.

Confusing but fun, with great action sequences.

Confusing plot with some moments of very dark drama and some of high farce. Charles Heung displays more humour than his ultra-cool bodyguard (Mr Dragon) from Wong Jing's "God of Gamblers" series would lead one to expect; here he's saddled with an ambitious wife and a career that's going nowhere. Leslie Cheung looks embarrassed at having to play a rebellious teen but he gives it his best shot - and he's always good to watch. The action sequences are excellent, with a street fight between rival gangs of cops the highlight. Meticulous period detail - although the cars look too precious to take such risks with! - and on the whole a great addition to any collection of classic Hong Kong movies.