Lie huo zhan che (1995)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Writers:

Chi-Leung Law (writer)
Tung-Shing Yee (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 1995 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

One of Hong Kong's top motorcycle racers is forced to reevaluate his entire way of life after a serious accident and the loss of a close friend...

Awards:

3 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Andy Lau	...	Joe
Paul Chun	...	Paul
Kar Lok Chin	...	Jimmy
David Wu	...	David
Gigi Leung	...	Annie
Elvis Tsui	...	Fai
Ying-Hung Lau	...	Kwang
Chi-Leung Law	...	Chu
Ping Ha	...	Jimmy's Grandmother

Also Known As:

Full Throttle (Hong Kong: English title)
Lit feng chin che (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA

Company:

Film Unlimited

Movie Connections:

Followed by Lit feng chin che 2 gik chuk chuen suet (1999)

Soundtrack:

One Sentence Of Deep Love

Best male, coming-of-age movie

Excellent! I like it better than Saturday Night Fever, Diner, the Outsiders, or any other movie I can think of in that genre. The acting from all of the actors was excellent, except for maybe the girlfriend. I watched it dubbed in Mandarin and the woman who did her voice-over sounded like a Hello Kitty or something. I thought the psychological development of the characters made so much sense. I liked the scene where the camera takes the perspective of a small boy. The performances from the older characters, especially the grandmother's were great. Wow!

Despite similarities to movies like Rocky, this doesn't play out the same way.

9/10