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City on Fire

Original title: Lung foo fung wan
  • 19871987
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  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
6.6K
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Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, and Yueh Sun in Lung foo fung wan (1987)
An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.
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An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.An undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
6.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ringo Lam
  • Writers
    • Ringo Lam(story)
    • Sai-Shing Shum(scriptwriter)
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Yueh Sun
    • Danny Lee
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ringo Lam
  • Writers
    • Ringo Lam(story)
    • Sai-Shing Shum(scriptwriter)
  • Stars
    • Chow Yun-Fat
    • Yueh Sun
    • Danny Lee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    Trailer
    Trailer 3:34
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    Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee in Lung foo fung wan (1987)
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    Chow Yun-Fat in Lung foo fung wan (1987)
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    Danny Lee in Lung foo fung wan (1987)
    Danny Lee and Chi-Fai Chan in Lung foo fung wan (1987)
    Chow Yun-Fat in Lung foo fung wan (1987)
    Chow Yun-Fat in Lung foo fung wan (1987)
    Chow Yun-Fat and Carrie Ng in Lung foo fung wan (1987)

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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Ko Chowas Ko Chow
    Yueh Sun
    Yueh Sun
    • Inspector Lauas Inspector Lau…
    Danny Lee
    Danny Lee
    • Fuas Fu
    Carrie Ng
    Carrie Ng
    • Hungas Hung
    Roy Cheung
    Roy Cheung
    • Inspector John Chanas Inspector John Chan
    Kong Lau
    Kong Lau
    • Inspector Chowas Inspector Chow
    Elvis Tsui
    Elvis Tsui
    • Chan Kam-Wahas Chan Kam-Wah
    • (as Kam-kong Tsui)
    Yeh Fang
    Yeh Fang
    • Chow Namas Chow Nam
    Chi-Fai Chan
    Chi-Fai Chan
    • Chen Chingas Chen Ching…
    Mang-Ha Cheng
    Mang-Ha Cheng
    • Chow's Grandmotheras Chow's Grandmother
    • (as Mang-ha Cheung)
    Parkman Wong
    Parkman Wong
    • Ah Manas Ah Man
    Bo-San Chow
    • Lilyas Lily
    Victor Hon
    Victor Hon
    • Billas Bill
    Kwong Leung Wong
    Kwong Leung Wong
    • Kwongas Kwong
    Maria Cordero
    • Lounge Singeras Lounge Singer
    Joseph Chi
    Joseph Chi
    • Tsaias Tsai
    • (as Joe Chu)
    Ka-Kui Ho
    Ka-Kui Ho
    • Nightclub Boss Tsuias Nightclub Boss Tsui
    Hong-Ning Ng
    Hong-Ning Ng
    • Security Guardas Security Guard
    • Director
      • Ringo Lam
    • Writers
      • Ringo Lam(story)
      • Sai-Shing Shum(scriptwriter)
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    Storyline

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    Ko Chow is about to resign from the police force when he is asked to take on one more case. He is to go undercover in a gang that is robbing jewellery stores. He accepts the task and successfully infiltrates the gang. It is a very dangerous mission, not just because the gang might discover his true identity but because many of the police suspect he may well be a criminal. —grantss
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    • robbery
    • gangster
    • organized crime
    • police officer
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    • Genres
      • Action
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    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong violence
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Inspired Quentin Tarantino's film Reservoir Dogs (1992).
    • Goofs
      When the bad guys and Ko Chow are being chased by the police, they slam into a police car; yet in the next shot, their car remains intact.
    • Quotes

      Fu: [Fu talks about his family life] You know, my father was a crook. I got it from him. I just hope my son doesn't turn out like me.

      Ko Chow: Is your old man still in jail?

      Fu: He's been dead for ten years. My father was stupid. He got shot by the police.

      Ko Chow: So you despise them?

      Fu: Not at all. They were just doing their job, so why should I?

    • Alternate versions
      The US version has scenes cut out
    • Connections
      Edited into Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)

    User reviews41

    Review
    Top review
    impressive
    It took me a long time to finally get a hold of this film. it was worth the wait. Ringo lam is one of the most original directors out of hong kong. this is the finest work of his that i've seen. chow yun-fat worked very hard for the best actor award he got for this film. and danny lee ain't bad either. Ringo Lam's handling of the action is where this movie really shines. it is brutal in the fashion of an old Walter Hill or Peckenpah film, realistic and frightening. hong kong is displayed more accurately than i have ever seen in a movie, with its streets crowded till they appear ready to burst. in the final robbery sequence, the streets appear to be impenetrably thick. it is just a reminder that hong kong has more than four times the population density of new york city. many people have accused tarantino of ripping off this movie, and claim that reservior dogs is an exact copy. first of all tarantino gives credit to chow yun-fat as an influence at the start of the screenplay for reservior dogs. second of all the entire movie of reservior dogs is a expansion of a ten minute sequence near the end of the movie. and over here it is done totally different. so lay off of him mkay.
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    • Azzy
    • Sep 24, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1987 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cover Hard 2
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production company
      • Cinema City
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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