Ying hung ho hon (1987)

After being released from prison, Tang Kat Yung exacts revenge on Li Ah Chai, in this sequel to Rich and Famous.

Director:

Taylor Wong

Writer:

Stephen Shiu (as Stephen Siu)

Stars:

Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Alex Man

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Li Ah Chai (as Chow Yun Fat)
Andy Lau	...	Lam Ting Kwok
Alex Man	...	Tang Kat Yung
Siu-Fung Wong	...	Wai Chui
Carina Lau	...	Lau Po Yee
Danny Lee	...	Supt. Chang
Fui-On Shing	...	Luk / 'Number 6'
Chun Hsiung Ko	...	Chu Lo Tai
Chung Lin	...	Big Eye
Hong-Ning Ng	...	Chuan
Elvis Tsui	...	Chai's Man
Chun Yang	...	Kit (as Kwan Yeung)
Siu-Lung Leung	...	Lui
San Yip	...	Kwok's Wife
Chien Yu	...	Mrs. Chu

Storyline

In the 1970s, Li Ah Chai was a powerful Hong Kong crime boss whose lieutenants were two orphaned brothers, Tang Kat Yung and Lam Ting Kwok. When he names Kwok as his heir, the cruel and sadistic Yung becomes jealous. The upshot: during the 1980s, Kwok retires to Malacca to raise a family, Yung builds his power, and Chai gradually loses his circle, one at a time, to bribery and murder. All Chai wants is to live in peace with his wife and son, but Yung's desire for revenge overcomes reason. Chai tries to retreat to Malacca; Yung follows him there with tragic results. Afterwards, Chai calls his old nemesis in the Hong Kong police department, Supt. Chang, to alert him that he's going to try one final assault on Yung's fortress.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | hong kong | sequel | police | heroic bloodshed | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

20 February 1987 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Rich and Famous 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Win's Movie Productions Ltd., Johnny Mak Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Tang Kai Yung: [about Chai] No need to send him a Christmas card next year.

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Connections

Followed by Gong woo ching (1987)

User Reviews

Too bad Danny Lee has such a small part.

Danny Lee's performance as a wisecracking cop is the only spot of interest in this film, even though it has an excellent cast including Chow Yun-Fat, Carina Lau, Andy Lau, Shing Fui-On and Alex Man. CYF plays a triad boss who wants to settle down to a life of peace and plenty but Alex Man, a total psycho who has a big grudge against CYF, won't let him. CYF tries to escape to Malacca but to no avail. After his family is blown to bits, his cronies dead or turncoat, wounded and broke, CYF returns to Hong Kong to get into some serious revenge.

It sounds a lot better than it is. CYF is well-dressed and handsome, looks pained, grimaces and cries on cue, but somehow or another you just don't care. Andy Lau looks great, but that's about it. Carina Lau has a tiny, tiny little part which was nice, but she gets a bullet in the head early on so that ends that. Alex Man is a cartoon villain he's so over-the-top which at times can be intriguing but the writing here is so flat that he just comes across as a garden-variety nut.

Danny Lee is great though - too bad he's only a small blip on the screen of this dark (literally) and essentially boring movie.

Rent it, don't buy it. Or just skip it altogether.

This is the sequel to "Rich And Famous", even though it apparently was filmed simultaneously; it was released first because of CYF's boxoffice power.