Rothrock stars as Cindy, an American FBI agent who travels to Hong Kong to arrest a criminal newspaper editor, Ronny Dak (filmmaker Ronny Yu) who prints counterfeit money using the ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Cynthia Rothrock | ... | Cindy | |
| Siu-Ho Chin | ... | Undercover Officer | |
| Hoi Mang | ... | Shorty (as Hoi Man) | |
| Elizabeth Lee | ... | Judy Yu (as Lee Mei Fung) | |
| Ronny Yu | ... | Ronny Dak | |
| Melvin Wong | ... | Melvin Wong | |
| Wu Ma | ... | Shorty's Dad | |
| Tai-Bo | ... | Turbo | |
| Roy Chiao | ... | Prosecutor Yu | |
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Margret Miu | ||
| Fat Chung | ... | Break-and-Enter Thief | |
| Keith Kwan | ... | Keith | |
| Jeffrey Falcon | ... | Thug (as Jeff Falcon) | |
| Vincent Lyn | ... | Thug | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Billy Chow | ... | Billy Chow | |
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Rothrock stars as Cindy, an American FBI agent who travels to Hong Kong to arrest a criminal newspaper editor, Ronny Dak (filmmaker Ronny Yu) who prints counterfeit money using the newspaper's presses (a dubious notion, but storyline is not the film's strong point). While investigating Dak's crimes, Cindy hooks up with her old friend Judy Yu (Elizabeth Lee), an undercover cop (Chin Siu-ho), and an intrepid journalist (director Mang Hoi) to battle his kung-fu henchmen. Written by IvanWong
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28 April 1989 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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The scene in which Cynthia Rothrock jumps from the burning building while holding a baby had to be filmed many times with Rothrock performing the stunt herself while wearing high heels. The night after filming, Rothrock experienced dizziness and was taken to a hospital where a physician declared her healthy but claimed the stunt had "jumbled" her internal organs. See more »Goofs
The engine noise of Cindy's Ford Escort XR3i Cabriolet, when it zooms through several shots, sound far differently to the Ford CVH of the actual car, indicating that the engine noise has been dubbed over. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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In fact, Rothrock claims to this day that her favourite movie that shows her fighting best, is Blonde Fury (Above The Law 2). And, that's possibly quite true!
Whereas Righting Wrongs was Yuen Biao's time to shine, Blonde Fury is all about the Roth! She actually looks like she is having a great time, which comes across quite well in her character.
Cynthia is aided by ex-boyfriend Meng Hoi, and the fantastic Chin Sui Hoi (brother to the amazing Chin Kar Lok), who both get to show their own skills throughout the show, battling bad guy superstars Billy Chow and Chung Fat, along with a host of other (very hurt looking) stunt-men.
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