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Presents
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Lo foo chut gang
AKA
Tiger on Beat/
Tiger on the Beat
/Born Hero 2
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Movie Information
Release year.........: 1988
Genre................: Action/Crime/Comedy
IMDb rating..........: 6.9/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095491/
HKMDB Link...........: http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=7009&display_set=eng
Language.............: Chinese/English Dub
Subtitles............: English softcoded
Duration.............: 1h 29mn
Source...............: DVD R1
Format...............: MPEG-4
Format/Info..........: Base Media
File size............: 495 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 770 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.5/Yamb 2.1.0.0
Video/Audio Attributes
Format................: AVC
Format profile........: [email protected]
Codec ID..............: avc1
Bit rate..............: 630 Kbps
Width.................: 710 pixels
Height................: 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio..: 16:9
Frame rate............: 25.000 fps
Color space...........: YUV
Chroma subsampling....: 4:2:0
Bit depth.............: 8 bits
Scan type.............: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)....: 0.062
Writing library.......: x264 core 112
Format................: AAC
Format/Info...........: Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile........: LC
Codec ID..............: 40
Bit rate mode.........: Variable
Bit rate..............: 64.2 Kbps/64.2 Kbps
Channel(s)............: 2 channels
Channel positions.....: Front: L R
Sampling rate.........: 48.0 KHz
Compression mode......: Lossy
Stream size...........: 41.3 MB (8%)/41.3 MB (8%)
Plot summary
Lau Kar Leung's directorial career became a sporadic pastime in the late eighties after his enduring success in the previous decade. Tiger on the Beat stands apart from many of Leung's other post-Shaw Brothers works because it was quite successful! Leung's work has always attracted critical acclaim, but he has also bombed at the box office with the likes of Drunken Master 3, Operation Scorpio and Drunken Monkey. Tiger on the Beat performed exceptionally well, taking HK $27m and spawning a sequel two years later. It was fifth in the box office ranking in 1988, being outperformed by action heavyweights; Police Story 2, Dragons Forever.
The film's leads were Chow Yun Fat and Conan Lee. Chow was working in the purple patch of his career, delivering a number of classics under the helm of John Woo and Ringo Lam. The opposite can be said for Conan Lee who had done little since working on Corey Yuen's Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982). Conan also did little of note after this film, but he did appear in the sequel alongside Danny Lee. The cast include plenty of old school talent, including favourites such as Gordon Liu, Ti Lung and David Chiang.
Chow plays Francis, a cocky, lazy cop who likes to spend his time on the beat chatting up the ladies. Michael (Conan Lee) is an excitable rookie who is trying to take on the criminal world single-handedly. Seeing as this is an action movie with cops involved, you may have guessed that these two divergent characters get paired together to solve the big-triad-drug-smuggling-ring. They also manage to pick up Marydonna (Nina Li Chi), who is also in trouble with the triads for selling on dodgy merchandise. The blend of action and canto-comedy keep this vehicle rolling along until the final showdown with the infamous 'chain-saw' fight!
Production
Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Crime
Theatrical Run: 03/19/1988 - 04/27/1988
Director...................: Liu Chia-Liang
Script.....................: Chang Kwok-Tse
Action Director............: Liu's Stuntmen Association
Producer...................: Karl Maka
Production Companies.......: Cinema City
Production Companies.......: Cinema City Co., Ltd.
Production Manager.........: Eddie Chan Shu-Chi
Production Manager.........: Tony Chow Kwok-Chung
Production Manager.........: Garry Chan Chi-Shing
Sound Recordist............: Cinema City Recording Studio
Art Director...............: Eric Lee Yiu-Shing
Script Supervisor..........: Chan Siu-Fai
Planning...................: Catherine Chang Si-Kan
Planning...................: Chang Kwok-Tse
Planning...................: Wellington Fung Wing
Lighting...................: Au Kau (2)
Lighting...................: Cheung Ging-Nin
Makeup.....................: Wong Lai-Kuen(2)
Props......................: Cheung Foo-Wing
Car Stunts.................: Dare Devils Stunt Unlimited
Cinematographer............: Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
Cinematographer............: Cho On-Sun
Editor.....................: Wong Ming-Lam
Costume Designer...........: Sherry Kwok Han-Ching
Costume Designer...........: Poon An-Ying
Assistant Director.........: Chan Yau-Man
Assistant Director.........: Lee Tai-Hang
Assistant Director.........: Ho Kwok-Suen
Composer...................: Teddy Robin Kwan
Cast
Chow Yun-Fat..................: Sergeant Francis Li
Conan Lee Yuen-Ba.............: Michael Cho
Nina Li Chi...................: Marydonna
Shirley Ng Ling...............: Mimi Li
James Wong Jim................: Captain Pak Man Jim
Ti Lung.......................: Loong
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui...........: Lau Fai
Norman Chu Siu-Keung..........: Johnny Law
Phillip Ko Fei................: Poison Snake Ping
Shing Fui-On..................: Dummy
David Chiang Da-Wei...........: Police Commissioner
Lydia Shum Tin-Ha.............: Dept Store Sales Assistant
Chan Yau-Man
Lau Kar-Wing(1)...............: Sour Puss
Sin Ho-Ying...................: Johnny's thug
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing.........: Bank robber in white
Xiong Xin-Xin.................: Extra/stuntman
James Ha Chim-Si..............: Drug seller's bodyguard
Mak Wai-Cheung................: Johnny's thug
Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue............: Johnny's thug
Tony Tam Jan-Dung.............: Johnny's thug
Lam Fai-Wong..................: Flying King
Wayne Archer..................: Bodyguard of Johnny's boss
Nick Masters..................: Johnny's boss
Chang Seng-Kwong..............: Extra
Chan Ming-Wai
Garry Chan Chi-Shing
Unknown 80s Police Actor(1)...: Policeman
Unknown 80s Police Actor(6)...: Policeman
Unknown 80s Police Actor(2)...: Policeman
Unknown 90s Actor(9)
Unknown 80s Police Actor(7)...: Policeman
Unknown 80s Actor
Post Information
Posted by..........: XxXx BIG A LITTLE A xXxX
Date of post.......: 11.01.2012
