City Hero

City Hero
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	飛虎奇兵
Simplified Chinese	飞虎奇兵
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēi Hǔ Qí Bīng
Jyutping	Fei1 Fu2 Kei6 Bing1
Directed by	Dennis Yu
Screenplay by	Ng Kam-hung Lam Koon-kiu Ng Cheuk-hei
Produced by	Dennis Yu
Starring	Dean Shek Mark Cheng Bennett Pang Anthony Tang Billy Lau Michael Wong Pat Ha Charine Chan
Cinematography	Gray Ho
Edited by	Tony Chow Wong Ming-lam
Music by	Danny Chung
Production companies	Cinema City Dennis Yu Production
Distributed by	Cinema City
Release date	9 October 1985 (1985-10-09)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$7,375,915

City Hero is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Dennis Yu and starring Dean Shek, Mark Cheng, Bennett Pang, Anthony Tang, Billy Lau and Michael Wong.

Plot

Five young and idealistic policemen, nicknamed Bravo (Mark Cheng), Rambo (Anthony Tang), Superstition (Bennett Pang), Wealthy (Michael Wong) and Old Bachelor (Billy Lau) are tired of their jobs and are determined to join the Special Duties Unit. Instructor Lee (Dean Shek) demands discipline, efficiency and obedience. Despite the hostility and hardships, the young officers begin to realize that Instructor Lee is passionate at heart. Eventually, they all respect him for his devotion and inspiration. During Christmas night, they are summoned to an emergency assignment. A dozen of innocent citizen are held as hostages. The death of Bravo in their first successful mission sadden their high spirit and celebrating mood.

Cast

• Dean Shek as SDU Trainer Lee
• Mark Cheng as Luk Ying-kei / Bravo
• Bennett Pang as Ng Sam-kwai / Superstition
• Anthony Tang as Rambo
• Billy Lau as Old Bachelor
• Michael Wong as Lee Ka-ho / Wealthy
• Pat Ha as Siu-wai
• Charine Chan as Chu-chu
• Lee Heung-kam as Siu-wai's mom
• Ku Feng as Siu-wai's dad
• Tin Ching as SDU Assistant Trainer
• Billy Chow as thug
• Siu Yuk-lung as thug
• So Hon-sang as thug
• Ko Miu-si as Trainer Lee's wife
• Wong Man as Assistant Trainer's wife
• Law Keung as man at street fight
• Stephen Chan as Ming
• Bobby Wu
• Yuen Ling-to
• Yu Mo-lin as hostage
• Sai Gwa-Pau as hostage
• Leung Hak-shun
• Fung King-chi
• Patrick Tsui
• Ho Leng-leng
• Cheung Hing-choi
• Ka Sang
• Chiu Sze-wai
• Ngan Yee-kei
• Wong Chi-ying
• Lam Foo-wai
• Yat-poon Chai as Police Officer in parade
• Luk Ying-hong as Inspector Law

Box office

The film grossed HK$7,375,915 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 9 to 30 October 1985 in Hong Kong.

External links

• City Hero at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• City Hero at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• City Hero at IMDb