Return Engagement (1990 film)
| Return Engagement | |
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| Directed by | Joe Cheung |
| Written by | Wong Kar-wai Joe Cheung |
| Produced by | Alan Tang |
| Starring | Alan Tang Elizabeth Lee May Lo Simon Yam Andy Lau |
| Cinematography | Tom Lau Jimmy Leung Christopher Doyle Andrew Lau |
| Edited by | Poon Hung |
| Music by | Violet Lam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Golden Princess Amusement |
Release date | 17 March 1990 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese English |
| Box office | HK$11,214,680 |
Return Engagement, also known as Hong Kong Corruptor is a 1990 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Joe Cheung and starring Alan Tang, Elizabeth Lee, May Lo and Simon Yam, with a guest appearance by Andy Lau.
Plot
Return Engagement tells the story of Lung (Alan Tang), a Triad boss who is sent to prison in Canada. While he is in jail his daughter is taken to Hong Kong to keep her safe. On his release Lung travels to Hong Kong to find his daughter where he meets a young Triad, Wah (Andy Lau) who knows of his reputation and respects him greatly.
Alternate versions
The film was released on VHS in North America as Hong Kong Corruptor, featuring an unrelated scene with Chow Yun-fat. This meant to cash in on the success of American film debuts made by Asian filmmakers, such as John Woo as well as superstars such as Chow Yun-Fat.
Cast
- Alan Tang as Lung Ho-tin
- Andy Lau as Wah (guest appearance)
- Simon Yam as Lee Pang
- Elizabeth Lee as Tsim Siu-fung
- Carrie Ng as Lung's wife
- Ku Feng as Uncle Hung
- Melvin Wong as Officer Wong
- Dennis Chan as Hotel manager
- May Lo as Little Lung
- David Wu as David
- Chang Yi as Toilet repairman
- Anthony Pa as Lee Pang's thug
References
- ^ "Return Engagement". imdb.com. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
- ^ "Return Engagement". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
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