Final Justice (1988 film)
| Final Justice | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Parkman Wong |
| Screenplay by | James Fung |
| Story by | Chung Hon-chiu |
| Produced by | Danny Lee |
| Starring | Danny Lee Stephen Chow |
| Cinematography | Choi Wai-kei |
| Edited by | Robert Choi |
| Music by | The Melody Bank |
Production company | Magnum Films |
Release date | 23 June 1988 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$8,916,612 |
Final Justice is a 1988 Hong Kong crime film directed by Parkman Wong and starring Danny Lee, who also serves as the film's producer, and Stephen Chow. Final Justice is Chow's debut film debut, playing in a dramatic role, which netted him the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Chow would later go on to be the top superstar of Hong Kong.
Plot
District Crime Squad Sergeant Cheung Tit-chu (Danny Lee) of the Wan Chai District has been a pioneer in the area, often establishing outstanding services. However, Cheung's staunch handling style, has attracted many complaints towards him. Cheung's new superior, Chief Inspector Lo Tai-wai (Ricky Wong) is dissatisfied with him, accusing him of disobeying superior orders, while also frequently clamped by Cheung.
One day, criminal Judge (Shing Fui-On) is released from prison, and leads his former associates Bull (Tommy Wong), Chicken (William Ho) and Smut (Victor Hon) to prepare a major crime spree plan. Meanwhile, car thief Boy (Stephen Chow) regards Judge as his idol and willingly serves him, but in the course of a car theft incident, he is arrested by Cheung.
Unexpectedly, Judge and his associates use a stolen car to rob an illegal underground casino, killing some customers in the process. Boy is innocently involved in the robbery case. Moreover, Lo regards Boy as an accomplice to the robbery and charges him for robbery and murder. However, Cheung believes that Boy is innocent and is determined to find new evidence to overturn the false allegations.
Finally, Cheung discovers that Judge and his crew are planning to kidnap a wealthy tycoon.
Cast
- Danny Lee as District Sergeant Cheung Tit-chu
- Stephen Chow as Boy
- Shing Fui-On as Judge
- William Ho as Chicken
- Tommy Wong as Bull
- Victor Hon as Smut
- Ricky Wong as Chief Inspector Lo Tai-wai
- Ken Lo as Kwong
- Chiu Jun-chiu as Sergeant Chiu
- Wong Ang as Pickpocket
- Debbie Chui as Boy's girlfriend
- Stephen Chang as Mr. Cheng
- Hung Tung-kim as Kim
- Shing Fuk-on as Dummy
- Ng Yuen-sam as Lift passenger
- Chan Ging as Truck driver
- Law Shu-kei as Schoolmaster
- James Ha as Boli
- Parkman Wong as Ambulance attendant
- Strawberry Yeung as Nancy
- Chan Chi-hung as Hostage
- Ernest Mauser as Hostage
- Ho Chi-moon as Gambling joint customer
- Yee Tin-hung as Dummy's thug
- Cheung Kwok-leung as Dummy's thug
- Lam Chi-tai as Dummy's thug
- Fei Pak as Policeman
- Lee Wah-kon as Gambling joint customer
- Lam Foo-wai as Dummy's thug
- Tong Pau-chung
Box office
The film grossed HK$8,916,612 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 23 June to 13 July 1988 in Hong Kong.
Awards and nominations
- 8th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Chow)
- Nominated: Best New Performer (Stephen Chow)
- 25th Golden Horse Awards
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Chow)
External links
- Final Justice at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Final Justice at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Final Justice at IMDb
- Final Justice film review at LoveHKFilm.com