Tiger on Beat
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Tiger on Beat also known as Tiger on the Beat is a 1988
Hong Kong
action
-comedy film
directed by Lau Kar-leung
. It stars Chow Yun-fat
and Conan Lee
as a buddy cop
team who originally hate each other, but learn to overcome their differences in solving a case.
The film was followed by an unrelated sequel, Tiger on the Beat 2, starring Danny Lee with Conan Lee returning in a supporting role.
Hong Kong films of 1988
A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1988:.-1988:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1988 at...
Hong Kong
Cinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
action
Hong Kong action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...
-comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Lau Kar-leung
Lau Kar-leung
Lau Kar-Leung is a famous Hong Kong martial arts filmmaker, choreographer, and actor.Lau Kar-Leung is best known for his movies which he made during the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio...
. It stars Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-fat, SBS is an actor from Hong Kong. He is best known in Asia for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in heroic bloodshed genre films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled; and to the West for his role as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...
and Conan Lee
Conan Lee
Conan Lee Yuen-Ba 李元霸 born Lloyd Hutchinson, is an Asian-American film actor and martial artist.-Biography:Born in Hong Kong but growing up in Queens, New York as Lloyd Hutchinson he was trained in his fathers self defense, he is best known for his roles in cult kung fu/ninja hybrid favorite "Ninja...
as a buddy cop
Buddy cop film
The "buddy cop" is a subgenre of buddy films and crime films with plots involving two men of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process...
team who originally hate each other, but learn to overcome their differences in solving a case.
The film was followed by an unrelated sequel, Tiger on the Beat 2, starring Danny Lee with Conan Lee returning in a supporting role.
Cast
- Chow Yun-fatChow Yun-FatChow Yun-fat, SBS is an actor from Hong Kong. He is best known in Asia for his collaboration with filmmaker John Woo in heroic bloodshed genre films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled; and to the West for his role as Li Mu-bai in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...
as Francis Li - Conan LeeConan LeeConan Lee Yuen-Ba 李元霸 born Lloyd Hutchinson, is an Asian-American film actor and martial artist.-Biography:Born in Hong Kong but growing up in Queens, New York as Lloyd Hutchinson he was trained in his fathers self defense, he is best known for his roles in cult kung fu/ninja hybrid favorite "Ninja...
as Michael Tso - Nina Li ChiNina Li ChiNina Li Chi is a retired former Hong Kong actress. She is currently married to Chinese action superstar Jet Li. They have two children together, including daughter Jada...
as Marie-Donna - Shirley Ng as Mimi, Francis' sister
- Gordon LiuGordon LiuGordon Liu is a Chinese martial arts film actor. He became famous for playing the lead in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels...
- Fai, the Hitman - Phillip Ko - Heroin dealer
- Shing Fui-OnShing Fui-OnShing Fui On was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his supporting roles in Hong Kong cinema. He had only one leading role in his entire career.-Biography:...
- Dummy - Ti LungTi LungTommy Tam Fu-Wing, also known as Ti Lung , or Dik Lung, is a Hong Kong actor.-Background:He studied Wing Chun under the martial arts master Chu Wan. In 1969, Ti was found by the Shaw Brothers and cast in Return of the One-Armed Swordsman opposite Jimmy Wang Yu, a role which would launch his career...
- Loong - David ChiangDavid ChiangJohn Chiang is a Hong Kong actor. His Chinese name is Chiang Da-wei . He is sometimes credited as David Chiang.-Biography:...
- Police Suprintendant - James WongWong JimJames Wong Jim was a Cantopop lyricist and writer based primarily in Hong Kong. He was also a well known in Asia as a columnist, actor, film director, screenwriter and talk show hosts. He took part in creative directing positions within the entertainment industry in Hong Kong...
- Police Inspector Jim Pak - Lydia Sum - Department store staff
- Norman Chu - Mr. Law (credited as Norman Tsui Sui-Keung)
- Lau Kar-wing - Sour Puss