Tiger on the Beat 2

1990 1h 34m CN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 15

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Lam, a middle-aged cop on the verge of retirement, is asked by his sister to find his nephew, Buffalo, a suitable wife, but Buffalo already has designs on an escort, who becomes the target of a drug smuggling syndicate after she witnesses a murder.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Sgt Lam Yik Lim
Conan Lee
Buffalo
Ellen Chan Nga-Lun
Sweet Dream
Gordon Liu
Lau Fai
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Fai's Killer
Maria Cordero
Maria
James Wong Jim
Chief Insp Jim Wong
Margaret Lee
Meng

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lau Kar-leung
Writers: Joyee Cheung Lai-Ling, Kelvin Wong Ho-Yee
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tiger on the Beat Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lau Kar-leung, shot by Fan Chuen-Yam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chan Ki-Hop shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Conan Lee and Ellen Chan Nga-Lun carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0099975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lau Kar-leung directs. Fan Chuen-Yam behind the camera. Chan Ki-Hop cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tiger on the Beat Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Lau Kar-leung, shot by Fan Chuen-Yam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chan Ki-Hop shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Conan Lee and Ellen Chan Nga-Lun carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0099975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.