Dragons Forever

"Don't mess with these dragons!"

1988 1h 33m CN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 325

ActionComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.

“Don't mess with these dragons!”

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Cast

Jackie Chan
Jackie Lung
Sammo Hung
Wong Fei-Hung
Yuen Biao
Tung Tak-Biao
Deanie Ip
Miss Yip
Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling
Wen Mei-Ling
Yuen Wah
Hua Hsien-Wu
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
Hua's Bodyguard
Steve Lee Ka-Ting
Hua's Bodyguard

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sammo Hung
Writers: Sze-To Cheuk-Hon, Gordon Chan, Edward Leung Yiu-Ming
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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AWARDS

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Original score by James Wong Jim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung 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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Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Don't mess with these dragons!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sammo Hung directs. Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming behind the camera. James Wong Jim scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by James Wong Jim. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Don't mess with these dragons!".
7IMDB entry: tt0093015 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 14 themes, including "factory", "martial arts", "kung fu", "garbage".
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.