On Fire

1996 1h 31m CN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Tung Choi Street Car God Chan Mo Nam and his best buddy Sam Bat Jai, Tung Tung all worship sex symbol Francoise Yip Fong Fa. Their biggest wish is to be able to meet her in person. In order to meet their idol, the three become temp actors, only to be degraded by her manager Bobby. The trio in anger kidnap Wa, during which they treat Wa like a Goddess, but Wa didn't resist the kidnapping. Wa reveals to Nam that all along Bobby is using a video of Wa being raped to threaten her and keep her as his money tree......

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Françoise Yip
Francoise Yip
Louis Koo
Michael Lee
Mickey Chu Kin-Kwan
Sam Back
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Mickey
Annabelle Lau Hiu-Tung
Nancy
Law Gwok-Fai
Wong Ying-Kit
Victor Yeung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clarence Ford
Writers: Joey Cheung Jo-Ngai
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clarence Ford, shot by Edmond Fung Yuen-Man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cheung Ka-Fai 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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Françoise Yip and Louis Koo and Mickey Chu Kin-Kwan carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clarence Ford directs. Edmond Fung Yuen-Man behind the camera. Cheung Ka-Fai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Clarence Ford, shot by Edmond Fung Yuen-Man. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Françoise Yip and Louis Koo and Mickey Chu Kin-Kwan carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0117239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.