Tiger on Beat

Tiger on Beat
Film poster

Traditional	老虎出更
Simplified	老虎出更
Mandarin	Lǎo Hǔ Chū Gèng
Cantonese	Lou⁵ Fu² Ceot¹ Gaang¹
Directed by	Lau Kar-leung
Produced by	Tsang Kwok-chi
Written by	Tsang Kwok-chi
Starring	Chow Yun-fat Nina Li Chi Conan Lee
Music by	Teddy Robin
Cinematography	Chan Kwong-hung
Edited by	Wong Ming-lam
Distributed by	Cinema City & Films Co.
Release dates	19 March 1988 (1988-03-19)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$27,865,158

Tiger on Beat (老虎出更), 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.

Synopsis^[1]^[2]

This action-comedy movie in the style of Lethal Weapon is about a lazy police veteran Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat) and his eager beaver rookie partner Michael Tso (Conan Lee). The wacky pair of mismatched partners are assigned to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker "Poison Snake" Ping (Phillip Ko) who was known to be associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Chu). The duo interrogate comely bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of "Poison Snake" Ping, one of Law's associates. Marydonna eventually caves in to the intense pressure and fingers Law. Though the criminal soon winds up in jail and Li gets his long overdue promotion, Law is all out for revenge. Gun fights, explosions, and a wild and muddled duel with chainsaws ensues.

Cast^[3]

Chow Yun-fat as Francis Li
Nina Li Chi as Marydonna (credited as Li Chi)
Conan Lee as Michael Tso
Gordon Liu as Fai, the Hitman
Philip Ko as Heroin dealer (credited as Ko Fai)
Shing Fui-On as Dummy (credited as Shing Fui Ann)
Ti Lung as Loong
David Chiang as Police Superintendent (credited as John Keung)
James Wong as Police Inspector Jim Pak
Lydia Shum as department store staff (credited as Sun Tin Ha)
Lau Kar-wing as Sour Puss
Shirley Ng as Mimi, Francis' sister
Norman Chu as Mr. Law (credited as Tsui Shui Keung)
Chan Chi Shing as Shing
Joseph Bryan Baker as Boss

Sequel

The film was followed by an unrelated sequel, Tiger on the Beat 2, starring Danny Lee with Conan Lee returning in a supporting role.

References

↑ "Tiger on Beat". Fandango. Retrieved 3rd July 2016
↑ "Tiger on Beat (1988)". imdb. Retrieved 3rd July 2016
↑ "Cast&Crew". imdb. Retrieved 3rd July 2016

External links

Tiger on Beat at the Internet Movie Database
Tiger on the Beat at Rotten Tomatoes
Tiger on Beat at Fandango

Films directed by Lau Kar-leung

Challenge of the Masters (1976)
Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
The Deadly Mantis (1978)
Heroes of the East (1978)
Deadly Strike (1978)
Dirty Ho (1979)
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
My Young Auntie (1981)
Martial Club (1981)
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
Cat vs Rat (1982)
Lady Is the Boss (1983)
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
Tiger on Beat (1988)
Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
Drunken Master II (1994)
Drunken Master III (1994)
Drunken Monkey (2003)

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