A cop's worst nightmare: demoted to security guard in bullet-ridden Hong Kong.
Ah Wei used to be a policeman but his many battle scars and bullet wounds have demoted him to the daily grind of a sercurity guard. His existence is anything but boring, however, as this Hong Kong film like all the others, thrives on shoot-outs, chases, and enough violence to keep an audience awake.
Stunts
Pre-CGI Hong Kong stunt work that actually hurts to watch.
Practical Effects
Squib explosions and shattered glass, every single frame.
Direction
Cheuk Pak-Tong's lean, mean action economy.
Director
Cheuk Pak-Tong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Danny Lau Dan, who plays a supporting role, would later become famous as a TVB drama patriarch — completely unrecognizable from this gritty action era.
1981 Hong Kong cinema was transitioning from Shaw Brothers studio polish to the raw 'heroic bloodshed' that John Woo would perfect later this decade; this is the messy, fascinating middle ground.
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