Fake couple, real serial killer, zero chill — Hong Kong cinema at its unhinged best.
Two mismatched Hong Kong police detectives, Yau and Yue, were assigned to work undercover as a live-in couple to track down a serial killer accused of murdering adulterers. In the meantime, Yau (Anthony Chan) is coping with his girlfriend having left him, and Yue (Sandra Ng) is losing her boyfriend to a college girlfriend of his.
Acting
Sandra Ng's comic timing saves every rushed scene.
Direction
Andy Chin juggles three genres in 82 minutes somehow.
Writing
The fake-couple banter hits harder than the case.
Director
Andy Chin Wing-Keung
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Ju
Anthony Chan Yau
Yau
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai
Li
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Wang Chieh
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
Michael Chow Man-Kin
Chang
Woo Fung
Li's Father
Tam Sin-Hung
Li's Mother
Kenneth Tsang
Chief Inspector Wong Kwok Wing
Lee Chung-Ling
Simon Piglet
Teresa Ha Ping
Yau's Grandmother
Eddie Chan Shu-Chi
Doctor
Hui Sze-Man
Yau's Relative
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Hong Kong cinema's 1992 boom year, when local studios churned out genre-blending quickies that defined the era's scrappy inventiveness.
The Chinese title 嘩！英雄 literally translates to 'Wow! Hero' — a sarcastic nod to how unheroic these bumbling cops actually are.
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