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Synopsis: A violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Together, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director(s): John Woo
Production: Kino
  2 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
R
Year:
1989
111 min
2,093 Views


4/6/92 D.G., O'.H. 47.

INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY

Jeff runs down the corridor carrying the little girl.

She's stopped crying --

Lost consciousness...

NUNS, NURSES, INTERNS swarm around him...

Directing him to the emergency room --

DOCTOR:

WHAT happened to her?

JEFF:

She was shot.

INT. EMERGENCY ROOM - DAY

Jeff slams through the double doors of the emergency room.

A DOCTOR indicates a bed.

Jeff lays her down --

The EMERGENCY TEAM begins work immediately --

DOCTOR:

I:

DOCTOR:

Oxygen. Check her blood pressure.

prepare her for surgery.

Jeff holds her hand --

The NURSE tries to push him away --

JEFF:

She's going to be all right --

NURSE:

We'll take good care of her,

EXT. HOSPITAL ENTRANCE - DAY

Chang and Lee pull up.

Jump out of the car --

They see Jeff"s BMW...

Lee s call was on the money.

They rush into the hospital...

INT. EMERGENCY ROOM - DAY

A curtain is drawn around the bed.

The Little Girl is being prepped for surgery --

Oxygen mask over her face...

NURSE:

Blood pressure's low.

4/6/92 D.G., v,.v. 48

JEFF:

Is she all right?

NUN:

She's lost a lot of blood.

NURSE:

Pulse is dropping.

INT. HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM - DAY

The waiting room is crowded with PEOPLE --

Patients waiting to be admitted.

Friends, relatives.

Nurses.

A uniformed hospital SECURITY COP.

Chang and Lee burst into the room --

Guns drawn --

Chang holds his badge out...

CHANG:

A man came through carrying a child..?

NURSE:

They went to emergency.

She points

Lee heads for the door...

Chang SHOUTS instructions to the Security Cop.

CHANG:

Call headquarters for backup! Don't let anyone

leave!

Follows Lee through the door --

INT. EMERGENCY ROOM - DAY

Twenty beds.

Ten on each side.

Each one partitioned by a curtain.

A corridor down the middle...

BEHIND A PARTITION

The Operating Team working on the Little Girl...

Jeff watches anxiously --

The Nun begins asking him questions.

NUN:

Are you related to the patient?

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John Woo

John Woo SBS (Ng Yu-Sum; born 1 May 1946) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent use of slow motion. Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Hard Boiled (1992), and Red Cliff (2008/2009). more…

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