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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
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Kong Chu
Production: Kino
  2 wins & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
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R
Year:
1989
111 min
2,093 Views

4/6/92 D.G.,. ~~'. l-l. 49.

The girl is Chinese.

Jeff clearly isn't.

Suspicion in the Nun's voice.

NUN:

How did it happen?

He starts to go...

NUN:

Wait a minute! You can't go! I have to

register your name!

Jeff has disappeared behind the curtain --

The Nun follows him...

CORRIDOR:

The Nun comes out into the corridor.

NUN:

Sir...Wait...

No sign of Jeff.

Lee suddenly appears --

Coming through the doors behind her

LEE:

Where is he?

The Nun is now suspicious of everything, everyone...

NUN:

Who are you?

LEE:

I'm with the police.

NUN:

Let me see your badge.

Chang appears behind Lee, badge in hand --

CHANG:

Police! He's with me!

Lee is already moving down the line of curtains --

CHANG:

Where is he?

She points to the nearest curtained partition.

Lee WHIPS OPEN the curtain --

In the classic firing position.

Chang behind him --

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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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