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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'.l-l. 64.

JENNY:

Hello?

JEFF:

It's me.

JENNY:

I was just thinking about you.

JEFF:

Anything good?

JENNY:

It was so good. Want me to tell you about it?

JEFF:

Not now.

JENNY:

Can't you talk?

JEFF:

Not really.

JENNY:

ls something wrong?

JEFF:

Nothing a new life won't solve. Are you ready to

travel?

JENNY:

Any time you say.

JEFF:

Stay that way. I'll be back for you sometime soon.

This is all the notice you're going to get.

JENNY:

Any time. I'll be ready.

JEFF:

It'll be soon.

He clicks off.

INT. POLICE VAN - MONGKOK DISTRICT - KOWLOON - DAY

A surveillance team listening to the conversation.

COP:

Call Sergeant Chang. Right away..

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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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