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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


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JEFF:

You've barely got a case on me for a politician so

crooked his partners offed him for being too greedy.

You're going to let the creep who paid walk. And

now you're standing here willing to die rather than let

me go.

LEE:

Yeah. And we don't get paid much either. What

have you got on the creep? Maybe we can deal.

JEFF:

You're willing to die to bust me on suspicion of

killing some creep?

LEE:

Yeah.

JEFF:

It's your job, right?

LEE:

It's my job.

Nobody could doubt Lee's seriousness.

Jenny SCREAMS!

Runs in front of Lee --

Jeff's out the door.

Lee FIRES.

Too late.

Lee breaks past Jenny --

Knocks her down...

Stops to pick her up.

JENNY:

Did you hit him?

But he's out the door --

INT. HALLWAY - JENNY'S APARTMENT HOUSE - DAY

Lee runs down the corridor --

Chang coming at him from the elevator...

LEE:

He's here. You take downstairs. I'll take the roof.

Lee climbs out the window to the FIRE ESCAPE --

Chang runs off downstairs...

EXT. FIRE ESCAPE - JENNY'S APARTMENT HOUSE - DAY

Jeff races up the fire escape to the roof --

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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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