Final Justice (1988 film)
| Final Justice | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 霹靂先鋒 |
| Simplified | 霹雳先锋 |
| Mandarin | Pī Lì Xiān Fēng |
| Cantonese | Pik1 Lik1 Sin1 Fung1 |
| Directed by | Parkman Wong |
| Produced by | Danny Lee |
| Screenplay by | James Fung |
| Story by | Chung Hon-chiu |
| Starring |
Danny Lee Stephen Chow |
| Music by | The Melody Bank |
| Cinematography | Choi Wai-kei |
| Edited by | Robert Choi |
Production company |
Magnum Films |
Release dates | 23 June 1988 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$8,916,612 |
Final Justice is a 1988 Hong Kong crime film directed by Parkman Wong and starring Danny Lee, who also serves as the film's producer, and Stephen Chow. Final Justice is Chow's film debut, playing in a dramatic role, which netted him the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actor. Chow would later go on to be the top superstar of Hong Kong.
Plot
District Crime Squad Sergeant Cheung Tit-chu (Danny Lee) of the Wan Chai District has been a pioneer in the area, often establishing outstanding services. However, Cheung's staunch handling style, has attracted many complaints towards him. Cheung's new superior, Chief Inspector Lo Tai-wai (Ricky Wong) is dissatisfied with him, accusing him of disobeying superior orders, while also frequently clamped by Cheung.
One day, criminal Judge (Shing Fui-On) is released from prison, and leads his former associates Bull (Tommy Wong), Chicken (William Ho) and Smut (Victor Hon) to prepare a major crime spree plan. Meanwhile, car thief Boy (Stephen Chow) regards Judge as his idol and willingly serves him, but in the course of a car theft incident, he is arrested by Cheung.
Unexpectedly, Judge and his associates use the stolen car to rob an illegal underground casino, killing some customers in the process. Boy is innocently involved in the robbery case. Moreover, Lo regards Boy as an accomplice to the robbery and charges him for robbery and murder. However, Cheung believes that Boy is innocent and is determined to find new evidence to overturn the false allegations.
As things turn out, Cheung discovers that Judge and his crew are planning a big heist on a large company downtown. The plan is foiled ending up with a car chase and followed by a shoot out at the pier where Judge is killed in a hail of bullets.
Cast[1][2]
- Danny Lee as District Sergeant Cheung Tit-chu
- Stephen Chow as Boy (credited as Stephen Chiau)
- Shing Fui-On as Judge
- William Ho as Chicken
- Ken Lo as Kwong
- Tommy Wong as Bull (credited as Wong Kwong Leung)
- Victor Hon as Smut
- Ricky Wong as Chief Inspector Lo Tai-wai
- Chiu Jun-chiu as Sergeant Chiu
- Wong Ang as pickpocket
- Debbie Chui as Boy's girlfriend
- Stephen Chang as Mr. Cheng
- Hung Tung-kim as Kim
- Shing Fuk-on as Dummy
- Ng Yuen-sam as lift passenger
- Chan Ging as truck driver
- Law Shu-kei as schoolmaster
- James Ha as Boli (credited as James Ha Chim Si)
- Parkman Wong as Ambulance attendant
- Strawberry Yeung as Nancy
- Chan Chi-hung as hostage
- Ernest Mauser as hostage
- Ho Chi-moon as gambling joint customer
- Yee Tin-hung as Dummy's thug
- Cheung Kwok-leung as Dummy's thug
- Lam Chi-tai as Dummy's thug
- Fei Pak as policeman
- Lee Wah-kon as gambling joint customer
- Lam Foo-wai as Dummy's thug
- Tong Pau-chung
Box office
The film grossed HK$8,916,612 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 23 June to 13 July 1988 in Hong Kong.
Awards and nominations[3]
- 25th Golden Horse Awards (1988)
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Chow)
- 8th Hong Kong Film Awards (1989)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Stephen Chow)
- Nominated: Best New Performer (Stephen Chow)
References
- ↑ "Final Justice (1988)". hkmdb. Retrieved 17th June 2016
- ↑ "Final Justice (1988)". imdb. Retrieved 17th June 2016
- ↑ "Awards & Nominations". imdb. Retrieved 17th June 2016
External links
- Final Justice at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Final Justice at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Final Justice at the Internet Movie Database
- Final Justice at LoveHKFilm