School on Fire
| School on Fire | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ringo Lam |
| Written by | Nam Yin |
| Produced by | Karl Maka Catherine S. K. Chang |
| Starring | Sarah Lee Damian Lau Fennie Yuen Lam Ching-ying Roy Cheung |
| Cinematography | Joe Chan |
| Edited by | Cinema City Editing Unit Tony Chow |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cinema City |
Release date |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$13,737,107 |
School on Fire (學校風雲) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam. The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart (Roy Cheung), Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.[1]
Plot
[edit]The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart (Roy Cheung), Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.
Cast
[edit]- Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying as Chu Yuen Fong
- Sarah Lee Lai-Yu as Sandy Kwok Siu-Chun
- Damian Lau as Wan
- Lam Ching-ying as Brother Hoi
- Roy Cheung as Brother Smart
- Terrence Fok Shui-Wah as Howard / "Scar"
- Joe Chu Kai-Sang as Lau Yong / "Sa-Pei"
- William Ho Ka-Kui as "Happy"
- Victor Hon as Chu Man-hung
- Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung as Chuen Ngor
- Chan Lap-Ban as Sandy's grandmother
- Li Kwong-Tim as Sandy's father
- Cheung Lui as Brother Shing
- Frankie Ng Chi-Hung as Brother Tin-chiu
- Ricky Ho Pui-Tung as George Chow
Uncut version
[edit]The theatrical version was edited with many scenes censored in order to be released publicly in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. The uncut version can be only found on the Tai Seng VHS Video Release from Rainbow Audio & Video Co.
Awards
[edit]The film won actress Sarah Lee the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Ringo Lam". Fortune Star Entertainment. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "第8屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
External links
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- Hong Kong action thriller films
- Hong Kong crime thriller films
- Triad films
- 1980s high school films
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