Final Justice | |
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Film poster
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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
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Magnum Films
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Release date
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23 June 1988 |
Running time
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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.
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 tough 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.