''Best of the Best'' is a 1992

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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in her debut film role.

Plot

Little Ball (

) is a retired police officer who works as a beverage server in a bar. However, he has not changed his bad habits of being loud-mouth and compulsive drinking and gambling. Fortunately, he is helped and taken care by his confidant, Hung (

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). One time, Ball unintentionally got his son, Dee (

), a

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officer, into a dispute with triad leader, Ngan Kwan (

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), nearly destroying his son's career. At the same time, Dee also meets Heidi (

) during a police operation and a romantic relationship ensued between them. However, things do not go well for long when Heidi is discovered to be Ngan's daughter. Ngan forces Dee to resign from his job, but Dee has a strong sense of righteousness and firmly rejects Ngan and proceeds to go on vacation with Heidi on

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. Seeing how Dee disregards him and also thinking that he is eloping with his daughter, Ngan orders his underlings to find and kill Dee. When Ball hears of this, he goes to plead Ngan, but he gets beaten instead. Later, a group of killers surround Dee in the streets and when he fell into danger, the wounded Ball appears and sacrifices his life to rescue his son. At this time, Dee realises his father's love for him and vows to seek vengeance on Ngan.

Cast

as Lee Man-kit / Dee **William Chu as young Lee Man-kit *

as Little Ball *

as Heidi *

as Ngan Kwan *

as Hung *John Ching as Tsuen *Leung Sap-yat as Hong *Richard Cheung as Brother Keung *Victor Hon as Brother Nine Teeth * Lee Siu-kei as SDU instructor *To Siu-chuen as KK *Mai Kei as Scalper *Jack Wong as Robber at mall *Tang Tai-wo as Robber at mall *Wan Seung-lam as Robber at mall *Joe Chu as Robber at mall *Lee Yiu-king as Hitman *Ho Wing-cheung as Kwan's thug *Choi Hin-cheung as Kwan's thug *Leung Kei-hei as Brother Hung *Leung Sam as Temple sticks interpreter *Simon Cheung as Policeman *Fung Man-kwong as Kwan's thug *Kent Chow as Kwan's thug *Chung Wing as Kwan's thug *Ling Chi-hung as Kwan's thug *Wong King-wai as Kwan's thug *Alex Yip as Kwan's thug *Lam Chi-tai as Kwan's thug

Reception

Critical

''Love HK Film'' gave the film a mixed review noting its plot as nothing new with "no great shakes" but also praising its acting as "better-than-average"

Box office

The film grossed HK$6,422,069 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 29 May to 10 June 1992 in Hong Kong.

References

External links

* *
Best of the Best
' at

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