On The Run (1988 Film)
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''On the Run'' (Chinese: 亡命鴛鴦) is a 1988
Hong Kong action Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Action films from Hong Kong have roots in Chinese and Hong Kong cultures including Chinese opera, storytelling and aesthetic traditions, which Hong Ko ...
thriller film directed by Alfred Cheung. The film stars Yuen Biao, Pat Ha and Charlie Chin.


Plot

Chui Pai (Pat Ha) is a dangerous killer who shot a woman during the night and lives with her daughter. She has been hunted for many years and cannot stop hiding. Heung Ming (Yuen Biao) is a police officer has been doing his job poorly. His wife was killed in a restaurant and the police accuse him of his wife's murder. Things become even more complicated for Heung as he discovers that she and he are now targeted by detectives led by Superintendent Lui (Charlie Chin), seeking to cover evidence of their own drug crimes. Framed for murder, Heung rapidly runs out of options as the killers target his elderly mother and young daughter. Wounded, Heung is forced to rely on the assassin Pai, who slowly warms up to him while caring for him and his young daughter. They have to stick together as long as they can until they die or are taken under custody.


Cast

* Yuen Biao as Heung Ming * Pat Ha as Chui Pai * Charlie Chin as Superintendent Lui * Lo Lieh as Hsi * Philip Ko as No-hands policeman *
Yuen Wah Yuen Wah (born Yung Kai-chi; 2 September 1952) is a Hong Kong action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series. Early life Born Yung Kai-chi on 2 September 1950 ...
as Cowardly policeman *
Idy Chan Idy Chan Yuk Lin (born 25 March 1960) is a popular Hong Kong TV actress, especially during the 1980s and was named as one of the Five Beauties of TVB. Career She joined showbiz in 1977. She is most famous for her portrayal of three of the char ...
as Inspector Lo Huan *Chan Cheuk-yas Lin (Pai's daughter) * Lee Heung-kam as Heung's mother *Lawerance Lau as Heung's brother *Orlando To as Hao *Lam Lap-san as Hui *Peter Ngor as Unce Lu * Bowie Lam as Johnny *May Cheung as Fong * Peter Pau as Doctor *Chow Kam-kong as Cop *Kwan Yung as Cop *Pang Yun-cheung as Cop *Ng Kwok-kin as Ling (Drug Squad member) *Yau Kam-hung


See also

* List of Hong Kong films * Yuen Biao filmography


External links

* 1988 films 1988 action thriller films Hong Kong action thriller films Police detective films 1980s Cantonese-language films Golden Harvest films Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Films about contract killing 1980s chase films 1980s Hong Kong films {{action-thriller-film-stub