''Tiger on the Beat'' (老虎出更), also known as ''Tiger on Beat'', is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by

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. The film stars

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and

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as a

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team who originally hate each other, but learn to overcome their differences in solving a case.

Synopsis

This action-comedy movie in the style of ''

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'' is about a lazy police veteran Francis Li (

) and his eager rookie partner Michael Tso (

). The pair of mismatched partners are assigned to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker "Poison Snake" Ping (

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) who was known to be associated with crime boss Johnny Law (

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). The duo interrogate bar girl Marydonna (

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]) who is the sister of "Poison Snake" Ping, one of Law's associates. Marydonna eventually caves to the intense pressure and fingers Law. Though the criminal soon winds up in jail and Li gets his long overdue promotion, Law is all out for revenge.

Cast

as Francis Li *

as Marydonna ''(credited as Li Chi)'' *

as Michael Tso *

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as Fai, the Hitman *

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as Heroin dealer ''(credited as Ko Fai)'' *

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as Dummy ''(credited as Shing Fui Ann)'' *

Ti Lung Ti Lung (born 19 August 1946) is a Hong Kong actor, known for his numerous starring roles in a string of Shaw Brothers Studio's films, particularly '' The Blood Brothers'', '' The Avenging Eagle'', ''Clans of Intrigue'', '' The Duel'', ''The Senti ...

as Loong *

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as Police Superintendent ''(credited as John Keung)'' * James Wong as Police Inspector Jim Pak *

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as department store staff ''(credited as Sun Tin Ha)'' *

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as Sour Puss * Shirley Ng as Mimi, Francis' sister *

as Mr. Law ''(credited as Tsui Shui Keung)'' * Chan Chi Shing as Shing * Joe Bryan Baker as Boss''"Cast&Crew"''
''

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''. Retrieved 3 July 2016

Sequel

The film was followed by an sequel in 1990, ''Tiger on the Beat 2''. The film starred Danny Lee, and Conan Lee reprised his role but Chow Yun-fat did not.

References

External links

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''Tiger on the Beat''
at Hong Kong Cinemagic * 1988 films 1980s action comedy films 1980s buddy comedy films 1980s buddy cop films 1980s police comedy films 1980s police procedural films 1980s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Lau Kar-leung Films set in Hong Kong Gun fu films Hong Kong action comedy films Hong Kong buddy films Police detective films 1980s Hong Kong films {{action-film-stub