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Writer 1946 - 1991

Barry Wong Ping-Yiu

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Barry Wong Ping-Yiu (Chinese: 黃炳耀) was a Hong Kong screenwriter, film producer and actor. He was hailed as one of the most prolific screenwriters of Hong Kong cinema, penning scripts for some of the top filmmakers and actors during the 1980s and early 1990s.

Filmography

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24 titles
Seong lung wui

Seong lung wui

Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam Ling-Tung 1992 1h 44m 6.0

Identical twins are separated at birth, one becoming a streetwise mechanic, and the other an acclaimed classical concert conductor. Finally meeting in adulthood, they're mistaken for the other and entangled in each other's worlds.

Ng fuk sing chong gwai

Ng fuk sing chong gwai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1992 1h 34m 6.0

The "Five Lucky Stars" attempt to help a restless ghost take revenge on the evil drug gang who took his life. At the same time, they want the ghost to help them get rich and court the four policewomen assigned to the case.

Lat sau san taam

Lat sau san taam

John Woo 1992 2h 6m 8.0

John Woo’s Hard Boiled tells the story of jaded detective “Tequila” Yuen (played with controlled fury by Chow Yun-fat). Woo’s dizzying odyssey through the world of Hong Kong Triads, undercover agents, and frenzied police raids culminates unforgettably in the breathless hospital sequence.

Jie zi zhan shi

Jie zi zhan shi

David Lai Tai-Wai 1992 1h 39m 8.0

A dreamy comic book artist discovers himself on the kicking end of real life after rescuing a fragile woman from a prostitution ring.

Fei Chow woo sheung

Fei Chow woo sheung

Billy Chan Wui-Ngai 1991 1h 36m 6.0

After a plane crash in Africa, a Taoist priest and his companion must recover an ancient Chinese corpse from Xi and his tribe before it becomes a hopping vampire.

Huang jia nü jiang

Huang jia nü jiang

Corey Yuen 1990 1h 32m 6.0

Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dynasty. His father and his many sisters are also officers, and the eldest sister Chia-Ling is one of the highest ranking women in the police department.

Gui yao gui

Gui yao gui

Ricky Lau 1990 1h 40m

Impoverished teahouse worker (and martial-arts student) Abao is engaged to his boss' daughter, Little Chu, and fights to protect her from the lecherous advances of the wealthy but repulsive Master Shi.

Qun long xi feng

Qun long xi feng

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1989 1h 35m

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.

Miao tan shuang long

Miao tan shuang long

Lau Kar-Wing 1989 1h 40m

Cindy is an American FBI agent, who is currently in Hong Kong, seeking arch-criminal Kent Tong. In order to bring down Tong and his criminal organization, she teams up with local HK cops, David and Johnny.

Dung fong tuk ying

Dung fong tuk ying

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1987 1h 37m

A motley group of Chinese prisoners held in the US is sent on a covert mission with the promise of a pardon: to go deep into Vietnam and destroy a secret depot of missiles that the US left behind during the pull-out.

Zhi fa xian feng

Zhi fa xian feng

Corey Yuen 1986 1h 36m 7.0

Jason Chan, a Hong Kong lawyer, is angry at the way the law protects criminals and decides to take the law into his own hands, dishing out vigilante justice when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. But hotshot cop Cindy Si is soon on Chan's case, and the situation unravels into a fight that only a few will survive.

Lung hing foo dai

Lung hing foo dai

Jackie Chan 1986 1h 37m 5.5

Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) and his bumbling sidekick are sent on a quest through Europe to find a mysterious treasure held by a shadowy organization of monks.

Jui gaai fuk sing

Jui gaai fuk sing

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai 1986 1h 35m

Seeking to capture powerful arms dealer, the Hong Kong police turn to a new Lucky Stars team to lead the charge.

Geung see ga zuk

Geung see ga zuk

Ricky Lau 1986 1h 29m

Chaos ensues after a team of archaeologists accidentally breaks the seals of a sleeping vampire family, which prevent them from waking up.

Foo gwai lip che

Foo gwai lip che

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1986 1h 48m 6.0

What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.

Xia ri fu xing

Xia ri fu xing

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1985 1h 34m 6.0

Five Hong Kong cops on vacation in Pattaya, Thailand, are told to contact an informant there but he gets murdered. They return to Hong Kong to contact his girlfriend and protect her. Three other colleagues are busy fighting criminals.

Long de xin

Long de xin

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1985 1h 31m 6.0

A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.

Huang jia shi jie

Huang jia shi jie

Corey Yuen 1985 1h 33m

Two unlucky thieves break into a just murdered man's hotel room and steal his passport with a hidden microfilm wanted by a triad boss. Two hard kicking women cops from HK and UK get the case.

Geung si sin sang

Geung si sin sang

Ricky Lau 1985 1h 38m 5.5

After the planned reburial of a village elder goes awry and the corpse resurrects into a hopping vampire, a Taoist priest and his two disciples attempt to stop him.

Fuk sing go jiu

Fuk sing go jiu

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1985 1h 36m 5.5

Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

Qi mou miao ji: Wu fu xing

Qi mou miao ji: Wu fu xing

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1983 1h 48m 5.0

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.

Ren xia ren

Ren xia ren

Wu Ma 1982 1h 39m

Wah Li, known as Fat Boy to his friends, lives with his great-uncle the priest (Uncle). Together with his oddball friends Lai Li and Momo, Wah Li helps Uncle to run the local funeral services. When the body Ma Lun Chio is brought back to the village by a new wife and her "brother", Wai Li is suspicious.

Long xiao ye

Long xiao ye

Jackie Chan 1982 1h 36m 6.7

Dragon (Jackie) and his buddy Cowboy get mixed up in a plot to swipe some valuable Chinese antiques and are forced to kick butt.

Baai ga jai

Baai ga jai

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo 1981 1h 40m

A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.

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