Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- CN
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
- In CN — subtitles on.
The story
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Chow Yun-Fat
Red Bean Puddin / Joe
Leslie Cheung
James / Jim
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Red Bean / Cherie
Paul Chu Kong
Chu / Godfather
- Kenneth Tsang — Chow / Dad
- Woo Fung — Mr. Cheung
- Pierre Yves Burton — Mr. Burton
- John Tang Yat-Kwan — Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe
- Tong Ka-Fai — Young James / Young Jim
- Leila Tong — Young Red Bean / Young Cherie
- David Wu — Auctioneer
- John Woo — Stanley Wu
- Phillip Kwok Chui — Guard
- Jack Wong — Mr. Cheung's Thug
- Dave Lam Ching
- Directed
- John Woo
Production
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 · 186 ratings
- Studio
- Golden Princess Film Productions, John Woo Film Production, Milestone Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
