David Wu

David Wu

Born: July 31, 1952
in Hong Kong, China
David Wu Tai Wai (Chinese 胡大為; born Hong Kong, 1952) is a Hong Kong-Canadian editor, director, and actor of film and television, known for his collaborations with directors John Woo and Ronnie Yu. He is also the editor of several international cult classics such as A Chinese Ghost Story , Hard Boiled, Bride of Chucky and Brotherhood of the Wolf.

He has been nominated 12 times for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing, winning twice for Hard Boiled (1992) and The Crossing (2014). He has also been nominated for several Directors Guild of Canada and Leo Awards.

Movies for David Wu...

Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Title: Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal
Character: Examiner
Released: February 19, 2015
Type: Movie
The story of Chinese legendary anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.
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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
Title: Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2004
Type: Movie
Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and evolved through the history of the cinema. Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing traces this story from the world of pioneering silent auteurs such as Georges Méliès and D.W. Griffith through the bold stylings of the masters of the French New Wave to the technical and creative innovations of films like The Matrix, Memento, and The Sixth Sense. Edge Codes.com includes interviews with noted directors George Lucas and Norman Jewison, as well as top editors Thelma Schoonmaker, Zach Staenberg, Dody Dorn, Andrew Mondshein, and many more.
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
Title: Somebody Up There Likes Me
Character: Traffic Police officer
Released: April 20, 1996
Type: Movie
A young rebel falls for the sister of a local kickboxing champion. In order to stay out of jail, he is advised by his parole officer to begin training in the art of kickboxing. His romance with the girl blossoms but comes to a crashing halt when he is forced to face her brother in the ring. When the brother is accidentally killed, the romance ends and the young kickboxer participates in illegal street fights. When the kickboxer has a shot at the Golden Belt against the Japanese champ, he soon learns that this may be the final fight of his life. Written by Ninja01
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Hello! Who Is It?
Title: Hello! Who Is It?
Released: April 28, 1994
Type: Movie
May Chan (Anita Lee) becomes a hooker in order to save money for her son's liver operation in Australia; she spends all of her free time feeding her palsied mom; then, she gets raped and accidentally killed by some randy telephone workers. Officer Ma Fai (Sean Lau) investigates, and discovers May Chan's ghost, dressed in red chiffon, is killing off her murderers with electrical cables.
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Title: Twilight Tubes
Released: April 5, 1994
Type: TV
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C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Title: C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Released: November 11, 1993
Type: Movie
Unable to make it as a commercial success because he staunchly refuses to sell out, a struggling Hong Kong musician rediscovers his love of music and regains an interest in his life's meaning through his relationship with a dying girl.
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A Roof with a View
Title: A Roof with a View
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: Movie
Hiu-tung (Veronica Yip) is a naïve young wife who is forced to raise her child alone after her gangster husband skips town for Taiwan. Her next-door neighbor is Ching-man (Tony Leung Kar-fai), a cop still coming to terms with his partner's sudden, inexplicable suicide. Inevitably, the two begin to find solace in each other's company -- Ching-man even acting as a sort of surrogate father for her son -- and soon in each other's arms. Just as true love seems about to bloom, Hiu-tung's thuggish husband returns.
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The Killer's Love
Title: The Killer's Love
Character: Lee Thai-Shui
Released: June 3, 1993
Type: Movie
A killer fails to assassinate his target and attempts to escape from pursuing bodyguards. With the help of a woman he runs into in the hotel, he is able to escape detection by pretending to be a gigolo. Later, he becomes a tenant in her house. Still believing him to be a gigolo, she dislikes him at first. However, they eventually fall in love and he reveals his true past to her. He gives up his life as a killer, but must face one final confrontation from a rival assassin out for revenge.
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Flying Dagger
Title: Flying Dagger
Character: Western Ace
Released: May 6, 1993
Type: Movie
The well-known "Flying Dagger" Chung and his nephew Lam lived on rewards from apprehending bandits. Chung refused the love of "Great Coquette" Lady Fung. Therefore, Fung always mess up Chung's business for revenge. Flying Fox, the country's number one bandit, had stolen the millionaire Tsao's evidence of being a traitor. Hence, Tsao employed Chung to catch the bandit. Flying Fox's wife, Flying Cat seduced Chung to save her husband, which caused jealousy and a severe fight with Fung. Meanwhile Lam was kidnapped by Tsao. Chung and Fung finally realized that Tsao was the head of East Wing. They united together to beat against Tsao...
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Master Wong vs. Master Wong
Title: Master Wong vs. Master Wong
Character: Ah Yan
Released: April 1, 1993
Type: Movie
Wong Fei-Hong tires of his life pretending to be a kung fu master, and decides to visit Canton in anonymity, letting his student pretend to be Wong Fei-Hung. However, a crooked businessman and an upright Wong Fei-Hong admirer complicates matters.
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Shadow Cop
Title: Shadow Cop
Released: January 8, 1993
Type: Movie
Hsiong, a young narcotics officer, hooks up through comic accidents with a party girl named Witty. She shops, plays mahjongg, and charges him for every kiss, and they are in love. When he dies in the line of duty, his ghost stays around for a few weeks, hoping to get Witty's attention, trying futilely face to face and by phone, and then through a relative of hers who claims to have occult powers. Through this shadow cop's investigations, it comes to light how he died and where $10 million is that was the cause of his death. Before he disappears into the void, they leave each other final messages. Can their last wishes come true?
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Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Title: Now You See Love... Now You Don't
Released: February 1, 1992
Type: Movie
This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around his love interest who has run off to work in downtown Hong Kong and many culture clashes between the peasants and urban life are highlighted.
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Twin Dragons
Title: Twin Dragons
Character: Cafe Waiter
Released: January 15, 1992
Type: Movie
Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two inevitably get mistaken for each other.
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Once a Thief
Title: Once a Thief
Character: Auctioneer
Released: February 2, 1991
Type: Movie
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
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Doctor Vampire
Title: Doctor Vampire
Character: Dr Chang K K
Released: December 6, 1990
Type: Movie
Chinese doctor has his car break down in England. he wanders into a castle where vampires congregate. After having sex with a Chinese vampire he leaves, however his blood is so sweet the Chinese vampire is sent to Hong Kong bring him back. While in Hong Kong he begins to show signs of vampirism and his friends have to try to save him.
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Sunshine Friends
Title: Sunshine Friends
Released: September 15, 1990
Type: Movie
The war of ratings is over when Mars TV, with its two popular shows bears down Earth TV. Mak, the boss of Mars TV, plan to takeover Earth TV while Lee, the boss of Earth TV wants to jump from a skyscraper to make publicity for his station.
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Promising Miss Bowie
Title: Promising Miss Bowie
Released: June 14, 1990
Type: Movie
Miss Bowie is more or less happily raking in the cash until her life is complicated by the sudden reappearance, after 20 years, of her first (and presumably true) love. To this is added Miss Bowie's annoying teenage niece and a strange disease.
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Title: The Funny Half Show
Released: January 6, 1990
Type: TV
The Funny Half Show is a funny program produced by Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited from 1990 to 1991. The first series began on January 6, 1990, and aired on Emerald Channel every Saturday at 8:35 pm, with a total of 13 episodes. The content of the program is mainly funny and satirical, and it was very popular when it was broadcast.
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Bitter Taste of Blood
Title: Bitter Taste of Blood
Released: November 24, 1988
Type: Movie
A gangster turns over a new leaf working as a gardner in a remote island off of Hong Kong. There he falls in love, but is haunted by a past that would not allow him to forget.
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Gunmen
Title: Gunmen
Character: Cheung Chor-Fan
Released: October 22, 1988
Type: Movie
Four war veterans join forces to wipe out an increasingly powerful drug cartel.
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Fatal Love
Title: Fatal Love
Character: David
Released: August 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Leslie Cheung picks up a girl while driving his car in a remote location and offers her a ride back home.
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The Diary of a Big Man
Title: The Diary of a Big Man
Character: Cheng's Assistant
Released: July 21, 1988
Type: Movie
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his bigamy. The unwanted intervention of a police officer as well as a series of unfortunate events lead to the wives discovery of the whole plot. They team up with Chi Hung's exasperated fiancée, Ka Lai, to exact revenge upon the two men.
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Mother Vs Mother
Title: Mother Vs Mother
Character: Song
Released: June 29, 1988
Type: Movie
"Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong, except the widow Capulet is father Montague's childhood sweetheart. The young lovers try to reconcile their mothers with the help of the father, who is left with a bad taste in his mouth.
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Carry on Dancing
Title: Carry on Dancing
Released: May 7, 1988
Type: Movie
Cheung Sheung and Tze Ngor are twin sisters. Tze Ngor is a lunatic and stays in a mental hospital. But out of a madcap incident, Cheung Sheung is "cheated" into the hospital, exchanging identity with her insane sister. The mad house is lived by all kinds of weirdos. The "game" is that Cheung Sheung will stay in the hospital only for a while. But strangely enough, she gradually becomes more and more ease with the way of life in the hospital until one day, she's forgotten what life is like...
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I Love Maria
Title: I Love Maria
Released: March 10, 1988
Type: Movie
RoboCop as a woman... The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their killer robots, Pioneers 1 and 2. While Pioneer 1 looks like an oridinary robot, Pioneer 2 has been modelled on Maria, the gang's #2 thug. When Pioneer 2 gets damaged during a mission to kill an outcast gang member, an inventor on the police force takes her and changes some of her programming. This new code, plus a few injuries to her logic center, start causing Pioneer 2 to develop her own personality.
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Goodbye Darling
Title: Goodbye Darling
Character: Dr. Peter Lee
Released: October 22, 1987
Type: Movie
Tai (Raymond Wong), a loving and caring husband and Josephine (Cherrie Chung), his sweet and darling wife, are a young, merry couple. Tai has a close lawyer friend, funny but kind-hearted Choi Sum (John Sum) who often offers his help whenever Tai needs it. Tai works in a De Luxe hotel's top management. He brings his wife to the hotel's annual ball in which all his colleagues are fascinated by the beauty of Josephine. Among the colleagues, there is a notorious seducer who is execptionally keen in seducing the wives of his friends. Tai, with the help of Choi Sum, makes every effort to protect his wife. They bring themselves into a series of hilarious and comic situations. Due to a complicated misunderstanding, Tai learns that he has got an incurabl cancer. He worries about his wife and plans for her future happiness. Joe Yeung (Mark Cheng), a nice and smart guy has proved to be an ideal potential husband for Josephine. Tai tries his best to match Joe and his wife...
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Double Fixation
Title: Double Fixation
Character: David
Released: September 18, 1987
Type: Movie
In this homage to Alfred Hitchcock, a femme fatale and a photographer embark on a romantic adventure surrounding a mysterious marble.
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A Chinese Ghost Story
Title: A Chinese Ghost Story
Character: Secretary Chiu
Released: July 18, 1987
Type: Movie
Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing, with whom he falls in love.
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That Enchanting Night
Title: That Enchanting Night
Character: Cheng
Released: June 18, 1987
Type: Movie
In a small town in Macau, two girls, Ling and Feng grew up together. Unfortunately they both fall in love with Wah. Wah and Ling become lovers. An enraged Feng cuts off all knots of friendship with the two. After Wah becomes a sailor, Ling finds herself pregnant. Feng comes back to her and arranges a false marriage between Ling and effeminate Kay. When time goes by, Kay is in love with Ling and proposes. Wah comes back. It's time for a choice...
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Sister Cupid
Title: Sister Cupid
Released: April 16, 1987
Type: Movie
Kit (Jacky Cheung) accidentally stumbles upon a house after his motorbike went out of control, and a girl (Maggie Cheung) helps him on his feet, then disappears. But Kit soon finds himself juggling more women than he might want after his female friend who has now moved next door (Pat Ha) expresses her interest along with her sister (Dodo).
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Seven Years Itch
Title: Seven Years Itch
Character: Willie's colleague
Released: March 5, 1987
Type: Movie
An introverted businessman who doesn't get out much, Willie Ng recently celebrated his seventh anniversary, but his marriage seems to be hitting a slump. His wife is a Cantonese opera aficionado who often complains that her husband is boring and doesn't appreciate the arts. Willie himself is also eager for some action to break the monotony. When he goes to Singapore on a business trip, he encounters cute pickpocket Siu Hung at the airport, triggering off a series of events that puts his marriage in jeopardy.
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Immortal Story
Title: Immortal Story
Released: November 6, 1986
Type: Movie
Set in the then Portuguese colony of Macau, IMMORTAL STORY depicts the story of the love affair between a small time chanteuse and her Japanese beau. They met when both were young and pretty and again many years later when he had became a drug addict and she a fallen woman.
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Peking Opera Blues
Title: Peking Opera Blues
Character: General Cho's Interpreter
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: Movie
The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat Neil, the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario.
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Happy Ghost III
Title: Happy Ghost III
Released: July 3, 1986
Type: Movie
A young, unsuccessful singer, after committing suicide, is to be reincarnated, this time into a musical family. Her spirit must get to the hospital where her future mother is currently ready to give birth to her, so that she can enter the womb and be born. Unfortunately, she misses her appointed birth time, twice, due to the accidental intervention of a young man, Mr. Hong. At first she is angry and makes life hard for him, but eventually they fall in love, although she can't stay around long as she has one last chance to be born.
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Where's Officer Tuba?
Title: Where's Officer Tuba?
Character: Molester
Released: March 20, 1986
Type: Movie
Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to pounding the streets. One day, he finds himself caught up in an extortion case with trigger-happy detective Rambo Chow. When Rambo gets fatally wounded, he makes a half-hearted vow to avenge his death. Tuba is more than a little surprised when Rambo's spirit returns to make sure the timid cop makes good on his promise. Backed up by his hotshot partner Cheung, Tuba eventually summons the gumption to track down the baddies.
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Cadets on the Beat
Title: Cadets on the Beat
Released: January 16, 1986
Type: Movie
A group of male cadets tangle with a gang of robbers before they even enter the Hong Kong Police Academy, where they are trained by a fierce police chief. They must deal with the robbers successfully if the want to prove to their superiors their worthiness in the police force. Things get complicated when one of the cadets falls in love with the chief's daughter.
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Working Class
Title: Working Class
Character: Factory Supervisor
Released: August 9, 1985
Type: Movie
Yam, Sunny and Ah Hing are buddies and all dismissed creating havoc in their jobs. The trio is employed by a noodle factory, which has a very poor labor relationship. The manager, supervisor and foreman are always picking on their subordinates. Finally the workers decide to take an united front to oppose their superiors.
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Crazy Romance
Title: Crazy Romance
Character: Hui Koon Yan
Released: August 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Hung is a street-wise smart aleck and Mak is his dumb sidekick. They are partners, mostly in unlawful jobs. One night, the two are spotted by Zaza in the middle of a heist. Consequently, they go to jail. Hung hates Zaza for this. In prison they are befriended by old timer Hui. The three run afoul of boss Orca and try to avoid Orca by insulting chief warden Ko. They are brought before correction officer who is none other than Zaza. Hung hates Zaza more.
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The Musical Singer
Title: The Musical Singer
Released: May 4, 1985
Type: Movie
Entertainment manager James Wong loses his lead singer Jannie Fong when she breaks her contract. Angered, he turns his efforts to making a young dancer named Russell, who has no singing experience, into an even more successful singer than Miss Fong. During his climb to success, Russell's girlfriend, Dionne, feels alienated from him.
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Run Tiger Run
Title: Run Tiger Run
Released: December 31, 1984
Type: Movie
Two street urchins meet up with a sad and lonely rich kid. They become friends when the kid's shady uncle mistakes them for his nephews.
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Winner Takes All?
Title: Winner Takes All?
Released: October 18, 1984
Type: Movie
Joe is betrayed by his gang, who then set out to kill him. On the run, he forcibly enters the apartment of Ann. Despite being initially scared, Joe departs on fairly friendly terms, and catches up with Ann again the next day at her work. One of Ann's students is Sweetie, whose father Mr Fung dotes on her. Fung, a jeweller, is also being romantically pursued by one of his employees, Elsa. The following day, Joe's old gang rob Fung's jewellery shop, during which time they snatch Sweetie.
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The Surgeon
Title: The Surgeon
Released: October 11, 1984
Type: Movie
Wong Yan Tung, a doctor with a fear of fire and recurring nightmares of being cremated alive, is dedicated to fighting his colleagues' ignorance about the nature of clinical death. Prostitute Kam Kuk, Wong's childhood friend, attempts suicide several times and they inevitably reconnect during her short hospital stays, while Wong's girlfriend suffers from mysterious and sudden bouts of numbness in her arm.
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The Ghost Informer
Title: The Ghost Informer
Released: September 22, 1984
Type: Movie
Fire Unicom was killed by Tei Po under his violent fist. The spirit of Fire Unicorn discovered there would be illegal transaction between the gangsters. He informed inspector Tang this clue. After a fierce fight between he police and gangsters, the whole gang including Tei-po were being captured. Accidentally, Tang met Sally a model. She was so beautiful and charm that made Tang fell in love with her but she did not. Fire Unicorn being Tang's good friend decided to help him. Sally changed her mind and loved Tang. Unfortunately, Tei Po escaped from Jail and kidnapped Sally to an old castle. He vowed to take revenge on Tang. Would Tang Manage to save Sally from Tei Po's hand?
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Double Trouble
Title: Double Trouble
Released: September 7, 1984
Type: Movie
To help his sister with her debts, John goes to a pawnshop when robbers rush in. John draws suspicion from the police and only escapes from them with the help of Bunny, who is a kid running out from an orphanage. John and Bunny, therefore, become good friends.
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The Company
Title: The Company
Released: March 29, 1984
Type: Movie
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The Comedy
Title: The Comedy
Released: January 5, 1984
Type: Movie
A Mo Lai Tau (Nonsense Comedy) directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Dennis Yu.
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The Drummer
Title: The Drummer
Released: March 16, 1983
Type: Movie
Tommy Chen (Leslie Cheung) wants to become a professional drummer. Because of his loud practice sessions at home he gets into trouble with the neighbors and his father. His grandpa and friends support his ambitions, but he struggles to stay determined and keep his self-confidence.
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Plain Jane to the Rescue
Title: Plain Jane to the Rescue
Character: Movie director
Released: October 21, 1982
Type: Movie
Jane, with plain looks but a heart of gold, is always in between jobs. Once she gets a job, her knack for creating awkward situations immediately loses it for her. Ricky is her suitor, but he gets nowhere as the girl has no time for love. So Ricky goes along with her in job hunting. Somehow, Jane lands on a job as governess. Not to a child, but to an uncouth very old, very rich man who still wants to lead the life of his poor, uncivilized youth. His son is now running the old man's millions. He wants to bring up the father the civilized way. And he wants to take over the whole city through take-over deals. He is ruthless and has thrown thousands into the streets.
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Young Dreams
Title: Young Dreams
Released: October 7, 1982
Type: Movie
Hong Kong movie
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All the Wrong Clues
Title: All the Wrong Clues
Character: Capone's dumb thug
Released: July 23, 1981
Type: Movie
A private investigator and a police inspector team up to pursue a notorious mobster, who is plotting to milk an old millionaire out of his highly-valued stocks and bonds. Along the way, the investigator crosses paths with a femme fatale and silly gangsters.
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To Sir with Troubles
Title: To Sir with Troubles
Released: June 19, 1981
Type: Movie
In the pressure-cooker environment of Hong Kong’s education system, students grapple with a relentless barrage of exams and mind-numbing lectures. The strain becomes so overwhelming that it leads many students down the path of rebellion. Mr. Tai (Lui Wai-hung) is a dedicated, albeit nerdy, high school biology teacher who finds himself with his hands full, contending with a group of troublesome teenagers. These unruly students go to great lengths to make Mr. Tai’s life a living nightmare, often with comically disastrous consequences. Amidst this chaos, Ye Feng plays the role of the father of the protagonist. He inadvertently gets caught up in the raucous antics and pandemonium that unfold within the school. This film marked Ye Feng’s final appearance in cinema.
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Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Title: Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Released: December 4, 1980
Type: Movie
Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.
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Super Power
Title: Super Power
Character: Chun Ming's Tutor
Released: June 20, 1980
Type: Movie
A dying Manchu kung fu fighter sends his three sons on a mission of revenge against the five Southern champs who defeated and humiliated him a generation ago. The three Manchus enter the town where the old champs live and begin challenging and fighting an unprepared group of once-powerful martial artists and their sons. After his counterparts in the other families take some serious beatings, Billy is forced to take a crash course from a noted teacher in North and South Eagle styles as well as Horsehead Fist. Only then is he able to confront each of the three Manchu fighters.
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We're Going to Eat You
Title: We're Going to Eat You
Released: April 2, 1980
Type: Movie
A secret agent investigates a village that is populated by crazed, inbred cannibals.
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Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
Title: Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
Released: August 2, 1979
Type: Movie
Sequel to the comedy movie Lam Ah Chun
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Follow the Star
Title: Follow the Star
Released: February 4, 1978
Type: Movie
On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty of tricks up his overall sleeve. And on the other side of the track is rich, young recording artist Gayle (Rowena Cortes), idol of the young with her songs and dances, but an orphan. Harry is her manager. They should not meet, least to say forming some kind of partnership, but they do. Gayle goes to Ah Sing's garage for repairs. When Harry and she drive off, the car's undercarriage Ah Sing and drags him along. Fate steps in the form of five toughles who stop the car and kidnap Gayle to a farmhouse. It so happens that Gayle's father and the five were robbers but the father took off with all the money while the five were caught. They want the money back now they have served the time...