School on Fire
School on Fire (學校風雲) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam. The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart (Roy Cheung), Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.[1]
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| Directed by | Ringo Lam |
| Produced by | Karl Maka Catherine S. K. Chang |
| Written by | Nam Yin |
| Starring | Sarah Lee Damian Lau Fennie Yuen Lam Ching-ying Roy Cheung |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
| Cinematography | Joe Chan |
| Edited by | Cinema City Editing Unit Tony Chow |
Production company | Cinema City |
| Distributed by | Cinema City |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$13,737,107 |
Plot
The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart (Roy Cheung), Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.
Cast
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying as Chu Yuen Fong
Sarah Lee Lai-Yu as Sandy Kwok Siu-Chun
Damian Lau as Wan
Lam Ching-ying as Brother Hoi
Roy Cheung as Brother Smart
Terrence Fok Shui-Wah as Howard / "Scar"
Joe Chu Kai-Sang as Lau Yong / "Sa-Pei"
William Ho Ka-Kui as "Happy"
Victor Hon as Chu Man-hung
Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung as Chuen Ngor
Chan Lap-Ban as Sandy's grandmother
Li Kwong-Tim as Sandy's father
Cheung Lui as Brother Shing
Frankie Ng Chi-Hung as Brother Tin-chiu
Ricky Ho Pui-Tung as George Chow
Uncut Version
The theatrical version was edited with many scenes censored in order to release in both Hong Kong and Taiwan public. The uncut version can be only found in Tai Seng VHS Video Release from Rainbow Audio & Video Co.
Awards
The film won actress Sarah Lee the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards.[2]
Notes
- "Ringo Lam". Fortune Star Entertainment. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- "第8屆香港電影金像獎得獎名單". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 13 November 2011.