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Final Justice
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Traditional Chinese	霹靂先鋒
Simplified Chinese	霹雳先锋
Hanyu Pinyin	Pī Lì Xiān Fēng
Jyutping	Pik1 Lik1 Sin1 Fung1
Directed by	Parkman Wong
Screenplay by	James Fung
Story by	Chung Hon-chiu
Produced by	Danny Lee
Starring	Danny Lee Stephen Chow
Cinematography	Choi Wai-kei
Edited by	Robert Choi
Music by	The Melody Bank
Production company	Magnum Films
Release date	23 June 1988 (1988-06-23)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$8,916,612

Final Justice is a 1988 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Parkman Wong. The film stars Danny Lee, who also served as the film's producer, and Stephen Chow in his film debut.

Chow won the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for Best Supporting Actor. He would later go on to be the top superstar of Hong Kong.

Plot

District Crime Squad Sergeant Cheung Tit-chu (Danny Lee) of the Wan Chai District has been a pioneer in the area, often establishing outstanding services. However, Cheung's tough handling style, has attracted many complaints towards him. Cheung's new superior, Chief Inspector Lo Tai-wai (Ricky Wong) is dissatisfied with him, accusing him of disobeying superior orders, while also frequently clamped by Cheung.

One day, criminal Judge (Shing Fui-On) is released from prison, and leads his former associates Bull (Tommy Wong), Chicken (William Ho) and Smut (Victor Hon) to prepare a major crime spree plan. Meanwhile, car thief Boy (Stephen Chow) regards Judge as his idol and willingly serves him, but in the course of a car theft incident, he is arrested by Cheung.

Unexpectedly, Judge and his associates use the stolen car to rob an illegal underground casino, killing some customers in the process. Boy is innocently involved in the robbery case. Moreover, Lo regards Boy as an accomplice to the robbery and charges him for robbery and murder. However, Cheung believes that Boy is innocent and is determined to find new evidence to overturn the false allegations.

Cast

Awards nominations

References

1. Charles, John (14 June 2015). The Hong Kong Filmography: 1977-1997. McFarland & Company. p. 106. ISBN 9781476602622. Retrieved 8 September 2021 – via Google Books.
2. "Final Justice". 香港國際電影節. 15 (1). Urban Council: 165. 1988. ISBN 9789627040323. Retrieved 8 September 2021 – via Google Books.
3. Mills, Phil (12 March 2015). "Review: Final Justice". Far East Films. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
4. Kozo. "Review: Final Justice". Love HK Film. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
5. Pragasam, Andrew. "Review: Final Justice". The Spinning Image. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

• Final Justice at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Final Justice at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Final Justice at IMDb
• Final Justice at LoveHKFilm

• 1988 films
• 1980s crime action films
• Hong Kong crime action films
• Hong Kong detective films
• Police detective films
• Triad films
• 1980s Cantonese-language films
• Films set in Hong Kong
• Films shot in Hong Kong
• 1988 directorial debut films
• 1980s Hong Kong films
• Hong Kong action adventure films
• Hong Kong heist films