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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   3,708 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Hark Tsui (story)
John Woo (writer)
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Release Date:
17 December 1987 (Hong Kong) more
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Plot:
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
A Better Tomorrow II
 (From LateFilmFull. 15 June 2009, 2:19 AM, PDT)

Dead Alive: Bringing Popular Characters Back to Life in Sequels
 (From IFC. 16 April 2009, 7:59 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Explosive mayhem! Far better than its prequel! more (46 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Dean Shek ... Lung Si
Lung Ti ... Sung Tse-Ho (also archive footage) (as Ti Lung)

Leslie Cheung ... Sung Tse-Kit (also archive footage)

Yun-Fat Chow ... Ken / Mark Lee / Mark 'Gor' (also archive footage) (as Chow Yun Fat)
Emily Chu ... Jackie Sung
Fui-On Shing ... Ko's Right-Hand Man

Kenneth Tsang ... Ken
Regina Kent ... Peggy Lung
Sing Chau Wai
Marco Wo
Ken Boyle ... Bearded Crime Boss
Ming Yan Lung ... Chong
Sammy Lee
Chindy Lau
Shan Kwan ... Ko Ying Pui
Paul Francis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Abbott
Dean Harrington ... Hitman in the hallway
Mark King ... Shotgun Pete
Siu-Ming Lau ... Inspector Wu
Waise Lee ... Shing (archive footage)
Ming Leung
Man Tat Ng ... Mr. Wong
Peter Wang ... Sam
Charles Dumas ... New York Cop (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Woo 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Hark Tsui  story
John Woo  writer

Produced by
Paul J.Q. Lee .... associate producer
Hark Tsui .... producer
 
Original Music by
Joseph Koo 
Lowell Lo 
 
Cinematography by
Wing-Hung Wong 
 
Film Editing by
David Wu 
 
Production Design by
Andy Lee 
Chi Fung Lok 
 
Costume Design by
Pauline Lau 
 
Production Management
Tony Chow .... post-production manager
Kar Man Won .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randy Ostrow .... assistant director: New York
 
Stunts
Siu-Tung Ching .... stunt coordinator
Phil Neilson .... stunt performer
Peter Rocca .... stunts
Chi-Lung Wu .... assistant stunt coordinator
Tak Yuen .... assistant stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Burkhart .... assistant camera
Kim-Kit Chik .... lighting technician
Jules Labarthe .... director of photography: second unit
Clay Liversidge .... gaffer: New York
 
Editorial Department
Simon Broderick .... colorist
 
Music Department
David Wu .... music editor
 
Other crew
George Camarda .... location manager
Siu-Tung Ching .... action choreographer
Siu-Tung Ching .... action director
Hark Tsui .... presenter
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Better Tomorrow II (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Better Tomorrow: Rapid Fire II (Philippines: English title)
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Runtime:
105 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This film was notorious for stunt mishaps. Yun-Fat Chow was almost blown up when the explosion outside the mansion door being more powerful than expected. Some of his hair was singed, and he was blasted forward. The shot in the film is his real reaction. Director Ronny Yu was the stunt double in the warehouse scene. He wrenched his back after slipping on water puddle while carrying Dean Shek. Also the stuntman for Leslie Cheung who performed the speedboat jump landed incorrectly and broke his foot. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Kit gets shot in the basement, we can see a shadow of the camera. more
Quotes:
Ken: [To Ko and Sung, after a bloodbath] We're dying; can we leave now? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Planet Terror (2007) more
Soundtrack:
The Set-Up more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Explosive mayhem! Far better than its prequel!, 2 February 2000
8/10
Author: action-6 from Froland, Norway

A Better Tomorrow 2 pi%/(s all over the orginal in every aspect. The story is far more interesting, and the characters are cooler. Chow Yun-Fat plays Ken Gor, Mark Gors twin brother. Ken lives in New York, but returns to HongKong because he wants to help an old friend of his. The actionscenes in this movie is the best and most violent ever! In the end, Ken and the other heroes enters the gangsters headquarter, which results in the most violent and over-the-top shootout ever committed to film. The film is worth seeing just for the ending! 9/10

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