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Director:
Corey Yuen
Writers:
Chuek-Hon Szeto (screenplay)
Barry Wong (writer)
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Release Date:
27 November 1986 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action more
Plot:
Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
User Reviews:
Excellent showcase of Yuen Biao's talents more (15 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Biao Yuen ... Hsia Ling-Cheng
Cynthia Rothrock ... Cindy Si
Roy Chiao ... Magistrate
Siu-Wong Fan ... Yu Chi-Wen

Melvin Wong ... Sergeant Wong Jing-Wai

Corey Yuen ... Bad Egg
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandy Chan
Fat Chung ... Driver of red porsche
Peter Cunningham ... Black Assassin
Siu-Ming Lau ... Yu's Grandfather

Karen Sheperd ... Karen
Po Tai ... Cop
James Tien ... Chow Ting-Kwong
Ma Wu ... Uncle Tsai
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Directed by
Corey Yuen 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Chuek-Hon Szeto  screenplay
Barry Wong  writer

Produced by
Raymond Chow .... producer
Leonard Ho .... producer
Biao Yuen .... producer
Corey Yuen .... producer
 
Original Music by
Romeo Díaz 
 
Cinematography by
Tom Lau 
 
Costume Design by
Ginger Fung 
 
Music Department
Chin Yung Shing .... composer: theme music
 
Other crew
Hoi Mang .... action choreographer (as Hoi Man)
Hark Tsui .... action choreographer
Biao Yuen .... action choreographer (as Bill Yuen)
Corey Yuen .... action choreographer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Above the Law (UK) (video title)
Righting Wrongs (Hong Kong: English title)
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Runtime:
USA:85 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (cut) | USA:Not Rated | West Germany:18 | Iceland:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Company:
Bo Ho Film Company Ltd. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Karen Shepard didn't want her character to die in her fight against Cynthia Rothrock as was planned, claiming it would be harmful to her career. To appease her, Corey Yuen pretended to film her running away after the fight, but later filmed her death via a stunt double. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Siu-Wong Fan's character is assassinated, members of the production crew are seen reflected in his sunglasses. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Excellent showcase of Yuen Biao's talents, 2 March 2000
7/10
Author: Blake Matthews (drngor@yahoo.com) from Stockton, California

Despite having a thin plot, silly dubbing, disturbing brutality, and unnecessary humour, this film stands as an excellent showcase of Yuen Biao's talents. The plot deals with a lawyer becoming a vigilante while running afoul of Cynthia Rothrock. The action scenes are incredible. Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock are placed in some set pieces that are among HK's finest. My favourite was Yuen Biao facing off against Melvin Wong. It's the kind of fight that makes one wonder why he wasn't as popular as Jackie Chan.

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