Fight Back to School
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Fight Back To School is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film
directed by Gordon Chan
and starring Stephen Chow
. The cast includes Cheung Man and Ng Man-Tat. Owing to this success, the film spawned two successful sequel
s; Fight Back to School II
, and Fight Back to School III
, as well as a spin-off Truant Heroes, which retained much of the cast.
This movie is set in a school in Hong Kong, Shatin College.
) is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit (SDU). But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong
to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
The undercover operation is made complicated when Star is partnered with Tat - an aging, incompetent police detective (Ng Man-Tat). However, Star still manages to fall in love with Ms Ho (Cheung Man), the school's guidance counselor, as well as disrupting a gang involved in arms-dealing.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Gordon Chan
Gordon Chan
Gordon Chan Kar-Seung , born in 1960, is an a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. His most notable works include Beast Cops, Fist of Legend, Painted Skin, 2000 AD and Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen...
and starring Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.- Professional career :Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from...
. The cast includes Cheung Man and Ng Man-Tat. Owing to this success, the film spawned two successful sequel
Sequel
A sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
s; Fight Back to School II
Fight Back to School II
Fight Back to School 2 is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man-Tat and Cheung Man. It is a sequel to the 1991 film Fight Back to School....
, and Fight Back to School III
Fight Back to School III
Fight Back to School 3 is a Hong Kong comedy film produced in 1993 starring Stephen Chow and Cheung Man. The film was written and directed by Wong Jing, who replaced Gordon Chan as the director of the third installment.-Plot:...
, as well as a spin-off Truant Heroes, which retained much of the cast.
This movie is set in a school in Hong Kong, Shatin College.
Plot
Star Chow (Stephen ChowStephen Chow
Stephen Chow Sing-Chi is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.- Professional career :Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from...
) is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit (SDU). But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
The undercover operation is made complicated when Star is partnered with Tat - an aging, incompetent police detective (Ng Man-Tat). However, Star still manages to fall in love with Ms Ho (Cheung Man), the school's guidance counselor, as well as disrupting a gang involved in arms-dealing.
Cast and roles
- Stephen ChowStephen ChowStephen Chow Sing-Chi is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, film director and producer.- Professional career :Stephen Chow began as a temporary actor for TVB. He entered TVB in early 1980s, and was trained there, although he had few opportunities to appear in films. Chow graduated from...
- Star Chow / Chow Sing-Sing - Cheung Man - Miss Ho
- Ng Man-tat - Tso Tat-Wah / 'Uncle' Tat
- Roy CheungRoy CheungRoy Cheung Yiu-Yeung is a Hong Kong-based actor, best known on-screen for his roles as Triad gangsters in a number of films.- Early life and career :As a child, Cheung idolized kung-fu legend Bruce Lee but never seriously considered a career in acting....
- Brother Teddy Big - Barry WongBarry WongBarry Wong Ping-Yiu was a Hong Kong screenwriter, film producer and actor. He was hailed as one of the most prolific screenwriters of Hong Kong cinema penning scripts for some of the top filmmakers and actors during the 1980s and early 1990s...
- Police Commissioner - Gabriel Wong - Turtle Wong
- Paul ChunPaul Chun (actor)Paul Chun Pui is a Hong Kong based actor.He is the brother of actor David Chiang and half-brother of actor/ director Derek Yee Tung-Shing. His son Benji Chiang and his daughter Lesley Chiang are duo in the pop group "Benji and Lesley". Paul started his acting career at the age of three...
- Lam - Dennis Chan
- Peter LaiPeter LaiPeter Lai , was Secretary for Security of Hong Kong from 1995 to 1998, spanning the important Handover to Chinese rule.-Career:Lai graduated from Hong Kong University with a first-class honours degree in history...
- Nicholas Laletin
- Roger ThomasRoger ThomasRoger Thomas is an American football coach, currently commissioner of the NCAA Division II North Central Conference. Thomas was the head coach of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team from 1986 to 1998, and the UND athletic director from 1999 to 2005.-Career:*1969-1976...
- Tsang Kan-Wing
- Karel Ng
- Kingdom YuenKingdom Yuen-Filmography:-References:...