Run, Tiger, Run

Run, Tiger, Run
Run, Tiger, Run
Traditional Chinese	兩隻老虎
Hanyu Pinyin	liǎng zhī lǎohǔ
Jyutping	loeng5 zek3 lou5 fu2
Directed by	John Woo
Written by	Raymond Wong
Produced by	John Woo
Production; company	Cinema City Company Limited
Release date	1984;
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Run, Tiger, Run is a 1984 Hong Kong comedy film written by Raymond Wong and directed by John Woo. The film marks the first collaboration between John Woo and Tsui Hark.^[1]

Plot

Living on the streets homeless boys Teddy and Benny befriend a rich boy who is heir to his grandpa's great fortune. His uncle mistakes all them for his nephews and wanting to steal the inheritance for himself abducts Benny. To save him Teddy teams up with his friends and assassin Mortal Lips to pull off a rescue mission.

Cast

Teddy Robin as Teddy Shit
Bin Bin as Little Benny
Hsiao Hui Ting as Mortal Lips
Hark Tsui as Grandpa Steak

Production

The film was shot in Taiwan.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "RUN TIGER RUN". StudioCanal. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
^ "John Woo : Interviews". 2005.
^ Hall, Kenneth E. (1999). John Woo : The films. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0619-7.

External links

Run, Tiger, Run at IMDb
Run, Tiger, Run at Rotten Tomatoes
Run, Tiger, Run at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase

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[1] "RUN TIGER RUN". StudioCanal. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

[2] "John Woo : Interviews". 2005.

[3] Hall, Kenneth E. (1999). John Woo : The films. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-0619-7.

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