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  • Once a Thief (1991)
    • In 1990, Woo formed another production company, Milestone Pictures, with producers Terence Chang and Linda Kuk.[1]
    • Saddened by the poor reception of Bullet in the Head, he decided to return to a more commercially-appealing premise with Once a Thief (1991).[2]
    • The film, a heist comedy starring Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, and Cherie Chung as three art thieves entangled with their crooked mentor, was shot in Nice and Hong Kong without a script.
    • It turned a profit by earning over $33.3 million HKD at the box office,[3]
    • Woo had mixed feelings about the movie, as he felt it was nonsensical at times due to the lack of proper planning.[4]
    • Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times liked the balance of comedy with action along with the charismatic performances of the lead actors, stating that "Once a Thief may just be the dizziest yet endearing Hong Kong caper since Peking Opera Blues."[5]
    • At the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards, it was nominated in four categories: Best Film, Best Director (Woo), Best Actor (Chow), and Best Editing (David Wu)[6]

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  1. ^ Stokes 2007a, p. 51.
  2. ^ Elder 2005
  3. ^ "縱橫四海 Once a thief". LCSD Museums Collection Search Portal. Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ^ Elder 2005
  5. ^ Thomas, Kevin (1994-01-14). "'Once a Thief' Pulls Off a Delightful Caper". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  6. ^ "第11屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單" [List of Nominees and Awardees of The 11th Hong Kong Film Awards]. Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-04-13.

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