Plot
Three successful Hong Kong lawyers are hired by a chemical company of questionable ethics and must eventually make a difficult decision when their employer's motives become clear.
Release Year: 1988
Rating: 7.2/10 (2,779 voted)
Director:
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Stars: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Biao Yuen
Storyline Jackie Chan stars as a hot-shot lawyer hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, Jackie is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
Writers: Gordon Chan, Yiu Ming Leung
Cast: Jackie Chan
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Jackie Lung
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
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Luke Wong Fei-hung
(as Samo Hung)
Biao Yuen
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Timothy Tung Tak-Biao
Pauline Yeung
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Nancy Lee
Deannie Yip
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Miss Yip
Wah Yuen
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Hua Hsien-Wu
Benny Urquidez
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Hua's Henchman
Crystal Kwok
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Jackie's Assistant
Fung Woo
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Attorney
Dick Wei
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Thug Leader
James Tien
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Head of Security
Wai Shum
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Lawyer
Roy Chiao
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Judge Lo Chung-Wai
Jing Chen
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Gun Buyer
Fui-On Shing
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Defendant
Release Date: 11 February 1988
Filming Locations: Hong Kong Marina, Hebe Haven, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China
Technical Specs
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
As of 2005, this was the last time the three dragons Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, and Biao Yuen appeared in a movie together all at once.
User Review
Astounding
Rating: 10/10
Boasting one of the most impressive casts ever with the 3 brothers Jackie
Chan, Yuen Baio and Sammo Hung, Dragons Forever has been heralded by many
as
Chan's best movie and one of the top 10 martial arts movies ever created.
Slap in legendary fighter Benny "The Jet" Urquidez (more than 200 hundred
professional wins and not even one loss), and you've got yourself the most
vicious fights ever seen on-screen. Jackie, Yuen, and Sammo even fight
each
other throughout the movie, and the finale, which contains a lot of
improvisation, perfectly showcases each fighter's skills and, more
particularly, Yuen's amazing acrobatic stunts.
Humor is preponderant in this movie, with scenes such as Jackie's and
Yuen's
first encounter, Yuen's "I've seen it in movies" attitude, and the
druggie's
esoteric, yet hilarious fighting attitude (a must see!). The plot is
so-so,
but manages to remain coherent without ever becoming a garbled mess, as is
unfortunately the case so often. But who cares? This movie is an ode to
martial arts and humor, not story.
Dragons Forever is indeed a movie of impervious precision that should be
watched by all those who keep insisting that Chan's Hollywood flicks are
better than his older Asian counterparts.
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