Live Hard (film)
8 /10 1 Votes
Duration Language Cantonese | Director Yuen Cheung-yan Country Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 14 July 1989 (1989-07-14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Live Hard is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by Yuen Cheung-yan and starring Simon Yam, Elaine Lui and Lau Ching-wan. There are two versions of the film, which are the original Hong Kong version released in Asia and an international version released outside of Asia which include western actors such as Mark Houghton and Steve Tartalia.
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Plot
In Hong Kong, terrorists from Libya blow up a bus which kills the son of the American consul. The Hong Kong Police Force sends Lui Yung and his team of special agents to investigate the case and destroy the terrorist group. On the other hand, Senior Inspector Hui Tat-ming (Simon Yam) of the Regional Crime Unit is discontented by the fact that he is no longer in charge of the case since it has been transferred to the Politics Department. However, Hui secretly investigates alone to track down the terrorists and bring them to justice.
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Critical
The film received a score of 7.1/10 stars from the Internet Movie Database.
Box office
The film grossed HK$2,714,127 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 14 to 20 July 1989 in Hong Kong.