Trisha Shetty (Editor)

With or Without You (1992 film)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Traditional
  
明月照尖東

Cantonese
  
Ming Jyut Ziu Zim Dung

Produced by
  
Richard Cheung

Running time
  
1h 30m

Box office
  
9.602 million HKD

Simplified
  
明月照尖东

Directed by
  
Taylor Wong

Director
  
Taylor Wong

Music director
  
Cinematography
  
With or Without You (1992 film) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaenthumb7

Mandarin
  
Míng Yuè Zhào Jiān Dōng

Cast
  
Similar
  
No More Love - No More Dea, To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui, Best of the Best, Golden Chicken 2, Deadly Dream Woman

With or Without You is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Taylor Wong and starring Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Rosamund Kwan and Ng Man-tat. Due to the popularity of Cheung's character, "Prince", a prequel to the film, titled No More Love, No More Death, which focuses on the character of "Prince", was released the following year.

Contents

U2 with or without you 1992 dortmund


Plot

One day, police officer Ming (Leon Lai) meets Tweedy (Rosamund Kwan) in the streets and develops a crush on her and follows her to a bar where she works at in order to woo her, while in the pretense of interrogating her. Later, when Ming broke up with his girlfriend, he goes to Tweedy's bar where they have a chat before Ming gets drunk and accidentally drops his issued pistol. Fortunately, Ming receives a tip about a firearms trade between Ming's informant, Chiu (Yu Kwok-lok), and triad leader, Mute (Anthony Cho). Chiu then discovers that Tweedy is Mute is an accomplice of Mute and chases after her, which caught the attention of Ming. When Chiu tells Ming that his pistol is hidden in the male's bathroom, Ming unexpectedly sees Tweedy outside the bathroom, leading him to mistakenly believe that she was involved in the trade. When Ming was unable to find his pistol, he goes the bar to look for Tweedy, much to the displeasure of her boss, Tung (John Ching). At this time, Mute also shoots and kills Chiu, and Ming chases after Mute before losing him. At the murder scene, Ming discovers that the bullet cannot be found and while he searches for it, Tweedy had given the bullet to Tat (Ng Man-tat). When Mute finds out that Ming is going to arrest Tweedy, Mute surrenders himself to Ming, and tells Ming the whereabouts of his lost pistol. After find his pistol, Ming receives news of triad hitman, Prince's (Jacky Cheung), return to Hong Kong. Through the files of Prince, Ming discovers that Tweedy is Prince's girlfriend. When Prince returns, he goes to Tweedy's bar, where at this time, Tung was causing a scene and bullying woman with alcohol. At the same time, Ming also arrives to present a birthday gift to Tweedy, which angers Prince when she choose Ming over him. Using explosives he carries on him, Jacky threatens Ming and manages to escape the surrounding of the police by using hostages, where he drives away in his sports car with Tweedy. Ming chases after Prince and a gunfight ensues between them. Later, as Prince attempts to drive away, he was pushed to the docks and surrounded by the police. When Prince sees how Tweedy is deeply in love with Ming and how he himself was doomed with no way out, he drives into the sea and commits suicide.

Cast

  • Leon Lai as Ming
  • Jacky Cheung as Prince
  • Rosamund Kwan as Tweedy
  • Ng Man-tat as Tat
  • Margaret Lee as Sister Ha
  • John Ching as Tung
  • Yu Kwok-lok as Chiu
  • James Ha as Tung's thug
  • Anthony Cho as Mute
  • Chan Tat-kwong as Tung's thug
  • Kong Miu-deng as Tung's thug
  • Yip San as Ming's girlfriend
  • Jacky Cheung Chun-ming as Gangster
  • Fan Chin-hung as Gangster
  • Chan Wai-to as Gangster
  • Theme song

  • Love Belongs to Abjection (情歸落泊)
  • Composer: Marc Almond
  • Lyricist: Lau Cheuk-fai
  • Singer: Leon Lai
  • Understanding My Heart (明明白白我的心)
  • Composer/Lyricist: Jonathan Lee
  • Singer: Jackie Chan, Sarah Chen
  • Box office

    The film grossed HK$9,601,534 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 May to 4 June 1992.

    References

    With or Without You (1992 film) Wikipedia