''Runaway'' () is a 2001 Hong Kong

crime comedy film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as drama or gangster film, but als ...

directed by

Dante Lam Dante Lam Chiu-yin (, born 1 July 1964) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, actor and action choreographer. Background He was trained in the tradition of John Woo as an assistant director and worked as an actor and producer. He often writes and supervises ...

and starring

Nick Cheung Nicholas Cheung Ka-fai (; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and director. He first gained recognition for his roles in '' The Conman'' (1998) and '' The Tricky Master'' (1999). He went on to star in the films '' Beast Stalker'' (20 ...

, Anthony Wong,

Ruby Wong Ruby Wong Cheuk-ling (born 7 September 1971) is a Hong Kong actress and former model. Filmography * ''Infernal Mission'' (2004) * ''Looking For Mr Perfect'' (2003) * ''PTU (film), PTU'' (2003) * ''Sai Kung Story'' (2003) * ''U-Man'' (2002) * ' ...

and Samuel Pang. It follows the antics of two inept

triad Triad or triade may refer to: * a group of three Humanities * Trichotomy (philosophy), often called triads * Triad (sociology), a group of three people as a unit of study * Triad (relationship), or ''ménage à trois'' Music * Triad (music ...

bosses on the run following a series of mishaps.

Plot

Dan (

) is a clever minded

punk. One time on a run for fun, he plays a trick on a rival triad leader Ray ( Anthony Wong), causing him to lose the opportunity of winning millions of dollars. Dan also embezzled cash from his gang and his boss, Kwan ( Joe Lee) sends his henchmen to capture him. Dan escapes to

Phuket Island Phuket (; , , or ''Tongkah'') is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. Phuket lies off the west coast of m ...

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with his sworn brother, King (Samuel Pang), where they meet two attractive ladies. King falls in love with an innocent tattoo artist (

Anya Wu Anya Wu (born 17 February 1976) is a Taiwanese-American actress and singer. Life Early life Wu was born in Taiwan on February 17, 1976. At the age of 6, she immigrated to the United States with her parents. Her mother died of cancer when she wa ...

), while Dan becomes entangled with the mysterious and unique Ching (

). At this time, Ray also arrives in Phuket in order to pursue his ideal girlfriend, Ching. Dan discovers Ching's ulterior to stay with Ray and comes in an agreement with Ching to seek benefits from Ray. At this point, Kwan's assassins also arrive in Phuket, ready to silence Dan and Ray.

Cast

as Dan * Anthony Wong as Ray *

as Ching * Samuel Pang as King *

Ken Lo Kenneth Lo Wai-Kwong (born 17 March 1959), professionally known as Ken Lo, is a Cambodian-Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He is known for his martial arts and stunt work as a former member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, most nota ...

as Tai * Joe Lee as Boss Kwan *

as Tattoo girl / Assassin * Sunny Luk as Dan's gangster * Chan Kei-hop as Mr. Chan * Chan Tsui-ting as Mao-mao * Gary Mak as Brother Jiu * Lau Ho-leung as Tour guide * Vivian Wong as Reporter * Tony Cheung as Chef * Annie Wong as Tai's mother

External links

*
HK Cinemagic entry
{{Dante Lam 2001 films 2001 crime comedy films Hong Kong crime comedy films Hong Kong comedy films Triad films 2000s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Dante Lam Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Films set in Thailand Films shot in Thailand 2000s Hong Kong films