''Wild Search'' (伴我闖天涯) is a 1989

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directed and produced by

Ringo Lam Ringo Lam Ling-Tung (, 8 December 1955 – 29 December 2018) was a Hong Kong film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was known for his Action film, action and crime films produced during the Hong Kong New Wave, many of them comprising ent ...

. The film stars

Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility, encompassing action to melodrama and comedy and historical drama, his accolades include three Hong Kong Film Awar ...

and

Cherie Chung Cherie Chung Chor-hung (; born 16 February 1960) is a retired Hong Kong film actress. Of Hakka ancestry, she was one of the top actresses in Hong Kong film during the 1980s. Background Chung participated in the 1979 Miss Hong Kong competition ...

. The film is a pseudo-remake of the 1985 American film ''

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'' and deals with Hong Kong cops and Mainland criminals. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 3 June 1989.

Cast and roles

as Lau Chung-pong/'Mew-Mew' *

as Cher * Roy Cheung as Bullet *

Paul Chun Paul Chun (; born 17 May 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in '' The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Early and personal ...

as Mr. Hung * Chan Cheuk-yan as Ka-ka *

Ku Feng Chan Sze-man (3 July 1930 – 27 March 2025), better known by his stage name Ku Feng, was a Hong Kong actor. Background Feng studied in Beijing, and appeared in hundreds of films, many of which were produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio S ...

as Lee * Tommy Wong as Nam *

Lau Kong Lau Kong () is a Hong Kong actor known for his roles in TVB dramas. He left the network in 2020, after starring in over 300 dramas in his 38 years with TVB. Biography Little is known of Lau's private life, but he has been acting since 1976, when ...

as Leong * Frankie Ng as Cheong *

Elaine Jin Elaine Yen-ling (; born 15 December 1954), also known as Elaine Kam, is a Hong Kong–Taiwanese actress. She began her career in Taiwan in 1973 before moving to Hong Kong in 1981. She has been nominated eleven times in the Hong Kong Film Awar ...

as Elaine Lee *

Wan Yeung-ming Vincent Wan Yeung-ming (, born 2 February 1958 in Macau) is a Hong Kong actor. Filmography * '' Find Your Voice'' (2017) * ''Shock Wave'' (2017) * ''Guia in Love'' (2015) * '' Imprisoned: Survival Guide for Rich and Prodigal'' (2015) * ''IPCC Fi ...

as Cop

External links

* * 1989 films 1989 action thriller films 1980s Cantonese-language films 1980s Hong Kong films 1980s police procedural films Films about smuggling Films directed by Ringo Lam Films shot in Hong Kong Hong Kong action thriller films Police detective films {{action-thriller-film-stub