''Return Engagement'', also known as ''Hong Kong Corruptor'' is a 1990 Hong Kong action

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Joe Cheung Joe Cheung Tung-cho (, born 24 July 1944) is a Hong Kong director, producer, scriptwriter and actor. Filmography As director * ''The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (1979) * ''Killer Wears White'' (1980) * ''Dan bo dan'' (1981) * ''Pom Pom (film), ...

and starring

Alan Tang Alan Tang Kwong-Wing (20 September 194629 March 2011) was a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong film actor, Film producer, producer and Film director, director. Tang was part of the ":zh-tw:銀色鼠隊, Silver Rat Squad" (銀色鼠隊), a 1970s pop band ...

, Elizabeth Lee, May Lo and

Simon Yam Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He is best known for his performances in films such as '' PTU'' (2003), ''Election'' (2005), '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'' (2005), ''Triangle'' (2007), '' Sparrow'' (2008), ' ...

, with a guest appearance by

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah ( zh, order=t,j, t=劉德華, j=Lau4 Dak1 Waa4; born Lau Fook-wing; 27 September 1961), is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He was named the "Fourth Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1 ...

Plot

''Return Engagement'' tells the story of Lung (Alan Tang), a Triad boss who is sent to

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in Canada. While he is in jail his daughter is taken to Hong Kong to keep her safe. On his release Lung travels to Hong Kong to find his daughter where he meets a young Triad, Wah (Andy Lau) who knows of his reputation and respects him greatly.

Alternate versions

The film was released on VHS in

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as ''Hong Kong Corruptor'', featuring an unrelated scene with Chow Yun-fat. This meant to cash in on the success of American film debuts made by

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n filmmakers, such as John Woo as well as superstars such as Chow Yun-Fat.

Cast

as Lung Ho-tin *

as Wah (guest appearance) *

as Lee Pang * Elizabeth Lee as Tsim Siu-fung * Carrie Ng as Lung's wife * Ku Feng as Uncle Hung * Melvin Wong as Officer Wong * Dennis Chan as Hotel manager * May Lo as Little Lung * David Wu as David * Chang Yi as Toilet repairman * Anthony Pa as Lee Pang's thug

References

External links

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Hong Kong Cinemagic entry
1990 films 1990s Cantonese-language films 1990 crime drama films 1990 action films Gun fu films Hong Kong action films Hong Kong gangster films Triad films Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Films set in Vancouver Films shot in Vancouver 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-crime-drama-film-stub