Once a Thief

Red Bean Pudding (Joe)

James (Jim)

Red Bean (Cherie)

Chu (Dad)

Auctioneer

Mr. Cheung (as Wu Fung)

Mr. Le Bond (as Pierre Yves Burton)

Magician Henchman (as Declan Michael Wong)

Hitman

Young Red Bean Pudding (Young Joe)

Young James (Young Jim)

Young Red Bean (Young Cherie)

Guard

Red Bean Pudding (Joe)

Chow's henchman (uncredited)

Stanley Wu (uncredited)

John Woo chose to do this film because he wanted to do something more light-hearted after _xue shuang xiong, Die (1989)_ (The Killer) and Bullet in the Head (1990) (Bullet In The Head) (which flopped in Hong Kong on their initial releases). The strategy seems to have paid off; the movie was successful in Hong Kong and allowed Woo to get funding for his next movie, _Lashou shentan (1992)_.

Jay Chattaway's music from Red Scorpion (1988) is used in the film.

The time elapsed between the first day of shooting and the first public screening of the finished film was ten weeks.

When Joe and Cherie are driving behind the truck, that is transporting the paintings (including their marked one), you can clearly see the rope holding the car of Joe and Cherie close to the truck during the stunt scene.

Red Bean Pudding: Did I make you waste your tears over me?

James: We're always travelling. We should look for somewhere to call home.

Red Bean Pudding: I've told you so many times. Don't just use D gear. Sometimes use 1st gear, or 2nd gear. I say brake, you don't. I say step on it, you don't. I say ease off the pedal, you don't. You're so stupid!