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Dragons Forever

Year:

1988

Duration:

93 min | USA:102 min | Finland:89 min

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: Hong Kong

Release Date: 1988-02-11

Filming Locations: Hong Kong Marina, Hebe Haven, Sai Kung, Hong Kong, China

Cast

Actor

Character

Benny Urquidez

Biao Yuen

Dragons Forever

Jackie Chan

Jackie Lung

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Luke Wong Fei-hung

Pauline Yeung

Nancy Lee

Deannie Yip

Miss Yip

Wah Yuen

Hua Hsien-Wu

Crystal Kwok

Jackie's Assistant

Fung Woo

Attorney

Dick Wei

Thug Leader

James Tien

Head of Security

Wai Shum

Lawyer

Roy Chiao

Judge Lo Chung-Wai

Jing Chen

Gun Buyer

Fui-On Shing

Defendant

Ma Wu

Gentleman

Pauline Yu-Huan Wang

Dance Hostess

Billy Chow

Thug

Phillip Ko

Thug (as Fai Ko)

Wai Lam

Bar Thug

Ka Ding Lee

Thug (as Lee Ka Ding)

Kong Lung

Thug

Yung-chiang Peng

Fruit Chan

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Lung Chan

Factory Thug (uncredited)

Man-Ching Chan

Factory Thug (uncredited)

Tat-Kwong Chan

Bar Thug (uncredited)

John Cheung

Thug at the Beginning / Factory Thug (uncredited)

Wah Cheung

Thug at the Beginning / Factory Thug (uncredited)

Kar Lok Chin

Bar Thug (uncredited)

Wing Cho

Factory Thug (uncredited)

Kam Kong Chow

Factory Thug (uncredited)

Fat Chung

Ship Thug (uncredited)

Wan Faat

Bar Thug (uncredited)

Patrick Frzebar

Man (uncredited)

Hark-On Fung

Ship Thug (uncredited)

Shui-Fan Fung

Psychiatrist (uncredited)

James Ha Jim-Si

Triad Boss Gangster's thug (uncredited)

Lay Kah

Thug (uncredited)

Chan Fu Kuen

Thug (uncredited)

Keung-Kuen Lai

Thug at the Beginning / Factory Thug / Ship Waiter (uncredited)

Rocky Lai

Thug at the Beginning / Factory Thug (uncredited)

Chau Sang Lau

Factory Thug (uncredited)

King Lee

Factory Thug (uncredited)

Chung Chi Li

Thug (uncredited)

Chia Yung Liu

Ship Thug (uncredited)

Lieh Lo

Triad Gangster Boss (uncredited)

Hoi Mang

Ship Thug (uncredited)

Po Tai

Ship Waiter (uncredited)

Wong Yu Wan

Thug (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Theme song is sung by Jackie Chan and Anita Mui.

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The restaurant while fighting Jackie in opening scene, is same restaurant from 1991 film Yi Chu Ji Fa , also starring Sammo Kam-Bo Hung.

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On the Hong Kong Legends DVD release of Dragons Forever, Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan offers his opinion of why the film underperformed both in the domestic and Japanese markets. The primary reason cited is that the actors played roles against type. Jackie Chan plays a slick lawyer who chases women, in contrast to the happy-go-lucky everyman characters he usually plays. Similarly, Yuen Biao plays an eccentric and possibly mentally disturbed character, rather than the underdog character fans were used to. For Sammo Hung, rather than the timid character that's been described in earlier films, he instead plays like a rascal. Logan explains that in general, the cinema going public in Hong Kong are not as open to such departures of role as, perhaps, the public in the West would be.

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What are the differences between the Original Hongkong Version and the Extended Export Version?

An Extended Export Version was released on DVD in Germany and Laserdisc in Japan that features two more scenes showing Yuen Biao at the psychiatrist and the bicycle-folding-scene. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

What are the differences between the French DVD Version and the HongKong Version?

The French DVD contains both the uncut HK Version with the original audio and an overdubbed but 16 minutes shorter French Version, which lacks some of the plot elements. This is probably not the same cut that can be found on the French tape by Rene Chateau because the exclusive scenes from the Export Version can be found in French language as a bonus on the French DVD. Also, both versions on DVD have more or less the same picture quality, which is not always the case with this label. It looks as if the HK master tape has been used to recreate the VHS release's cuts without including the Export Version's scenes due to their inferior quality.It can be assumed that the Exported Version was used as a basis for the French Version because all of its cuts are included in it as well. Another 10 minutes of storyline were removed as well. This version is certainly not recommendable, but at least the complete cut can be found on the DVD as well even in good quality. However, it lacks English subtitles, English speakers should therefore buy the British DVD, which is also good. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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