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| The Sting | |
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| Directed by | Nico Wong |
| Screenplay by | Johnny Lee Lee Ying Kit |
| Produced by | Billy Chan |
| Starring | Andy Lau Rosamund Kwan Simon Lui Bowie Lam |
| Cinematography | Louis Yuen Lee San Yip |
| Edited by | Chan Kei Hop |
| Music by | Lee Hon Kam Marco Wan |
Production company | Wong's Film Company |
| Distributed by | Regal Films Distribution |
Release date | 19 November 1992 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$6,660,687 |
The Sting is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Nico Wong and starring Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan, Simon Lui and Bowie Lam.
Plot
Simon Tam (Andy Lau) is a very righteous private detective who is working for free for 3 years and 8 months due to his superstitious master. Simon has worked for 3 years 7 months and 28 days for free by now. On the second to last day, his assistant Joe (Simon Lui) accepts a case involving missing money for HK$1,000,000 advance down payment. The next day, the client mysteriously died and Simon decides to find the money for the client's wife, Yvonne (Rosamund Kwan). The money turns out to be HK$10,000,000,000 of triad money and both Simon and the triads chase after the money.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Simon Tam
- Rosamund Kwan as Yvonne
- Simon Lui as Joe
- Bowie Lam as Inspector Michael Lee
- Chin Ho
- Shing Fui-On
- Wai Kei Shun
- Lo Hung
- Pau Fong as Simon's master
- Henry Fong
- Michael Dinga
- Mandy Chan as bald killer
- Tsang Kan Wing as Tsang
- Hon Ping
- Leung Biu Ching
- Raymond Tsang
- Bill Lung as Biu
- Tse Wai Kit as triad member
- Chun Kwai Po as monk
- Chow Kam Kong
- Chan Sek
- Ng Kwok Kin as policeman
- Jacky Cheung Chun Hung
- Wong Chi Keung
- Choi Kwok Keung as granny assassin
- So Wai Nam
- Lam Kwok Kit
- Leung Kei Hei as thug
- Lee Chuen Hau as thug
- Lui Siu Ming
- Huang Kai Sen
Box office
The film grossed HK$6,660,687 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 19 November to 2 December 1992 in Hong Kong.