The Sting (1992 film)

The Sting

DVD cover
Traditional 俠聖
Simplified 侠圣
Mandarin Xiá Shèng
Cantonese Hap6 Sing3
Directed by Nico Wong
Produced by Billy Chan
Written by Johnny Lee
Lee Ying-kit
Starring Andy Lau
Rosamund Kwan
Simon Lui
Bowie Lam
Music by Lee Hon-kam
Marco Wan
Cinematography Louis Yuen
Lee San-yip
Edited by Chan Kei-hop
Production
company
Wong's Film Company
Distributed by Regal Films Distribution
Release dates
  • 19 November 1992 (1992-11-19)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK$6,660,687

The Sting is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Nico Wong and starring Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan, Simon Lui and Bowie Lam.

Plot

Simon Tam (Andy Lau) is a righteous private detective who is working for free for 3 years and 8 months due to his superstitious mentor. 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

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.

See also

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