Leon Lai and Ching-Wan Lau in A Hero Never Dies (1998)

A Hero Never Dies

Original title: Chan sam ying hung
Movie19981h 39m
ActionCrimeDrama
7.0 / 10(1,545)

Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Both of their gang leaders like to get advice from a fortune teller living in Thailand. On one such trip, Martin's gang ambushes Jack's at a Thai hotel. There is a spectacular shootout, in which both Martin and Jack are severely wounded. The leader of Jack's gang was at the hotel, unlike Martin's, and escapes. Afterwards, both gang leaders, Mr. Fong of Martin's and Mr. Yam of Jack's, go to a general and make peace. Meanwhile, both Jack and Martin are hospitalized. Martin's legs are amputated, and his girlfriend whores herself in order to get them back into Hong Kong...

Runtime
1h 39m
Released
1998
Country
Hong Kong

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Release year: 1998

Storyline

Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Both of their gang leaders like to get advice from a fortune teller living in Thailand. On one such trip, Martin's gang ambushes Jack's at a Thai hotel. There is a spectacular shootout, in which both Martin and Jack are severely wounded. The leader of Jack's gang was at the hotel, unlike Martin's, and escapes. Afterwards, both gang leaders, Mr. Fong of Martin's and Mr. Yam of Jack's, go to a general and make peace. Meanwhile, both Jack and Martin are hospitalized. Martin's legs are amputated, and his girlfriend whores herself in order to get them back into Hong Kong...

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User reviews

7/10

Milkyway darkness continues but not as effectively as in The Longest Nite and Expect the Unexpected

👍 8 · 12/12/2002
8/10

Starts off slow, but gets GREAT toward the middle and end.

👍 5 · 1/27/2006
8/10

It's all because of you..

👍 4 · 12/31/2005

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
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