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The Owl vs Bombo

1984 · 99 min

A breezy, good-natured caper that pivots into scrappy underdog warmth, with slapstick fights and a big-hearted finale that leaves you grinning.

Overview
Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of money and decide to retire. Three years later they both receive letters from Stanley Fung, in which he informs them that he has proof of all their criminal activity and unless they do exactly what he says–he will turn it over to the cops. Fung is an ex-cop himself and is trying to get the goods on the same triad leader that Sammo and George scammed.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • found family
  • friendship
  • class
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
Joyee Cheung Lai-Ling
Starring
Sammo Hung Kam-bo, George Lam Tsz-cheung, Deanie Ip, Michelle Yeoh, Season Ma, Huang Ha, James Tien Chun, Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Music
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Cinematography
Arthur Wong Ngok-tai
Runtime
99 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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