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The Inspector Wears Skirts

1988 · 95 min

A breezy, silly romp of slapstick training gags and punchy martial-arts set pieces, easy to dip into and cheerfully dated.

Tagline
All the action. All the fun. A female SWAT team in the "Police Academy" tradition.
Overview
The film revolves around a crack squad of female police officers who have to deal with harassment and a lack of respect from their male colleagues, personal issues, as well as some serious criminals.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • gender
  • friendship
  • work
  • rebellion
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
Written by
Cheng Kam-fu
Starring
Cynthia Rothrock, Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Ann Bridgewater, Regina Kent, Ellen Chan Nga-lun, Lee Pooi-Ling
Music
Noel Quinlan
Cinematography
Andrew Lau Wai-keung
Runtime
95 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, English

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