Fight Back to School | |
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Directed by | Gordon Chan |
Written by | Barry Wong Gordon Chan |
Starring | Stephen Chow Sharla Cheung Ng Man-Tat Roy Cheung Barry Wong |
Cinematography | Cheng Siu-Keung |
Distributed by | Win's Movie Production & I/E Co. Ltd. Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | $43,829,449 |
Fight Back To School (simplified Chinese: 逃学威龙; traditional Chinese: 逃學威龍) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Stephen Chow. This film is set in Shatin College, Hong Kong.
It was highest-grossing film of all-time in Hong Kong.[1][2] It was followed by sequels Fight Back to School II (1992) and Fight Back to School III (1993).
Chow Sing-Sing is about to be disqualified from the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit (SDU) because of his complete disregard for his teammates during a drill. However, a senior officer, who has taken to Sing's youthful demeanour, instead deploys him as an undercover student into Edinburgh College to recover a stolen revolver. Sing, who turned to the Police Academy because of his dislike for schooling, struggles to fit in academically. The undercover operation is made complicated when Star is partnered with Tat—an ageing, incompetent police detective.
Star still manages to fall in love with Ms Ho, the school's guidance counsellor, as well as disrupting a gang involved in arms-dealing.
Accolades | |||
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Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
11th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Gordon Chan | Nominated |
Best Screenplay | Barry Wong & Gordon Chan | Nominated | |
Best Actor | Stephen Chow | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor | Ng Man-tat | Nominated |