Fight Back to School
Seen it?1991 | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved A Shot in the Dark or The Naked Gun, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$44 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 30K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gordon Chan
- Stephen ChowChow Sing Sing
- Richard Ng Man-tatTso Tat Wah
- Sharla Cheung ManMiss Ho
- Roy Cheung Yiu-yeungTeddy Big
- Barry Wong Ping-yiuScissor Legs
- Karel Wong Chi-YeungDetective Wong
- Gabriel Wong Yat-shanTurtle Wong
- Paul Chun PuiMr. Lam Cho-Tung
- Kingdom Yuen King-tanMs. Leung
- Dennis Chan Kwok-SanMr. Cheng