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Best of the Best is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Herman Yau and starring Jacky Cheung, Ng Man-tat and Sammi Cheng in her debut film role.

Best of the Best
Film poster
Traditional	飛虎精英之人間有情
Simplified	飞虎精英之人间有情
Mandarin	Fēi Hǔ Jīng Yīng Zhī Rén Jiān Yǒu Qíng
Cantonese	Fei1 Fu2 Zing1 Jing1 Zi1 Jan4 Gaan1 Jau2 Cing4
Directed by	Herman Yau
Screenplay by	Herman Yau Tony Leung James Fung
Produced by	Stephen Shin Tony Leung
Starring	Jacky Cheung Ng Man-tat Sammi Cheng Paul Chun Carrie Ng
Cinematography	Ng Kin-man
Edited by	Wong Wing-ming
Music by	Richard Lo
Production company	Galaxy Films
Distributed by	Regal Films Distribution Media Asia Group
Release date	29 May 1992 (1992-05-29)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$6,422,069

Plot

Little Ball (Ng Man-tat) is a retired police officer who works as a beverage server in a bar. However, he has not changed his bad habits of being loud-mouth and compulsive drinking and gambling. Fortunately, he is helped and taken care by his confidant, Hung (Carrie Ng). One time, Ball unintentionally got his son, Dee (Jacky Cheung), a Special Duties Unit officer, into a dispute with triad leader, Ngan Kwan (Paul Chun), nearly destroying his son's career.

At the same time, Dee also meets Heidi (Sammi Cheng) during a police operation and a romantic relationship ensued between them. However, things do not go well for long when Heidi is discovered to be Ngan's daughter. Ngan forces Dee to resign from his job, but Dee has a strong sense of righteousness and firmly rejects Ngan and proceeds to go on vacation with Heidi on Lantau Island. Seeing how Dee disregards him and also thinking that he is eloping with his daughter, Ngan orders his underlings to find and kill Dee. When Ball hears of this, he goes to plead Ngan, but he gets beaten instead. Later, a group of killers surround Dee in the streets and when he fell into danger, the wounded Ball appears and sacrifices his life to rescue his son. At this time, Dee realises his father's love for him and vows to seek vengeance on Ngan.

Cast

• Jacky Cheung as Lee Man-kit / Dee
  • William Chu as young Lee Man-kit
• Ng Man-tat as Little Ball
• Sammi Cheng as Heidi
• Paul Chun as Ngan Kwan
• Carrie Ng as Hung
• John Ching as Tsuen
• Leung Sap-yat as Hong
• Richard Cheung as Brother Keung
• Victor Hon as Brother Nine Teeth
• Lee Siu-kei as SDU instructor
• To Siu-chuen as KK
• Mai Kei as Scalper
• Jack Wong as Robber at mall
• Tang Tai-wo as Robber at mall
• Wan Seung-lam as Robber at mall
• Joe Chu as Robber at mall
• Lee Yiu-king as Hitman
• Ho Wing-cheung as Kwan's thug
• Choi Hin-cheung as Kwan's thug
• Leung Kei-hei as Brother Hung
• Leung Sam as Temple sticks interpreter
• Simon Cheung as Policeman
• Fung Man-kwong as Kwan's thug
• Kent Chow as Kwan's thug
• Chung Wing as Kwan's thug
• Ling Chi-hung as Kwan's thug
• Wong King-wai as Kwan's thug
• Alex Yip as Kwan's thug
• Lam Chi-tai as Kwan's thug

Reception

Critical

Love HK Film gave the film a mixed review noting its plot as nothing new with "no great shakes" but also praising its acting as "better-than-average"[1]

Box office

The film grossed HK$6,422,069 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 29 May to 10 June 1992 in Hong Kong.

See also

• Jacky Cheung filmography

References

External links

• Best of the Best at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Best of the Best at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Best of the Best at IMDb

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