About this episode

The episode discusses the 1989 buddy cop film featuring Melvin Wong and Lam Wai, highlighting its unique qualities compared to mainstream films.

Buddy cop movie with moustaches sums up this 1989 Melvin Wong produced vehicle, but 48 Hours it is not! Melvin against type plays a good Hong Kong cop with a penchant for getting into trouble. Lam Wai is his mainland moustachied equivalent, crossing the border to help with an organised crime case. Simon Yam is just starting to get into his deranged criminal role phase too. A less well known action buddy film, and something worth seeking out once you've watched all the Hong Kong headliners.

Topics covered

• buddy cop
• Hong Kong cinema
• action film
• crime
• 1980s films

Keywords

• Chinese Cop Out
• Melvin Wong
• Lam Wai
• Simon Yam
• buddy cop movie
• Hong Kong action
• 1989 film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 48 Hours

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