RIGHTING WRONGS
A.K.A. : Above The Law
PLAYED IN HONG KONG CINEMAS : 27th November – 11th December 1986
BOX OFFICE TAKE : HK$10,751,259
YEAR MADE : 1986
PRODUCTION COMPANY : Golden Harvest
DIRECTOR : Corey Yuen Kwai
STARRING : Yuen Biao, Cynthia
Rothrock, Melvin Wong Kam Sun, Corey Yuen Kwai, Wu Ma,
Roy Chiao Hung, Peter Cunningham, Karen Sheperd, Chong
Fat, Terry Fan Siu Wong, Paul Chang Chung, James Tien Juan, Sandy Chan Yuk Han, Tai
Po, Peter Lai Bei Tak, Cheng Siu Ping, Terrence Howard, Billy Ching Sau Yat, Lau Chow Sang, Chang
Jor Lam, Chien Yuet Sang, Lee King Chu, Hsu Hsia
ACTION CHOREOGRAPHER : Meng Hoi, Hsu Hsia, Sammo Hung Group
PRODUCER : Leonard K. C. Ho
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : Raymond Chow
SCREENPLAY : Barry Wong Ping Yiu, Szeto Cheuk Hon
MUSIC : Romeo Diaz
AEROBIC COACH : Yeung Sze ( Bolo ? )
CONTINUITY : Lo Wai
OTHER INFO : On the Chinese version, the main theme on the end of the film is sung by Jacky Cheung Hok Yau. Seems to be Fan Siu Wong's first film. Meng Hoi was supposedly Cynthia Rothrock's stunt double
CATEGORY / CERTIFICATE : IIB,
18
AVAILABLE FROM : Hong Kong DVD - Mei Ah Laser Disc Company Limited, Hong Kong laser disc - company unknown, Hong Kong VCD - Mei Ah Laser Disc Company Limited, British video - VPD, Australian video - Siren Entertainment, American video - Tai Seng Video
There are 2 different endings to the
film. In the original version, the 2 main characters die. It was decided that it was too
bleak for the Western market, so a new end was shot where they both live and one of them
goes to jail, which frankly is still rather bleak.
PICTURES : Thai poster, still 1, still 2, still 3, still 4, still 5, still 6, still 7, still 8, still 9, still 10, still 11, still 12, still 13, still 14, still 15, still 16, still 17, still 18, still 19, still 20, still 21, still 22, still 23, still 24, still 25, still 26, still 27, still 28, still 29, still 30, still 31
