Dragons Forever
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 Dragons Forever DVD cover |
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| Directed by | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Corey Yuen |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Barney Wu |
| Written by | Gordon Chan Yiu Ming Leung Chuek-Hon Szeto |
| Starring | Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Biao Yuen |
| Editing by | Peter Cheung, Joseph Chiang |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
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Dragons Forever is a 1988 action movie made in Hong Kong. It features Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The three actors, known colloquially as the Three Brothers, had attended the famous Peking Opera School together, and became members of the Seven Little Fortunes. This is the last film to date that all three have appeared in together. It was directed by Sammo Hung and another former member of the Seven Little Fortunes, Corey Yuen (aka Yuen Kwai). Yet another classmate, Yuen Wah, plays the film's main villain, while legendary kickboxer Benny Urquidez plays his right hand man.
[edit] Box Office
Dragons Forever grossed HK $33,578,920 in its Hong Kong theatrical run. However, box office returns in other parts of Asia were less impressive.
[edit] Versions
Two scenes with Timothy Tung Tak-Biao (Yuen Biao) visiting a psychiatrist were cut from the domestic Hong Kong print, and the Japanese print of the film. These scenes were left in the international edition of the film, available in USA and Europe.
Several scenes were slightly trimmed in the US version. The only scene completely omitted shows how Timothy, Jackie Lung (Chan) and his assistant (Chang Ling) gain access to the chemical factory. Yuen explains what happened to Luke Wong Fei-Hung (Sammo Hung) and they locate a hidden door, leading to where Luke is held captive and the drugs are made. Jackie's assistant distracts the guard allowing him the opportunity to attack.
