| Legacy of Rage | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 龍在江湖 |
| Simplified | 龙在江湖 |
| Mandarin | Lóng Zài Jiāng Hú |
| Cantonese | Lung4 Zoi6 Gong1 Wu4 |
| Directed by | Ronny Yu |
| Produced by | John Shum Linda Kuk |
| Written by | Clifton Ko Raymond Fung |
| Starring | Brandon Lee Michael Wong Regina Kent Mang Hoi |
| Music by | Richard Yuen |
| Cinematography | James Chan Poon Hang-sang Stephen Poon Derek Wan |
| Editing by | Wong Yee-shun |
| Distributed by | D&B Films Company Ltd |
| Release date(s) | Hong Kong: 20 December 1986 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
Legacy of Rage (Chinese: 龍在江湖) is a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts action crime thriller film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Brandon Lee, Michael Wong, Regina Kent, Mang Hoi, Chung Liu and cameo appearance by Bolo Yeung who had appeared in Lee's father Bruce Lee's last film Enter the Dragon. This was Brandon Lee's first Hong Kong debut.
This was the only film Lee made in Hong Kong in his short lived career. Unlike Bruce Lee's films that he made in Hong Kong, this film contains only minor martial arts and mostly has gun fu action sequences in the style of John Woo's heroic bloodshed films.
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Brandon Ma (Brandon Lee) is a regular guy with a job and a girlfriend May (Regina Kent). He has two jobs, so he can support his girlfriend and his dream of owning a motorcycle. Brandon's best friend is Michael Wan (Michael Wong), an ambitious and murderous drug dealer. How Brandon and Michael ever became friends is the biggest mystery ever. In any case, Michael also loves May and so he comes up with a plan that will win her for him and get Brandon out of his way. Soon he comes up with a plan using a corrupt police officer named Sharky. (Chung Liu) It seems that the corrupt cop has been using his police connections to dominate the local cocaine trade, so Michael has him killed and uses Brandon as the fall guy. Brandon goes to jail and met Hoi (Mang Hoi), though he thinks that he will be released soon thanks to the efforts of his good buddy Michael. However after 8 long years Brandon finally gets out of jail and vows revenge on Michael for betraying their friendship and stealing the love of his life. Whilst out of prison he learns that May has had his son. With the help of an inmate he met in prison, Brandon tracks down Michael. Whilst engaging his guards he learns that May is dead. After killing Michael's guards, Brandon confronts and kills his former friend Michael. The movie ends with Brandon giving his farewells to his friend (who he met while in prison and who aided him in fighting Michael's guards) and leaving with his son.
On September 17, 2001, DVD was released by Film 2000 at UK in Region 2.
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