Yat goh ho yan

"Fight first. Apologize later."

Mar 20 1998 PG-13 1h 41m
Action, Comedy, Crime

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.

Plot

In Melbourne, the Chinese Chef Jackie has a successful show on television. The drug lord Giancarlo and his gang are dealing cocaine with The Demons gang, but they fight against each other. During the shooting, the snoopy reporter Diana and her partner are accidentally exposed and they flee with a VHS tape with the footage of the negotiation. On the street, she stumbles with Jackie and he helps her fighting against the gangsters. When they are escaping in his car, her tape accidentally mixes with other videotapes that Jackie has in a box on the backseat of his car. Jackie goes to his apartment and meets his girlfriend Miki while his nephews "borrow" the tape to watch. Meanwhile Giancarlo's gangsters are looking for the tape and abduct Miki. Jackie's friend Romeo, who is a police detective, chases the gangsters with other policemen while Jackie teams up with Diana and his friend Lakisha to release Miki from Giancarlo.

Written by

Fibe Ma, Edward Tang

Directed by

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Production Countries

Hong Kong

Production Companies

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
30,782
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA