A Bullet in the Head Movie Review 1990

Violent (no surprise there) tale of friendship finds Frank (Cheung), Ben (Leung), and Paul (Lee) heading out of 1967 Hong Kong for Saigon, where they hope to make money selling contraband goods in the city. They wind up on the wrong side of the Vietnamese Army, steal a fortune in gold from a local crime lord, and end up the prisoners of the Viet Cong. There's betrayal and death and a final moral reckoning and--did we mention lots and lots of (over-the-top) violence? Chinese with subtitles.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 85 minutes.
Originally from Hong Kong.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Buddies, Asia, Director/Star Teams: Woo & Fat

Screenplay

Janet Chun, Patrick Leung, John Woo

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon Yam, Fennie Yuen, Yolinda Yam, John Woo

Cinematography

Wilson Chan, Ardy Lam, Chai Kittikum Som, Wing-Hung Wong

Director

John Woo

Music

Romeo Diaz, James Wong

Other

John Woo