Runaway Blues
Runaway Blues is a 1989 Hong Kong action film directed by David Lai and starring Andy Lau and Kelvin Wong. Due to its amount of violence, the film was rated Category III by the Hong Kong [motion picture rating system].
Plot
Southern Taiwanese triad member Lam Kong flees to Hong Kong after killing another triad leader in a motorcycle race. He hides in the house of triad leader Nip Ching's mistress Sue, who is also the lover of Nip's underling Chiu Kwai. Nip thinks highly of Kong due to his hard work and living up his demand to assist Chui Kwai in trading.Detective Ronny Cambridge has been investigating Nip and Chiu's illegal activities and after his informant was recently killed, he blackmails Kong to be his new informant. Kong becomes pressured and Sue comforts him and gives him encouragements. As they spend time together, Kong and Sue gradually fall in love with each other.
During a deal of Rolex watches between Chiu and mainland Chinese triad Wah, the goods suddenly disappear and Wah suspects Kong has stolen them. Being persecuted by Wah, Kong flees to Guangzhou, before finally heading to Macau and plans to bring Sue with him back to Taiwan.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Lam Kong
- Shirley Lui as Sue Shek
- Ngok Ling as Kong's girlfriend from Taiwan
- Sunny Fong as Chiu Kwai
- Blackie Ko as Rival triad
- Kelvin Wong as Wah
- as Nip Ching's wife
- Chan King-cheung as Nip Ching
- Robert Zajac as Ronny Cambridge
- Cheung Sai
- Ng Ping-nam
- Chu Tai
- So Lai-chu
- Hon San
Theme song
- "Do I Really Have Nothing Left"
- *Composer: Chen Chih-yuan
- *Lyricist: Fred Chen
- *Singer: Dave Wong
Box office