Heroes Shed No Tears (1984) on Netflix
The Thai government pays a band of Chinese mercenaries, led by Chan Chung, to seize a drug lord in the Golden Triangle. The captive's men set out to free him.
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Plot summary
Thai officials want a drug lord taken out of the Golden Triangle, the area near the Vietnamese border with Laos. They hire Chinese mercenaries for the job, and Chan Chung leads the band. The mercenaries seize the drug lord, and his gunmen come after them to get him back. They must also face a Vietnamese colonel, and Chan Chung's family lives in a village near the border.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)
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- After John Woo finished Heroes Shed No Tears the film was shelved, and by 2004 he had still not seen it in its finished form. Woo said it was all over the place in tone, sometimes as violent as a horror film, and had no popular actors.
- The version of Heroes Shed No Tears that reached audiences contained scenes of sexuality and drug use that director John Woo did not shoot.
- John Woo was unhappy working for Golden Harvest and made the film simply to complete his contract, saying he "just wanted to make any movie for them to finish the contract."
