Tiger on the Beat (1988) on Netflix
TV-MA19881h 33mActionComedyCrimeDramaThriller
Sergeant Francis Li is a lazy veteran. Michael Tso is the eager rookie paired with him. They are handed the murder of a heroin trafficker called Poison Snake Ping.
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- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb6.9/102,483 votes
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Plot summary
Michael Tso is a CID officer who is new to the job and eager to get started. His partner is Francis Li, a sergeant who has spent years on the force and who does not push himself. The Hong Kong action comedy follows a mismatched pair of officers who start out at odds with one another. Their assignment is the murder of a heroin trafficker nicknamed Poison Snake Ping, a man known to have ties to crime boss Johnny Law. Marydonna, a bar girl, is Ping's sister, and the two officers bring her in for questioning about her brother's death.
Cast
- Joe Bryan Bakeras Boss(Joseph Bryan Baker)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Tiger on the Beat (1988)
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- Brigitte Lin was the filmmakers' original choice for the role of Marydonna in Tiger on the Beat, but Cinema City Enterprises owners Michael Mak and Shi Tian thought her HK$600,000 salary too expensive, offered half and cast Nina Li Chi instead.
