The Inspector Wears Skirts II explained

The Inspector Wears Skirts II
Native Name:神勇飛虎霸王花[1]
Director:Wellson Chin Sing-wai[2]
Producer:Jackie Chan
Starring:Sibelle Hu[3]
Sandra Ng
Billy Lau
Regina Kent
Kara Wai
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Amy Yip
Cinematography:Cheung Yiu-cho
Editing:Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Music:Noel Quinlan
Studio:Golden Harvest
Golden Way Films
Paragon Films
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Hong Kong
Language:Cantonese[4]

The Inspector Wears Skirts II (Chinese: 神勇飛虎霸王花; Jyutping: san4 jung5 fei1 fu2 baa3 wong4 faa1; ; also known as Top Squad[3] and The Inspector Wears Skirts Part 2[1]) is a Hong Kong action comedy film released in 1989.[2] The film is a sequel to 1988's The Inspector Wears Skirts.[3]

Plot

The all-woman police squad receive some new members resulting in romantic drama. Towards the end of the film terrorists kidnap the squad's commander.[2]

Home media

The film was released on VHS by Tai Seng and on LaserDisc by Star Entertainment.[2] On March 11, 2024, it was released on Blu-ray by 88 Films.[4]

Critical reception

In a retrospective write-up, Rick Baker & Ken Miller give the film a slightly positive review, stating "[s]everal well-coordinated stunts, courtesy of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, help save this film from becoming a run-of-the-mill romance movie".[3] John Charles is slightly more negative, giving the film a rating of 4/10 and stating "the action sequences here are much shorter than those in the previous film and are not as well staged, leaving the comedy as the main component. For most viewers, that will not be enough".[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Inspector Wears Skirts II (1989) . Hong Kong Movie Database . 18 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927073946/https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=7186&display_set=eng . 27 September 2023.
  2. Book: Charles . John . The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios . 2000 . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . Jefferson, North Carolina, and London . 978-0-7864-4323-9 . 159–160 . 2009.
  3. Book: Baker . Rick . Miller . Ken . The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies . 2024 . RatPac Press & Skyhorse Publishing . New York, New York . 978-1-64821-016-7 . 165.
  4. Web site: The Inspector Wears Skirts 2. 88 Films . 2024-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517031121/https://88-films.myshopify.com/products/copy-of-the-inspector-wears-skirts-2 . 2024-05-17.