| The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai | |||||||||||||||
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| Director: | Stephen Lo Joe Chu | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Stephen Lo | ||||||||||||||
| Screenplay: | Ng Lak-kwong Leung Yan-tung Lo Sing | ||||||||||||||
| Starring: | Simon Yam Lau Ching-wan Wan Yeung-ming Roy Cheung Charine Chan Mariane Chan Yvonne Yung | ||||||||||||||
| Music: | Tommy Wai Tats Lau | ||||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Peter Ngo | ||||||||||||||
| Editing: | Poon Hung | ||||||||||||||
| Studio: | Regal Films | ||||||||||||||
| Distributor: | Regal Entertainment Modern Films and Entertainment | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 106 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||||||
| Gross: | HK$11,067,166 | ||||||||||||||
The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai is a 1994 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Stephen Lo and Joe Chu and starring Simon Yam, Lau Ching-wan, Wan Yeung-ming and Roy Cheung. The film is based on the life of Sun Yee On triad member Andely Chan (portrayed in the film by Yam), nicknamed the "Tiger of Wan Chai", who was murdered in Macau in November 1993.[1]
Chan Yiu-hing (Simon Yam) possess adept driving skills and works as a car jockey alongside his friends Hung (Wan Yeung-ming), Chung (Roy Cheung) and Dee (Lau Ching-wan). Because Dee was a compulsive gambler, he owed a large amount of gambling debt to Lam Kwok-yeung (Ben Lam), a triad leader of the Wan Chai district and was badly beaten by Lam. In order to pay for Dee's debt, Hing and his friends steal Lam's car and has thus forged a rivalry. On the other hand, Hing becomes obsessed with a girl named Miu (Mariane Chan), whom he had only met once. When the two meet again, they become a couple, while Hung also becomes a couple with Miu's friend Fanny (Charine Chan). Hing feels that his strength is weak and becomes involved in the debt collection field, where his influence becomes stronger. However, glory does not last long as many triad leaders were unhappy with Hing expanding his business and lures Hing into the drug business, which Hing refuses. When Hing goes to Macau to participate an auto race, the footsteps of assassins approach step by step closer.
Love HK Film gave the film a mixed review praising Simon Yam's performance and the story as "sporadically entertaining, but also overdirected to the point of distraction."[2]
The film grossed HK$11,067,166 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 19 August to 16 September 1994.