
“They only stop to reload.”
Three orphans grow up to become art thieves under the tutelage of a crime boss. Romance complicates matters when the trio are double-crossed.
Release Date: 2/2/1991
Runtime: 109 minutes
Languages: Cantonese, English, French, Japanese
Director: John Woo
0Revenue: $4.3M
Companies: Golden Princess Film Productions, John Woo Film Production, Milestone Pictures
Countries: Hong Kong
ColinJ
John Woo's breezy crowd-pleaser works in fits and starts, though comedy is clearly not his forte. It mostly exists to showcase the beauty and charisma of its stars.
Red Bean / Cherie

Chow Yun-Fat
Red Bean Puddin / Joe

Leslie Cheung
James / Jim

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Red Bean / Cherie

Paul Chu Kong
Chu / Godfather

Kenneth Tsang
Chow / Dad

Woo Fung
Mr. Cheung
Pierre Yves Burton
Mr. Burton

John Tang Yat-Kwan
Young Red Bean Pudding / Young Joe

Tong Ka-Fai
Young James / Young Jim

Leila Tong
Young Red Bean / Young Cherie

David Wu
Auctioneer

John Woo
Stanley Wu