Gun n' Rose

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Gun n' Rose
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Traditional Chinese 龍騰四海
Simplified Chinese 龙腾四海
Hanyu Pinyin Lóng Téng Sì Hǎi
Jyutping Lung4 Tang4 Sei3 Hoi2
Directed by Clarence Fok
Screenplay by Wai Ka-fai
Produced by Alan Tang
Starring Alan Tang
Andy Lau
Leon Lai
Simon Yam
Bowie Lam
Monica Chan
Carrie Ng
Loletta Lee
CinematographyRay Wong
Edited byNorman Wong
Music by Lowell Lo
Production
company
Distributed by Golden Princess Films
Release date
  • 5 June 1992 (1992-06-05)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box officeHK$14,944,759

Gun n' Rose (released as Guns N' Roses in the Philippines) is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Clarence Fok and starring Alan Tang, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Simon Yam.

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Plot

Alan Lung is the adopted son of Taiwanese triad leader Lung Yat-fu. Alan is highly favored by Lung, who appoints him as his successor over his two biological sons Simon and Bowie. One time when Lung was shot, Alan blames Bowie, who then becomes a police informant attempting to kill Alan. Alan survives so Lung tells his second son Simon to kill Bowie while Simon also hires an assassin, Leon, to kill Alan. Alan then escapes from Taiwan to Hong Kong where he meets triad leader Andy, his girlfriend Loletta and his sister Carrie. While hiding in Hong Kong with his crippled wife Monica, Alan is dragged back into the triad life by Andy’s incessant activities and the reappearance of Leon. Finally, Alan decides to go back to Taiwan and get even with Simon.

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Release

Gun n' Rose was released in Hong Kong on 5 June 1992. In the Philippines, the film was released by Daifuku Films as Guns N' Roses in 1993. [1]

Box office

The film grossed HK$14,944,759 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run 5 June to 18 June 1992 in Hong Kong.

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References

  1. ↑ "World Premiere of the Biggest Motion Picture for 1993 to be Announced Soon..." Manila Standard . Kamahalan Publishing Corp. 11 February 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 11 March 2020. Featuring the hit songs: November Rain and Don't Cry by: Guns N' Roses
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