The Head Hunter (1982 film)

"Long Goodbye (film)" redirects here. For the 1973 Robert Altman film, see The Long Goodbye (film). For the 2018 fantasy film, see The Head Hunter (2018 film).

The Head Hunter
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	獵頭
Simplified Chinese	猎头
Hanyu Pinyin	Liè Tóu
Jyutping	Lip6 Tau4
Directed by	Lau Shing-hon
Written by	Szeto Cheuk-hon Lau Shing-hon
Produced by	Kung Chuan-kai Law Hing-man
Starring	Chow Yun-fat Rosamund Kwan Flora Cheong-Leen Ko Chun-hsiung Philip Chan Tang Ching
Cinematography	Lau Hung-chuen
Edited by	Poon Hung
Music by	Tang Siu-lam
Production company	Seasonal Film Corporation
Release date	25 March 1982 (1982-03-25)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$4,242,399

The Head Hunter is a 1982 Hong Kong action film directed by Lau Shing-hon and starring Chow Yun-fat and Rosamund Kwan. The film is also known as Long Goodbye in the United States.

Plot summary

Yuen Lik (Chow Yun Fat) is a Vietnam war veteran who becomes a hit man in Hong Kong. He later falls in love with Vickie Lee (Rosamund Kwan), a news reporter who's trying to solve the string of murders in the city.

Cast

• Chow Yun-fat as Yuen Lik / Nguyen Dich
• Rosamund Kwan as Ngor Pui-man / Vickie Lee
• Flora Cheong-Leen as Girl in disco
• Ko Chun-hsiung as Ngor Wing-fu / Lee Hung-fat
• Philip Chan as Kam Ta-fu / Kam Tai-yung
• Tang Ching as Tang Kin
• Wan Chi Keung as Kenny
• Melvin Wong as Inspector Lau
• Ng Hong-sang as Captain Ng
• Lo Wai as Victim
• Tsang Cho-lam as Blind man musician
• Stephen Yip as Killer with melon knife
• Yat-poon Chai as Policeman
• Wong Hak as Yuen Lik's father
• Wellington Fung
• Chan Leung as Assassin with chopper
• Jue Tak-wai
• Lee Ka-lai

External links

• Lie tou at IMDb
• Lie tou is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• Lie tou at Rotten Tomatoes