School on Fire

1988 Hong Kong film

20 August 1988 (1988-08-20) (Hong Kong)

CountryHong KongLanguageCantoneseBox officeHK$13,737,107

School on Fire (學校風雲) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam. The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart (Roy Cheung), Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.^[1]

Plot

The film involves a young schoolgirl Chu Yuen Fong (Fennie Yuen) who becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart (Roy Cheung), Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.

Cast

Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying as Chu Yuen Fong
Sarah Lee Lai-Yu as Sandy Kwok Siu-Chun
Damian Lau as Wan
Lam Ching-ying as Brother Hoi
Roy Cheung as Brother Smart
Terrence Fok Shui-Wah as Howard / "Scar"
Joe Chu Kai-Sang as Lau Yong / "Sa-Pei"
William Ho Ka-Kui as "Happy"
Victor Hon as Chu Man-hung
Tommy Wong Kwong-Leung as Chuen Ngor
Chan Lap-Ban as Sandy's grandmother
Li Kwong-Tim as Sandy's father
Cheung Lui as Brother Shing
Frankie Ng Chi-Hung as Brother Tin-chiu
Ricky Ho Pui-Tung as George Chow

Uncut version

The theatrical version was edited with many scenes censored in order to be released publicly in both Hong Kong and Taiwan. The uncut version can be only found on the Tai Seng VHS Video Release from Rainbow Audio & Video Co.