Tiger on the Beat
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Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 老虎出更 |
| Simplified Chinese | 老虎出更 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǎo Hǔ Chū Gèng |
| Jyutping | Lou5 Fu2 Ceot1 Gaang1 |
| Directed by | Lau Kar-leung |
| Written by | Tsang Kwok-chi |
| Produced by | Tsang Kwok-chi |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Nina Li Chi Conan Lee |
| Cinematography | Chan Kwong-hung |
| Edited by | Wong Ming-lam |
| Music by | Teddy Robin |
| Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$27,865,158 |
Tiger on the Beat (Chinese: 老虎出更; lit. 'Tiger on Beat') is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Lau Kar-leung. It was written and produced by Tsang Kwok-chi. The film stars Chow Yun-fat and Conan Lee as a buddy cop team who originally hate each other, but learn to overcome their differences in solving a case.
On its release in 1988, it was described as a "surprise hit" at the Hong Kong box office. At the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards, the Liu Brothers were nominated for their work on Tiger on the Beat for Best Action choreography. A sequel which also featured Lee, Tiger on the Beat 2, was released in 1990.