What is The Owl vs Bombo?
Topic: Film "The Owl vs Bombo" (1984). Task: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1984
- Release date
- Dec 12, 1984
- Genres
- Action, Comedy
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.5/10
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Topic: Film "The Owl vs Bombo" (1984).
Task: Factual, original 150-190 word overview.
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Title: The Owl vs Bombo (also known as The Owl vs Bumbo and The Owl and Dumbo).
Year: 1984.
Origin: Hong Kong.
Genre: Action and Comedy.
Runtime: 1h 39m.
Release Date: 12/12/1984 (HK).
Director/Producer/Star: Sammo Hung.
Cast: Sammo Hung, George Lam, Deanie Ip, Michelle Yeoh (credited as Michelle Khan).
Plot:
Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime.
They scam a triad big shot out of money and decide to retire.
Three years later, they receive letters from Stanley Fung.
Fung is an ex-cop/former police inspector.
Fung has proof of their criminal activity and will turn it over to the cops unless they do what he says.
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Should you watch it?
“Two retired criminal partners are blackmailed by an ex-cop after scamming a triad big shot.”
- Features a collaboration between Sammo Hung and George Lam as partners in crime.
- Includes an ex-cop blackmail plot targeting past triad scams.
- Features cast members such as Stanley Fung, Deanie Ip, and Michelle Yeoh in her first film role.
- Viewers seeking information on specific streaming platforms will not find that availability listed here.
Watch it if you are interested in a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy involving retired thieves blackmailed by an ex-cop.
The tone combines action and comedy elements across a runtime of one hour and thirty-nine minutes.
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Is The Owl vs Bombo worth watching?
It may appeal to fans of 1984 Hong Kong action comedies featuring Sammo Hung, George Lam, and Michelle Yeoh.
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The film has a runtime of one hour and thirty-nine minutes.
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