Young and Dangerous: The Prequel
Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (Chinese: 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇) is a 1998 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second prequel in the Young and Dangerous film series.
| Young and Dangerous: The Prequel | |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇 |
| Simplified | 新古惑仔之少年激斗篇 |
| Directed by | Andrew Lau |
| Produced by | Manfred Wong Wong Jing |
| Written by | Manfred Wong |
| Starring | Nicholas Tse Francis Ng Shu Qi Sam Lee Daniel Wu |
| Music by | Clarence Hui Ronald Ng |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau |
| Edited by | Marco Mak |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest BoB and Partners Co. Ltd. |
Release date |
|
Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | $2,353,800 |
The film shows Chan Ho-nam (Nicholas Tse), Chicken Chiu (Sam Lee), Big Head (Daniel Wu) and their friends being recruited by Uncle Bee (Ng Chi-Hung) and joining the "Hung Hing" triad.
Cast
- Nicholas Tse as Chan Ho-nam
- Francis Ng as Ugly Kwan
- Shu Qi as Fei
- Sam Lee as Chicken
- Daniel Wu as Big Head
- Sandra Ng as Sister 13 (cameo)
- Kristy Yang as Yung (cameo)
- Benjamin Yuen as Chau Pei
Notes
Because he was only 17, and born on 29 August 1980, Nicholas Tse is not allowed to watch the movie when the movie opens in Hong Kong cinemas on 5 June 1998 because this movie is classified as Category III, which is a restricted category in the Hong Kong motion picture rating system and the category is strictly for persons aged 18 and above only.
It is worth noting that the story retcons the flashback from the first film, taking place in 1988 rather than 1985.