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Cast
Stephen Chow
as Chow Sing Sing
Richard Ng Man-Tat
as Tso Tat Wah
Sharla Cheung
as Miss Ho
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
as Teddy Big
Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
as Scissor Legs
Karel Wong Chi-Yeung
as Detective Wong
Gabriel Wong Yat-Shan
as Turtle Wong
Paul Chun Pui
as Mr. Lam Cho-Tung
Kingdom Yuen King-Tan
as Ms. Leung
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
as Mr. Cheng
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1991
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Comedy, Crime
Votes170
DirectorGordon Chan
WritersGordon Chan, Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFight Back to School
About Fight Back to School
Chow Sing Sing is about to be kicked out of the Royal Hong Kong Police's elite Special Duties Unit. But a senior officer decides to give him one last chance: Star must go undercover as a student at the Edinburgh High School in Hong Kong to recover the senior officer's missing revolver.
Directed by Gordon Chan, Fight Back to School leans on a strong ensemble — Stephen Chow, Richard Ng Man-Tat, Sharla Cheung — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1991.
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