The Heroic Trio

The Heroic Trio

classified 18 S

part of Hong Kong Action Sundays

Film

Please note: This was screened in Nov 2024

Director
Johnnie To
Cast
Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung
Details
88 mins, & Subtitled, 1993, Hong Kong, China
Primary language
Cantonese, English
"Get ready for some Hong Kong superhero fantasy fun! It’s camp, it’s silly and it’s a damn good time. Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh and Anita Mui star as a trio of ass-kicking superheroines saving babies from the “Evil Master”. Expect liberal use of smoke machine, flying babies and a whole lot of cape-clad wire-fu!" - Nida Manzoor, Chicks, Kicks & Flicks season curator and director of Polite Society

With this outrageously entertaining cult favourite, director Johnnie To and his lineup of legendary stars gave Hong Kong cinema something new: its own homegrown superhero cinematic universe. Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Wonder Woman (Anita Mui), and Invisible Girl (Michelle Yeoh) are kick-ass crusaders who must overcome their dark pasts in order to defeat an evil, baby-snatching eunuch terrorising the city.

Eye-popping motorcycle stunts, bloodthirsty undead, and kinetically choreographed wirework are all part of the wall-to-wall delirium in this irresistible showcase for three of the coolest women warriors ever to hit the screen.

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