Poster

A Better Tomorrow II ()

Ying hung boon sik II (original title)
Reference View | Change View
A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Director:
Writers:
Stars:
Awards:
Reviews:

Photos and Videos

47 photos

Cast

Edit
...
Sung Tse-Ho (as Ti Lung)
...
Ken / Mark Lee / Mark 'Gor' (as Chow Yun Fat)
...
Sung Tse-Kit
...
Lung Si
...
Ko Ying Pui
...
Jackie Sung
...
Uncle Ken
...
Boss Wong
...
Chong
Peter Wang ...
Father Sam
...
Pui's Right-Hand Man
Regina Kent ...
Peggy Lung
...
Inspector Wu
Ken Boyle ...
Bearded Crime Boss
Louis Roth ...
Protection Money Collector
...
Uncle Chan
Mike Abbott ...
Assassin
...
Ken's Restaurant Worker
Mark King ...
Shotgun Pete
Shung-Fung Lau ...
Pui's Thug
...
Pui's Thug
...
Pui's Thug
Wei-Ho Tu ...
Pui's Thug
Sing-Kwong Tsang ...
Pui's Thug (as Seng-Kwong Chang)
Shu-Kei Law ...
Ballroom Guest
K.K. Wong ...
Ballroom Guest
Dean Harrington ...
Hitman in the Hallway
Wayne Archer ...
Assassin
...
Shing (archiveFootage)
Charles Dumas ...
New York Cop
Paul Francis
Sammy Lee
Marco Wo
Sing Chau Wai
...
Pui's Partner
...
Young Policeman

Directed by

Edit
John Woo

Written by

Edit
Hing-Ka Chan ... (co-writer)
 
Suk-Wah Leung ... (co-writer)
 
Hark Tsui ... (story)
 
John Woo ... ()

Produced by

Edit
Paul J.Q. Lee ... associate producer
Hark Tsui ... producer

Music by

Edit
Joseph Koo
Lowell Lo

Cinematography by

Edit
Wing-Hang Wong

Editing by

Edit
David Wu

Editorial Department

Edit
Simon Broderick ... colorist

Production Design by

Edit
Andy Lee
Tze-Fung Luk ... (as Chi Fung Lok)

Costume Design by

Edit
Bo-Lam Lau
Pauline Lau
Nancy Tong

Makeup Department

Edit
Bones Chan ... makeup artist
Chi-Yeung Chan ... makeup artist (as Billy Chan)
Nancy Tong ... hair stylist

Production Management

Edit
Kuo-Chung Chou ... post-production manager (as Tony Chow)
Fung-jun Fung ... assistant production manager
Kin-cheong Jue ... assistant production manager
Wai-Lun Lam ... assistant production manager
Ting-Kit Lo ... assistant production manager
Kar-Man Won ... production manager
Ting-Wan Wong ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edit
Chi-Ming Leung ... assistant director (as William Leung)
Patrick Leung ... assistant director
Randy Ostrow ... assistant director: New York
Tai-Yung Wu ... assistant director (as Donald Wu)

Art Department

Edit
Bing-Kwan Leung ... assistant art director
Jon Rudo ... assistant art director
Fui-On Shing ... props

Special Effects by

Edit
Matt Vogel ... pyrotechnician

Stunts

Edit
Siu-Tung Ching ... stunt coordinator
Phil Neilson ... stunt performer
Mick O'Rourke ... stunts
Peter Rocca ... stunts
Stanley Tong ... stunt performer
Chi-Lung Wu ... assistant stunt coordinator
Tak Yuen ... assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Edit
Jonathan Burkhart ... assistant camera
Kim-Kit Chik ... lighting technician
Jules Labarthe ... director of photography: second unit
Ho-Wing Lee ... assistant camera
Clay Liversidge ... gaffer: New York
Luen-Fai Ng ... still photographer
Frank Prinzi ... cinematographer: New York

Location Management

Edit
George Camarda ... location manager

Music Department

Edit
Leslie Cheung ... playback singer
Joseph Koo ... composer: theme music
James Wong ... lyricist
David Wu ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

Edit
Fung-Yee So ... script supervisor
Hai-Shou Wang ... continuity (as Hoi-Sau Wong)
Sukie Yip ... continuity

Additional Crew

Edit
Kam-Pui Cheung ... story editor
Wai Jeng ... dance choreographer
Kwong-Hing Ngan ... production assistant
Siu-Mei Tam ... tea lady
Hark Tsui ... presenter

Production Companies

Edit

Distributors

Edit

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit
Plot Summary

In this sequel, Ho initially refuses to go undercover to bust the gang he used to work for in exchange for his release from prison. He only accepts after his little brother, the policeman Kit accepts the assignment. Meanwhile in New York Ken Gor, the twin brother of Mark Gor from the 1st movie, shelters the boss of the gang, who has had to flee after it is taken over by a more aggressive leadership. Written by Brian Rawnsley

Plot Keywords
Genres
Parents Guide View content advisory »
Certification

Additional Details

Edit
Also Known As
  • A Better Tomorrow II (Hong Kong, English title)
  • 英雄本色2 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
  • A Better Tomorrow II (Canada, English title)
  • Better Tomorrow: Rapid Fire II (Philippines, English title)
  • A Better Tomorrow II (United States)
  • See more »
Runtime
  • 105 min
Country
Language
Color
Aspect Ratio
Sound Mix
Filming Locations

Did You Know?

Edit
Trivia John Woo's first cut was about 160 minutes long. He and producer Hark Tsui had disagreements over the focus of the film. Tsui felt that it should focus more on the Lung, while Woo's original version focused more on characters Ken and Kit. Hark also insisted that the film should be shortened to a commercially viable length, which in Hong Kong is considered under 120 minutes, so theatre owners could show the film at least eight times a day. Woo refused to cut it down and when he and Hark couldn't agree about the focus of the film and how it should be re-edited, Hark went and started secretly re-editing it himself, since he had equal control with the editing along with three other editors (Woo being the fifth). At the same time when Hark would cut some parts out, Woo would secretly put the missing parts back in. With only a week remaining before the film was to be released in theaters, and with pressure from the studio and distributors to trim the film down, Woo and Hark agreed to send the movie to "Cinema City Editing Unit", which meant that they sent each reel of the film to one of Cinema City's editors, who would then go to work on his particular reel. There was no overall supervision whatsoever by either Woo or Hark. Each of these editors just cut things out as they saw fit, then returned the reels. What they came up with is now the official released version of the film. When Woo saw this final version, which was 105 minutes long, in the theater for the first time he was so shocked to see how badly it was re-edited that he disowned the film; to this day the only part he said he considers to be his work is the final shootout sequence. Woo's director's cut was only shown once to film executives in Hong Kong, before all the re-editing problems began. The Hong Kong trailer--5-1/2 minutes long--is the only source to get glimpses of some deleted scenes; blood-covered Kit being brutally beaten up, Kit seeing his wife while still having injuries from the beating on his face, Ken and Lung playing with the bird. See more »
Goofs Nobody ever told Lung that his daughter is dead. Yet even Ken acts like it's a given without being told by anybody from Hong Kong. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into A Moment in Time (2010). See more »
Soundtracks The Abduction See more »
Quotes Ken: Eat the fucking rice!
See more »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page


Clear your history

Recently Viewed