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* ActorAllusion: Early on in the movie, Francis tries hitting on a secretary by introducing himself as Mark Gor. That is the name of Chow's protagonist from ''Film/ABetterTomorrow''.
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* CelebrityParadox: Early on in the movie, Francis tries hitting on a secretary by introducing himself as Mark Gor. That is the name of Chow's protagonist from ''Film/ABetterTomorrow''.
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* CoolGuns: During a scene where Francis and Michael tracks down a suspect, the suspect attempts to retaliate with a [=Mauser96=] pistol. Nobody else was seen using this type of gun throughout the rest of the film.
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There is a sequel. ''Tiger On Beat 2'', released in 1990, where Conan Lee reprises his role as Michael, but Chow Yun-fat's Francis is [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse conspicuously absent without an explanation]]. Instead Conan Lee gets to team up with Creator/DannyLee Sau-yin, Chow's co-star from ''Film/TheKiller''.
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There is a sequel. ''Tiger On Beat 2'', released in 1990, where Conan Lee reprises his role as Michael, but Chow Yun-fat's Francis is [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse conspicuously absent without an explanation]]. Instead Conan Lee gets to team up with Creator/DannyLee Sau-yin, Chow's co-star from ''Film/TheKiller''.
''Film/TheKiller1989''.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Francis beats up Marydonna as part of an interrogation.
after she became hysterical due to her brother's death.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Francis beats up Marydonna as part of an interrogation.
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* TheCameo: Ti Lung, who is Chow's co-star in Film/ABetterTomorrow, makes a quick cameo as a bartender-cum-bouncer. He gets into a brief scuffle with Conan Lee's Michael.
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* TheCameo: Ti Lung, Creator/TiLung, who is Chow's co-star in Film/ABetterTomorrow, ''Film/ABetterTomorrow'', makes a quick cameo as a bartender-cum-bouncer. He gets into a brief scuffle with Conan Lee's Michael.
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* ActorAllusion: Early on in the movie, Francis tries hitting on a secretary by introducing himself as Mark Gor. That is the name of Chow's protagonist from Film/ABetterTomorrow.''Film/ABetterTomorrow''.
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Have we mentioned the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62lKI5rJtY0 chainsaw fight]] between Conan Lee and Gordon Liu at the end?
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Have we mentioned the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62lKI5rJtY0 chainsaw fight]] between Conan Lee and Gordon Liu Creator/GordonLiu at the end?
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There is a sequel. ''Tiger On Beat 2'', released in 1990, where Conan Lee reprises his role as Michael, but Chow Yun-fat's Francis is [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse conspicuously absent without an explanation]]. Instead Conan Lee gets to team up with Danny Lee Creator/DannyLee Sau-yin, Chow's co-star from ''Film/TheKiller''.
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* ActorAllusion: Early on in the movie, Francis tries hitting on a secretary bu by introducing himself as Mark Gor. That is the name of Chow's protagonist from Film/ABetterTomorrow.
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* BayonetYa: In the final shootout, while Michael fights off a horde of thugs, Francis confronts the lead American arm dealer, who picks up an empty M16 machine gun and mounts a bayonet knife on its front. Michael responds by whipping out a small machete and sticking it on the front of his shotgun.
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* BayonetYa: In the final shootout, while Michael fights off a horde of thugs, Francis confronts the lead American arm dealer, who picks up an empty M16 machine gun and mounts a bayonet knife on its front. Michael Francis responds by whipping out a small machete and sticking it on the front of his shotgun.
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Hong Kong police rookie Michael Tso (Conan Lee) is sent to work with his new partner, Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat), to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Chu). Being a freshman in the city, Michael had no option but to bunk in with Francis, where he strikes up a relationship with Francis' sister Mimi (much to Francis' chagrin). After a run-in with bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of the murdered trafficker, reluctantly forced to work with Michael and Francis after learning of her brother's demise, Michael and Francis soon finds themselves facing off against drug dealers and an international trafficking ring. Shootouts, gunfights, explosions galore...
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Hong Kong police rookie Michael Tso (Conan Lee) is sent to work with his new partner, Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat), to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Chu). Being a freshman in the city, Michael had no option but to bunk in with Francis, where he strikes up a relationship with Francis' sister Mimi (much to Francis' chagrin). After a run-in with bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of the murdered trafficker, and whom is reluctantly forced to work with Michael and Francis after learning of her brother's demise, Michael and Francis soon finds themselves facing off against drug dealers and an international trafficking ring. Shootouts, chase scenes, fistfights, chainsaw battles, gunfights, explosions galore...
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* DestinationDefenestration: Happens more than once in the climax, when Michael gets cornered by a handful of thugs in an office above ground level. Michael sends at least two of them out of the windows and falling through catwalks.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Francis, despite his buffoonish attitude, is willing to risk ''anything'' for his sister.
* HiddenDepths: Francis may be a buffoon and klutz throughout most of the film, but he's a damn good shot when he gets his hand on his trusty shotgun. Also, when his sister is in danger, he's not afraid to rush straight into an epic gunfight, despite being outnumbered - and win.
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* IHaveYourWife: Or I Have Your Sister. Francis' sister, Mimi, gets captured alive by the drug dealers, forcing Michael anf Francis to go on a RoaringRampageOfRescue for the climax.
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* IHaveYourWife: Or I Have Your Sister. Francis' sister, Mimi, gets captured alive by the drug dealers, forcing Michael anf and Francis to go on a RoaringRampageOfRescue for the climax.
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--> '''Francis''': "Believe it or not, I learned that from [[Creator/SylvestorStallone Stallone]]."
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--> '''Francis''': "Believe it or not, I learned that from [[Creator/SylvestorStallone [[Creator/SylvesterStallone Stallone]]."
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Hong Kong police rookie Michael Tso (Conan Lee) is sent to work with his new partner, Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat), to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Chu). Being a freshman in the city, Michael had no option but to bunk in with Francis, where he strikes up a relationship with Francis' sister Mimi (much to Francis' chagrin). After a run-in with bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of the murdered trafficker, reluctantly forced to work with Michael and Francis after learning of her brother's demise, Michael and Francis soon finds themselves facing off against drug traffickers and an international arms trafficking ring. Shootouts, gunfights, explosions galore...
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Hong Kong police rookie Michael Tso (Conan Lee) is sent to work with his new partner, Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat), to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Chu). Being a freshman in the city, Michael had no option but to bunk in with Francis, where he strikes up a relationship with Francis' sister Mimi (much to Francis' chagrin). After a run-in with bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of the murdered trafficker, reluctantly forced to work with Michael and Francis after learning of her brother's demise, Michael and Francis soon finds themselves facing off against drug traffickers dealers and an international arms trafficking ring. Shootouts, gunfights, explosions galore...
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* CoolGuns: During a scene where Francis and Michael tracks down a suspect, the suspect attempts to retaliate with a Mauser96 pistol. Nobody else was seen using this type of gun throughout the rest of the film.
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* CoolGuns: During a scene where Francis and Michael tracks down a suspect, the suspect attempts to retaliate with a Mauser96 [=Mauser96=] pistol. Nobody else was seen using this type of gun throughout the rest of the film.
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* DisguisedInDragDisguisedInDrag: How the drug dealers get the drop on Michael and Francis in the hostage exchange for Francis' sister Mimi in the end, by sending one of their own disguised as Mimi with a wig. [[spoiler: The disguised thug manage to land a few shots on Michael and Francis, but its a good thing the two brought their bulletproof vests]]...
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* HumanShield: The lead American arms dealer briefly use one of his goons as a bullet shield in the finale, when Francis is holding several baddies at gunpoint with his shotgun.
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* HumanShield: The lead American arms dealer briefly use one of his goons as a bullet shield in the finale, when Francis is holding several baddies at gunpoint with his shotgun.
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* ImprovisedWeapon
ImprovisedWeapon: Francis, standing behind a single wall where several goons are taking cover behind, [[KnowsTheRopes grabs a rope]] and ties it to his shotgun's trigger, then flings the shotgun while pulling the rope, effectively taking down a few mooks along the way with this "yo-yo shotgun".
*{{Kneecapping}}
{{Kneecapping}}: Michael does this more than once in the film when he tries arresting his suspects non-lethally, by shooting them in the knees.
*MySisterIsOffLimits
MySisterIsOffLimits: Michael attempts to hit on Mimi, Francis' sister, only to have Francis name-drop this trope.
*OutsideRideOutsideRide: After the arrest scene goes awry, Michael attempts to chase down the drug traffickers by jumping from a set of pipes onto the hood of the traffickers' escape vehicle. He managed to force them to crash this way.
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* PsychopathicManchildPsychopathicManchild: One of the American henchmen is shown to be a bit immature, playing with a Garfield toy in the opening scene and wearing a sweater with a cartoon on it. But he proves to be one of the better fighters in the climax, giving Michael and Francis a rather hard time before getting taken out.
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> '''Francis''': "Believe it or not, I learned that from [[Creatot/SylvestorStallone [[Creator/SylvestorStallone Stallone]]."
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* SlashedThroat
SlashedThroat: How Francis eventually defeat the lead American dealer.
*ThrowingTheDistraction
ThrowingTheDistraction: Taking cover behind a wall, pinned down by enemy fire, Francis throws out his trench coat, which the bad guys shoots to shreds - allowing Francis to blast them back with his trusty shotgun.
*UnwillingSuspension
UnwillingSuspension: Mimi in the ending, hoisted by her wrists when Francis and Michael are trying to save her from the drug dealers.
*WhatTheFuAreYouDoing:
WhatTheFuAreYouDoing: When Francis and the lead American dealer squares off between one another, the American dealer makes a bunch of flashy moves and poses, complete with "owu-wah woo-ahhh" sound effects. Francis promptly knocks him over with one punch.
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* TheCameo
TheCameo: Ti Lung, who is Chow's co-star in Film/ABetterTomorrow, makes a quick cameo as a bartender-cum-bouncer. He gets into a brief scuffle with Conan Lee's Michael.
*ChainsawGood
ChainsawGood: The finale had Michael and TheDragon (portrayed by veteran kung-fu star Gordon Liu) fighting each other... with ''chainsaws''!
*CoolGuns
CoolGuns: During a scene where Francis and Michael tracks down a suspect, the suspect attempts to retaliate with a Mauser96 pistol. Nobody else was seen using this type of gun throughout the rest of the film.
*CowboyCopCowboyCop: Michael Tso may be a rookie, but he's not afraid to play against the rules to get his suspects.
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FullFrontalAssault: One scene had Michael and Francis tracking down a suspect who is bedding a call girl. Said suspect then rushes out into the streets of Hong Kong only in his undergarments.
*HumanShield
HumanShield: The lead American arms dealer briefly use one of his goons as a bullet shield in the finale, when Francis is holding several baddies at gunpoint with his shotgun.
*IHaveYourWifeIHaveYourWife: Or I Have Your Sister. Francis' sister, Mimi, gets captured alive by the drug dealers, forcing Michael anf Francis to go on a RoaringRampageOfRescue for the climax.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Michael manage to defeat TheDragon by shoving his chainsaw through an overturned table his opponent is using as a shield, through his opponent's chest. Subverted that TheDragon actually survive the impalement, and tries to attack Michael from behind in a TakingYouWithMe moment before Francis guns him down]].
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* RawEggsMakeYouStronger
RawEggsMakeYouStronger: Invoked in the opening diner scene. Francis orders four raw eggs, and gulps them down in a single glass, followed by a cupful of milkshake, claiming its a new recipe for virility.
> '''Francis''': "Believe it or not, I learned that from [[Creatot/SylvestorStallone Stallone]]."
*SacrificialLion
SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Marydonna gets pumped full of lead when the drug traffickers tries to hunt down Michael and Francis]].
*ShotgunsAreJustBetterShotgunsAreJustBetter: Francis' preferred weapon, which he use to kill most of his opponents [[spoiler: except TheDragon]].
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* ActorAllusion
ActorAllusion: Early on in the movie, Francis tries hitting on a secretary bu introducing himself as Mark Gor. That is the name of Chow's protagonist from Film/ABetterTomorrow.
*AllMenArePerverts
AllMenArePerverts: Invoked when Michael and Francis try to track down Marydonna through a supermarket. Marydonna sneaks into the store's lingerie section and tricks the two cops into entering the changing booth, before screaming "Pervert!" and running off as a bunch of onlookers surrounds Michael and Francis.
*BayonetYa
BayonetYa: In the final shootout, while Michael fights off a horde of thugs, Francis confronts the lead American arm dealer, who picks up an empty M16 machine gun and mounts a bayonet knife on its front. Michael responds by whipping out a small machete and sticking it on the front of his shotgun.
*BringMyBrownPants
BringMyBrownPants: Early on in the movie, a robber tries to hold Francis at gunpoint. Michael, not knowing Francis was going to be his direct superior, challenges the robber to just open fire... promptly causing Francis to piss his pants and then faint.
*BulletproofVestBulletproofVest: Michael and Francis wears these in the final battle. Which saves them from getting shot at point-blank range, slashed by bayonets, gored by chainsaws...
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's [[Film/LethalWeapon]]... with ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaws]]''!!!]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's [[Film/LethalWeapon]]...Film/LethalWeapon... with ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaws]]''!!!]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's [[Film/LethalWeapon]]... with ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaws]]''!!!]]
''Tiger On Beat'' is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy BuddyCopShow starring Creator/ChowYunFat, Conan Lee, and Nina Li, directed by Lau Kar-Leung. Released a couple of years after the first Film/ABetterTomorrow film, its one of Chow's many action films released in the peak of his popularity; yet it's known among his fans as the one film where Chow would be PlayingAgainstType, where instead of a badass action hero, he's a lazy police veteran prone to freaking out.
Hong Kong police rookie Michael Tso (Conan Lee) is sent to work with his new partner, Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat), to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Chu). Being a freshman in the city, Michael had no option but to bunk in with Francis, where he strikes up a relationship with Francis' sister Mimi (much to Francis' chagrin). After a run-in with bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of the murdered trafficker, reluctantly forced to work with Michael and Francis after learning of her brother's demise, Michael and Francis soon finds themselves facing off against drug traffickers and an international arms trafficking ring. Shootouts, gunfights, explosions galore...
Have we mentioned the chainsaw fight between Conan Lee and Gordon Liu at the end?
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!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActorAllusion
* AllMenArePerverts
* BayonetYa
* BringMyBrownPants
* BulletproofVest
* TheCameo
* ChainsawGood
* CoolGuns
* CowboyCop
* DisguisedInDrag
* FullFrontalAssault
* HumanShield
* IHaveYourWife
* ImprovisedWeapon
* {{Kneecapping}}
* MySisterIsOffLimits
* OutsideRide
* PlayingAgainstType
* PsychopathicManchild
* RawEggsMakeYouStronger
* SacrificialLion
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter
* SlashedThroat
* ThrowingTheDistraction
* UnwillingSuspension
* WorkoutFanservice
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[[caption-width-right:350:It's [[Film/LethalWeapon]]... with ''[[ChainsawGood chainsaws]]''!!!]]
''Tiger On Beat'' is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy BuddyCopShow starring Creator/ChowYunFat, Conan Lee, and Nina Li, directed by Lau Kar-Leung. Released a couple of years after the first Film/ABetterTomorrow film, its one of Chow's many action films released in the peak of his popularity; yet it's known among his fans as the one film where Chow would be PlayingAgainstType, where instead of a badass action hero, he's a lazy police veteran prone to freaking out.
Hong Kong police rookie Michael Tso (Conan Lee) is sent to work with his new partner, Francis Li (Chow Yun-fat), to investigate the murder of a heroin trafficker associated with crime boss Johnny Law (Norman Chu). Being a freshman in the city, Michael had no option but to bunk in with Francis, where he strikes up a relationship with Francis' sister Mimi (much to Francis' chagrin). After a run-in with bar girl Marydonna (Nina Li Chi) who is the sister of the murdered trafficker, reluctantly forced to work with Michael and Francis after learning of her brother's demise, Michael and Francis soon finds themselves facing off against drug traffickers and an international arms trafficking ring. Shootouts, gunfights, explosions galore...
Have we mentioned the chainsaw fight between Conan Lee and Gordon Liu at the end?
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!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* ActorAllusion
* AllMenArePerverts
* BayonetYa
* BringMyBrownPants
* BulletproofVest
* TheCameo
* ChainsawGood
* CoolGuns
* CowboyCop
* DisguisedInDrag
* FullFrontalAssault
* HumanShield
* IHaveYourWife
* ImprovisedWeapon
* {{Kneecapping}}
* MySisterIsOffLimits
* OutsideRide
* PlayingAgainstType
* PsychopathicManchild
* RawEggsMakeYouStronger
* SacrificialLion
* ShotgunsAreJustBetter
* SlashedThroat
* ThrowingTheDistraction
* UnwillingSuspension
* WorkoutFanservice
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