Bullet for Hire
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Two hitmen, both good friends who work for the Triad, get a new partner, a nervous young rookie who starts off badly by blowing an assignment, but soon becomes proficient at his bloody work. When one of them is blackmailed into helping the police, a Triad boss grows suspicious.
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Cast
37 people
Jacky Cheung Hok-yau
Shan
Known for
Bullet in the Head
Once Upon a Time in China
Simon Yam
Han
Known for
Ip Man
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Dick Wei
Mr. Dick
Known for
Project A
The Seventh Curse
Lo Lieh
Ngok
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Five Fingers of Death
Elaine Chow Sau-Lan
San, Ngok's daughter
Also in
The Duke of Mount Deer
The New Adventures Of Chor Lau Heung
Sheila Chan Suk-lan
Lan
Known for
All's Well, Ends Well
All for the Winner
Elaine Lui Siu-Ling
Interpol officer
Known for
The Bride with White Hair
Once Upon a Time in China V
Danny Chow Yun-kin
One of Kwai's men
Known for
Dragon Lord
Ridley Tsui Bo-Wah
Boss's Thug
Known for
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Fight Back to School
Lam Chung
Bill
Known for
Bullet in the Head
The Killer
Mai Kei
Kwai
Also in
Project A - Part II
King of Gambler
Hung San-Nam
Known for
Push
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Yuen Jun-Man Director · Leung Wai-Ting Screenplay Mak Hiu-Lun Composer
Worldwide gross $3.6M · First release September 5, 1991 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,646,104
Production
Vediocam Film Productions Company Limited
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
子彈出租
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · September 5, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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