Fire Dragon

Fire Dragon
Fire Dragon
	DVD cover
Directed by	Yuen Wo-Ping
Written by	Ng Man Fai
Produced by	Thomas Ng Yun-Chuen
Starring	Brigitte Lin; Max Mok; Sandra Ng; Elise Yeh; Tan Lap-Man; Joe Chu Kai Sang; Wu Gang
Cinematography	Jingle Ma
Edited by	Angie Lam On-Yee; Andy Chan Chi-Wai
Music by	Lowell Lo
Distributed by	Regal Films Distribution Co. Ltd (Hong Kong)
Release date	1994;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$1,160,795.00

Fire Dragon (火雲傳奇) is a 1994 wuxia film with comedy and action elements, which features Brigitte Lin in the lead.

Plot

Ah Ha (Brigitte Lin) is an assassin known as Fire Dragon serving the evil Sixth Prince (Tan Lap-Man), who sent her on a mission to retrieve and destroy the incriminating letter but Yuen Ming (Max Mok), a wandering swordsman, manages to save it. Both Yuen and Fire Dragon go undercover in a traveling acrobatic troupe led by Lyn Yu (Sandra Ng) while trying to draw each other out. However, when Ha becomes more involved with everyday people who welcome her into their homes, she transforms from a cold-hearted killer to a generous, heartwarming woman. The sixth prince, learning of the betrayal, orders her friend, Snow/Eagle Claw (Yeh Chuan-Chen) to kill Ha. Ha accidentally kills her in a duel, and is determined to stay with her good side. With some help from a couple of chilvarous friends, she rises up, set on attacking and defeating her former master.

Cast

Brigitte Lin as Ha/Fire Dragon
Max Mok Siu-Chung as Yuen Ming
Wu Gang as Zhen
Tan Lap-Man as Prince Wan
Sandra Ng as Tang Lyn Yu
Yeh Chuan-Chen as Snow/Eagle Claw
Joe Chu as Rat

Reception

Reviewer Andrew Saroch of fareastfilms.com gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "Taking a popular narrative and adding a unique sense of charm to it, Yuen Woo-Ping creates a strangely captivating atmosphere with a familiar cast. Brigitte Lin is superb as the beautiful assassin who finds herself in a conflict between her head and her heart. It’s very refreshing to see her move away from the traditional ice-queen and portray someone with a slowly unravelled vulnerable side. Although very dependent on wires, Yuen Woo-Ping’s stellar choreography is of his usual high standard and there is still a few moments of genuine physicality that will have fans looking for the rewind button. Overall then, 'Fire Dragon' offers a very pleasing evening’s entertainment that is unlikely to disappoint."^[2]

Reviewer Cherycok of darksidereviews.com gave the film a rating of 5.5 out of 10.^[3]