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The Joyce Godenzi Duology, She Shoots Straight, & Licence To Steal (with Trailers)
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Mrs. Sammo Hung She Shoots Straight ( Chinese : 皇家女將 , alternately Lethal Lady ) is a 1990 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Corey Yuen , and written by Yuen, Barry Wong and Yuen Kai-chi. It stars Joyce Godenzi , Carina Lau and Sammo Hung . The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 4 July 1990. Story She Shoots Straight turns on three plot axes. The first concerns the complications of a workplace romance and marriage between a dedicated policewoman “Mina Kao” (Joyce Godenzi) and her supervisor “Huang Tsung-pao” (Tony Leung). The second theme concerns opposition by the Huang family to the couple's impending union. Another policewoman, Mina's future sister-in-law “Chia Ling” (Carina Lau) is especially critical of apparent favoritism, and even makes a remark about her being Eurasian (this is not unique – a comparable epithet being made by Oshima's character to her guy opponent in “Close Escape”). The third axis provides a resolution as a gang of Vietnamese led by Yuan Hua (Yuen Wah) attempts a violent and risky robbery. After the gang is thwarted, a shootout ensues in which the police get the upper hand. Swearing revenge, Yuan Hua lays a counter-trap using Vietnamese ju…
Directors & creators
KonCATIII
Subjects
Girls with Guns