Wild Search (1989)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Believing that the girl may be in danger, Mew Mew seeks out her aunt Cher, and the three develop a bond, but Cher's ex-husband and a vengeful gunrunner soon show up to disrupt their short-lived peace.

• Released: 1989-06-03
• Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 41 votes

Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung.

Top cast

• Chow Yun-Fat as Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
• Cherie Chung Cho-Hung as Cher Lee
• Tommy Wong as Nam
• Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung as Bullet
• Paul Chun Pui as Mr. Hung
• Chan Cheuk-Yan as Ka-Ka
• Ku Feng as Mr. Lee
• Lau Kong as Leung
• Elaine Jin Yan-Ling as Elaine Lee
• Terrence Fok Shui-Wah as Kee

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Wild Search

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel, Hi-YAH
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel

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