Young and Dangerous: The Prequel

Young and Dangerous: The Prequel (Chinese: 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇) is a 1998 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second prequel in the Young and Dangerous film series.

Young and Dangerous: The Prequel
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇
Simplified Chinese新古惑仔之少年激斗篇
Transcriptions
Directed byAndrew Lau
Written byManfred Wong
Produced byManfred Wong
Wong Jing
StarringNicholas Tse
Daniel Wu
Benjamin Yuen
Francis Ng
Shu Qi
Sam Lee
CinematographyAndrew Lau
Edited byMarco Mak
Music byClarence Hui
Ronald Ng
Distributed byGala Film Distribution Limited
BoB and Partners Co. Ltd.
Release date
  • 5 June 1998 (1998-06-05)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryChina (Hong Kong)
LanguageCantonese
Box office$2,353,800

The film shows Chan Ho-nam (Nicholas Tse), Big Head (Daniel Wu), Chow Pan (Benjamin Yuen), Chicken Chiu (Sam Lee), and their friends being recruited by Uncle Bee (Ng Chi-Hung) and joining the "Hung Hing" triad.

Cast

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Notes

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Because he was only 17, and born on 29 August 1980, Nicholas Tse is not allowed to watch the movie when the movie opens in Hong Kong cinemas on 5 June 1998 because this movie is classified as Category III, which is a restricted category in the Hong Kong motion picture rating system and the category is strictly for persons aged 18 and above only.

The story retcons the flashback from the first film, taking place in 1988 rather than 1985.

Awards and nominations

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18th Hong Kong Film Awards

  • Won: Best New Performer (Nicholas Tse)
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