Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop

Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop

Year: 1995

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: Chinese

Director: Yuen Bun

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Three high‑octane police officers—an unorthodox Hong Kong detective, a straight‑laced Mainland inspector, and a gritty Filipino cop—team up to dismantle a sprawling counterfeit ring. Their relentless pursuit unleashes nonstop gunfights and daring stunts, delivering a gleefully bullet‑riddled, extreme cops‑and‑robbers thrill ride.

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1

Philippine drug bust and initial arrests

In the Philippines, Officer Man leads his squad to bust a drug deal and arrests Talung, the second in command of Roy's counterfeit operation. Santos also arrests Roy's girlfriend Yu Wing-kei during the operation. The crackdown sets off a cycle of violence as Roy fights back against the police.

Night Philippines
2

Man is killed at his mother's birthday

After the arrests, Man is killed by a hitman dispatched by Roy during his mother's birthday celebration. The hit on Man marks Roy's willingness to remove obstacles by force. The murder escalates the conflict between Roy's gang and the police.

Philippines (mother's birthday party)
3

Yang's Shenzhen bust and counterfeit discovery

In Shenzhen, Yang Lai-ching busts a drug deal and discovers that the money used in the transaction is counterfeit. The counterfeit currency reveals a cross-border network connected to Roy. Yang is drawn into a joint operation with Hong Kong and Chinese police to infiltrate drug dealers operating through the Philippines.

Shenzhen, China
4

Undercover alliance expands to the Philippines

Back in the Philippines, Yang is assigned to work closely with Yu in prison, while Hong Kong inspector Lee King-tong has been undercover there for three years. The operation is part of a larger plan to dismantle Roy's network from within. The team coordinates across borders to trap the counterfeit operation.

Philippines
5

Prison bonding to reach Yu

Lee visits Yang in prison and they decide to pose as a married couple to get close to Yu. Yang befriends Yu after defending her from a bully, strengthening their inside access. The alliance solidifies the plan to dismantle Roy's operation from within.

Prison
6

Santos targets Roy's restaurant

Santos leads an arrest at Roy's restaurant where cocaine is found, and Roy's employee becomes a scapegoat. The restaurant raid tightens the net on Roy's organization and increases the stakes for Lee and Yang's undercover mission.

Restaurant (Philippines)
7

Valentine's Day escape plan

On Valentine's Day, Lee brings Yang flowers and two bottles of dioxide solution to help Yang and Yu drink and escape while they are transferred to the hospital. The plan cements Lee and Yang's reliance on the covert operation. The escape scheme foreshadows a wider confrontation to come.

Valentine's Day Hospital/Transport route
8

Night attack and rescue of Yu's group

Lee is summoned to meet Santos at night but Roy's hitmen ambush them. Lee arrives just in time to save Santos's wife and daughter, killing the hitmen with Santos. The rescue demonstrates the depth of the conspiracy and the danger to the undercover team.

Night Philippines
9

Ambulance rescue and mansion confrontation

The next day, Yang and Yu follow Lee's plan and are rescued from the ambulance. Lee and Yang confront Roy's henchmen at Roy's mansion, and Roy is impressed by their combat skills while the two solidify their alliance.

Roy's Mansion
10

Bugged villa life and uneasy alliance

Lee and Yang move in with Yu at a villa owned by Roy, which is bugged. Roy's men eavesdrop and misinterpret their tense dynamic as something more intimate, underscoring the constant surveillance and danger surrounding the undercover operation.

Roy's Villa
11

Talung rescue and court evacuation plan

Roy hires Lee to rescue Talung from the court. Lee stages a bomb disposal ruse to evacuate the court and then uses a bomb disposal vehicle to knock out guards during the transfer. The audacious plan succeeds in moving Talung to safety.

Court, Philippines
12

Power plays and a dangerous club meeting

Roy's boss, impressed by Lee, plans to move him up to a bigger position in the gang. Roy resists and pulls a gun, but Ramos stops him. The group then goes to a nightclub to meet client Peter Wu, where Lee's past threatens to surface and Santos warns him about Roy's reach.

Nightclub
13

Boss confrontation and Roy's death

Roy's boss takes control at his headquarters and schemes to eliminate Lee and Yang with martial law-like force. In the ensuing chaos, Roy is killed by a muscular henchman on orders from the boss, marking a turning point in the power struggle.

Boss's HQ
14

Final showdown and the boss's demise

Lee and Yang, aided by Santos, confront the boss in a climactic battle. Lee defeats the boss by using a water hose to shoot a bamboo weapon, bringing the counterfeit operation and the gang to an end. The alliance between Lee, Yang, and Santos wins the last round of the operation.

Final Boss's HQ

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