Cheetah on Fire

{{Short description|1992 Hong Kong film by Thomas Yip}}

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| name = Cheetah on Fire

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| t = 獵豹行動

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| director = Thomas Yip

| producer = Tsui Fat

| writer = Hung Hin-pang

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| music = {{Plain list|

  • Simon Leung
  • Tony Tam}}

| cinematography = Ma Kam-yeung

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| studio = Cheung Yau Production{{cite book|last=Charles|first=John|title=The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios|date=2009|publisher=McFarland and Company|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-0-7864-4323-9|page=49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nLnwCQAAQBAJ|access-date=25 June 2020}}

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| released = {{Film date|1992}}

| runtime = 84 minutes

| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese

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Cheetah on Fire ({{zh|t=獵豹行動|j=lip6 paau3 hang4 dung6}}, released in the Philippines as Fight to Survive) is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Thomas Yip and starring Donnie Yen, Carrie Ng, Sharla Cheung, Gordon Lau, Ken Lo, Eddy Ko, Shing Fui-On, and Michael Woods.

Cast

Release

Cheetah on Fire was first released in Hong Kong in 1992. In the Philippines, the film was released as Fight to Survive on 12 November 1992.{{cite news|title=Opens Today!|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19921111&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=13 November 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=12 November 1992|page=19|quote=Introducing!!! John Salvitti, L.A. Freestyle Boxing Master U.S.A. [-] Michael Woods, L.A. Freestyle Boxing Champion U.S.A. [-] Kevin Leton, U.K. Freestyle Boxing Master}}

=Home media=

The film was released on VHS in the United States by Tai Seng Video Marketing in 1998.{{cite book|title=Cheetah on Fire [VHS]|asin=6304890702}}

On 1 August 2000, the film was released by Universe Laser on VCD in Hong Kong; it has since gone out of print.{{cite web|title=Leopard Hunting|url=https://www.yesasia.com/global/%E7%8C%8E%E8%B1%B9%E8%A1%8C%E5%8A%A8/1000023763-0-0-0-en/info.html|website=YesAsia.com|publisher=YesAsia.com Ltd|access-date=13 November 2020}}

Critical reception

In his encyclopedic book about Hong Kong cinema, John Charles gave Cheetah on Fire five out of ten stars, stating that "this low budget effort is packed with action, which helps one to forget just how pedestrian the screenplay is."

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