Full Throttle


1995-12-14

Full Throttle(烈火戰車)

Year : 1995
Direcror : Derek Yee

Cast
Andy Lau as Joe
Gigi Leung as Annie (阿儀)
Chin Kar-lok as Jimmy (嘉樂)
Paul Chun as Paul叔
David Wu as David

Plot
Joe (Andy Lau) is a youth who loves auto racing. His father Paul (Paul Chun) operates a motorbike business which often organizes motorbike teams to race in Macau and Japan. However, Joe has been rumored to be the best among the racers because every crown bike is always defeated in hands of Joe on the streets. Since Joe’s license has been revoked for speeding at the age of 19, he is unable to participate in an official race and can only secretly race in the streets to fulfill his desire of racing on the roads. Joe’s father is very irritated about this and views his son as an outlaw biker so he prohibits his racers to race with Joe which sours their father and son relationship. Joe owns an auto repair shop with his friend Jimmy (Chin Ka-lok). Joe’s girlfriend Annie (Gigi Leung) is very gentle and kind but she always worries about her boyfriend racing.David (David Wu) is a youth racer returning from England and hits it off with Joe. Seven years later, Joe readmits his license, ready to show his talents in a race in Macau, but is unable to obtain a racing license which leads him to think that his father is playing some dirty tricks. Joe injured in an accident and lands in a coma for 10 days, he ultimately misses the race in Macau and hopelessly watches David become the champion.After the accident, Joe develops a fear of racing. Rumors spread that Joe is scared and can no longer race. Jimmy is extremely indignant about this and challenges David himself. Jimmy gets into an accident and dies from his injuries. Jimmy’s death leads Joe to become even more determined to overcome his fear and get his confidence back……

Theme Song: The Affectionate Sentence (情深的一句)
Composer: Eric Chen
Lyricist: Andy Lau
Singer: Andy Lau