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A coming-of-age drama set in 80s Hong Kong, the film revolves around the Chan brothers, Paul (Andy) and Dee (Yim Chau-wah), a pair of delinquents and teen rebels. Their divorced father, Larry (Yueh) is a decorated member of the police force and a prison officer, who constantly disagrees with his sons on their choice in relationships with their girlfriends and demanding for them to focus on their studies and school performances. Their father's subordinate in the police force, local cop Officer King Kong, also picks on the brothers constantly, believing that they will grow up into becoming criminals.
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A coming-of-age drama set in 80s Hong Kong, the film revolves around the Chan brothers, Paul (Andy) and Dee (Yim Chau-wah), a pair of delinquents and teen rebels. rebels.
Their divorced father, Larry (Yueh) is a decorated member of the police force and a prison officer, who constantly disagrees with his sons on their choice in relationships with their girlfriends and demanding for them to focus on their studies and schoolperformances. performances.
Their father's subordinate in the police force, local cop Officer King Kong, also picks on the brothers constantly, believing that they will grow up into becoming criminals.
Their divorced father, Larry (Yueh) is a decorated member of the police force and a prison officer, who constantly disagrees with his sons on their choice in relationships with their girlfriends and demanding for them to focus on their studies and school
Their father's subordinate in the police force, local cop Officer King Kong, also picks on the brothers constantly, believing that they will grow up into becoming criminals.
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After failing his SAT to secure a better future in a prestigious college, Paul unexpectedly meets up with Shi-shi (Prudence Yip), a refugee from an illegal Vietnamese refugee camp. After falling for each other, things take a nosedive for the worse.
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After failing his SAT to secure a better future in a prestigious college, Paul unexpectedly meets up with Shi-shi (Prudence Yip), a refugee from an illegal Vietnamese refugee camp. After Inevitably falling for in love with each other, things take a nosedive for the worse.
worse when Paul's disapproving father finds out.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Paul fail to outlive the credits, but things aren't looking good for Shi-shi, still stuck in a refugee camp. That's not going into the issue of how Larry outlives ''both'' his sons, because of his overly-controlling WellDoneSonGuy attitude, which will haunt him for the rest of his life]]...
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Paul fail to outlive the credits, but things aren't looking good for Shi-shi, still stuck in a refugee camp. That's not going into the issue of how Larry outlives ''both'' his sons, because of his overly-controlling WellDoneSonGuy attitude, which will haunt him for the rest of his life]]...life]]…
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Larry's reaction after Paul fled from home in the aftermath of their father-son arguement.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The cop who repeatedly picks on Wah is only known by his nickname, which is... ''Film/KingKong''. Huh.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The cop who repeatedly picks on Wah is only known by his nickname, which is... ''Film/KingKong''. Huh.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Larry's reaction after Paul fled from home in the aftermath of their father-son arguement.
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* ParentsAsPeople: A reocurring plot point of the film for Paul's father, Larry Chan. A decorated member of the police force, but also a father to two highly-rebellious, violence-prone teenagers.
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* ParentsAsPeople: A reocurring reoccurring plot point of the film for Paul's father, Larry Chan. A decorated member of the police force, but also a father to two highly-rebellious, violence-prone teenagers.
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* YoureNotMyFather: Paul quotes this line in the middle of a ''really'' heated arguement, after finding out his single father, Larry, intends to send him all the way to Taiwan in order to keep him away from his girlfriend, Shi-shi, having opposed their relationship. He regrets it later, to no avail.
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* YoureNotMyFather: Paul quotes this line in the middle of a ''really'' heated arguement, argument, after finding out his single father, Larry, intends to send him all the way to Taiwan in order to keep him away from his girlfriend, Shi-shi, having opposed their relationship. He regrets it later, to no avail.
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* StrugglingSingleFather: Gender-flipped version with Larry Chan, the divorced father of two sons, which he struggles to raise while maintaining his duties as a decorated police officer. [[spoiler: It doesn't end well]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:One of Andy Lau's first leading roles is also one of Yueh Hua's last.]]
''On the Wrong Track'' is a 1983 Creator/ShawBrothers drama film, starring veteran Shaw badass Creator/YuehHua in one of his very, very last cinematic outings for the Shaws, as well as Hong Kong megastar Creator/AndyLau before he's famous.
A coming-of-age drama set in 80s Hong Kong, the film revolves around the Chan brothers, Paul (Andy) and Dee (Yim Chau-wah), a pair of delinquents and teen rebels. Their divorced father, Larry (Yueh) is a decorated member of the police force and a prison officer, who constantly disagrees with his sons on their choice in relationships with their girlfriends and demanding for them to focus on their studies and school performances. Their father's subordinate in the police force, local cop Officer King Kong, also picks on the brothers constantly, believing that they will grow up into becoming criminals.
After failing his SAT to secure a better future in a prestigious college, Paul unexpectedly meets up with Shi-shi (Prudence Yip), a refugee from an illegal Vietnamese refugee camp. After falling for each other, things take a nosedive for the worse.
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!!Contains Examples of:
* CallingTheOldManOut: Paul and Dee towards their father, Larry. Multiple times.
* ComingOfAgeStory: One of the rarer films starring Yueh Hua which is in this genre.
* {{Delinquents}}: The main character, Paul Chan, is a juvenile delinquent who constantly rebels on his policeman father.
* DisproportionateRetribution: A rich man called the Chan brothers a pair of punks. They respond by setting his sports car on fire and destroying it.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Paul fail to outlive the credits, but things aren't looking good for Shi-shi, still stuck in a refugee camp. That's not going into the issue of how Larry outlives ''both'' his sons, because of his overly-controlling WellDoneSonGuy attitude, which will haunt him for the rest of his life]]...
* FloatingHeadSyndrome: The above poster, and the DVD's cover, features Paul's head taking most of the upper part.
* GrowingUpSucks: A reocurring theme of the film revolves around the brothers Paul and Dee facing adulthood, having a disapproving father who forbids their relationships with their girlfriends and intending to send them to military school in Taiwan, and the general trials and tribulations of growing up.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Paul, via BoomHeadshot by Officer King Kong]].
* InnocenceLost: Paul, after being sent to prison for months, and later [[spoiler: witnessing his brother's death]].
* InspectorJavert: The police officer, King Kong, spends most of his screentime trying to catch Paul and Dee red-handed in their crimes, thinking these punks are going to be criminals soon.
* KnightOfCerebus: Inverted version, but the film [[spoiler: quickly goes FromBadToWorse when Paul witnessed his brother, Dee, getting shot dead by Officer Kong]].
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Paul is a juvenile delinquent and teen rebel, while his father Larry Chan is a police officer. Goes without saying that both father and son spends the entire film arguing and butting heads.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Larry's reaction after Paul fled from home in the aftermath of their father-son arguement.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The cop who repeatedly picks on Wah is only known by his nickname, which is... ''Film/KingKong''. Huh.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: The film ends with Larry Chan outliving both his sons, Paul and Dee, because of his overly-controlling nature on his boys]].
* ParentsAsPeople: A reocurring plot point of the film for Paul's father, Larry Chan. A decorated member of the police force, but also a father to two highly-rebellious, violence-prone teenagers.
* PrettyLittleHeadshots: [[spoiler: Paul's fate at the end of the film, after attempting a SelfDestructiveCharge at Officer King Kong, ramming his car in the officer's direction, despite the fact that King Kong had a pistol trained on Paul. KOng is forced to pull the trigger, the car crashes, and one scene later Paul is shown slumped on the dashboard with a tiny bullet hole in his head]].
* StrugglingSingleFather: Gender-flipped version with Larry Chan, the divorced father of two sons, which he struggles to raise while maintaining his duties as a decorated police officer. [[spoiler: It doesn't end well]].
* StarCrossedLovers: Paul Chan, a student and teen rebel and Shi-shi, an illegal immigrant and refugee from Vietnam who lives in a refugee center. It ends as badly as you'd expect.
* TeensAreMonsters: Officer King Kong's opinions towards Paul and Dee, even before Paul getting thrown into prison. To be fair, the boys ''torched'' a man's car for shits and giggles.
* TookALevelInCynic: Paul, after finding out his father's plans to send him to a military school in Taiwan.
* TragicDropout: Paul, halfway through the film, after being expelled.
* YoureNotMyFather: Paul quotes this line in the middle of a ''really'' heated arguement, after finding out his single father, Larry, intends to send him all the way to Taiwan in order to keep him away from his girlfriend, Shi-shi, having opposed their relationship. He regrets it later, to no avail.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Larry Chan, towards his sons, which results in both of them becoming teen rebels with highly destructive tendencies.
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[[caption-width-right:350:One of Andy Lau's first leading roles is also one of Yueh Hua's last.]]
''On the Wrong Track'' is a 1983 Creator/ShawBrothers drama film, starring veteran Shaw badass Creator/YuehHua in one of his very, very last cinematic outings for the Shaws, as well as Hong Kong megastar Creator/AndyLau before he's famous.
A coming-of-age drama set in 80s Hong Kong, the film revolves around the Chan brothers, Paul (Andy) and Dee (Yim Chau-wah), a pair of delinquents and teen rebels. Their divorced father, Larry (Yueh) is a decorated member of the police force and a prison officer, who constantly disagrees with his sons on their choice in relationships with their girlfriends and demanding for them to focus on their studies and school performances. Their father's subordinate in the police force, local cop Officer King Kong, also picks on the brothers constantly, believing that they will grow up into becoming criminals.
After failing his SAT to secure a better future in a prestigious college, Paul unexpectedly meets up with Shi-shi (Prudence Yip), a refugee from an illegal Vietnamese refugee camp. After falling for each other, things take a nosedive for the worse.
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!!Contains Examples of:
* CallingTheOldManOut: Paul and Dee towards their father, Larry. Multiple times.
* ComingOfAgeStory: One of the rarer films starring Yueh Hua which is in this genre.
* {{Delinquents}}: The main character, Paul Chan, is a juvenile delinquent who constantly rebels on his policeman father.
* DisproportionateRetribution: A rich man called the Chan brothers a pair of punks. They respond by setting his sports car on fire and destroying it.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Not only does Paul fail to outlive the credits, but things aren't looking good for Shi-shi, still stuck in a refugee camp. That's not going into the issue of how Larry outlives ''both'' his sons, because of his overly-controlling WellDoneSonGuy attitude, which will haunt him for the rest of his life]]...
* FloatingHeadSyndrome: The above poster, and the DVD's cover, features Paul's head taking most of the upper part.
* GrowingUpSucks: A reocurring theme of the film revolves around the brothers Paul and Dee facing adulthood, having a disapproving father who forbids their relationships with their girlfriends and intending to send them to military school in Taiwan, and the general trials and tribulations of growing up.
* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Paul, via BoomHeadshot by Officer King Kong]].
* InnocenceLost: Paul, after being sent to prison for months, and later [[spoiler: witnessing his brother's death]].
* InspectorJavert: The police officer, King Kong, spends most of his screentime trying to catch Paul and Dee red-handed in their crimes, thinking these punks are going to be criminals soon.
* KnightOfCerebus: Inverted version, but the film [[spoiler: quickly goes FromBadToWorse when Paul witnessed his brother, Dee, getting shot dead by Officer Kong]].
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Paul is a juvenile delinquent and teen rebel, while his father Larry Chan is a police officer. Goes without saying that both father and son spends the entire film arguing and butting heads.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Larry's reaction after Paul fled from home in the aftermath of their father-son arguement.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The cop who repeatedly picks on Wah is only known by his nickname, which is... ''Film/KingKong''. Huh.
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: The film ends with Larry Chan outliving both his sons, Paul and Dee, because of his overly-controlling nature on his boys]].
* ParentsAsPeople: A reocurring plot point of the film for Paul's father, Larry Chan. A decorated member of the police force, but also a father to two highly-rebellious, violence-prone teenagers.
* PrettyLittleHeadshots: [[spoiler: Paul's fate at the end of the film, after attempting a SelfDestructiveCharge at Officer King Kong, ramming his car in the officer's direction, despite the fact that King Kong had a pistol trained on Paul. KOng is forced to pull the trigger, the car crashes, and one scene later Paul is shown slumped on the dashboard with a tiny bullet hole in his head]].
* StrugglingSingleFather: Gender-flipped version with Larry Chan, the divorced father of two sons, which he struggles to raise while maintaining his duties as a decorated police officer. [[spoiler: It doesn't end well]].
* StarCrossedLovers: Paul Chan, a student and teen rebel and Shi-shi, an illegal immigrant and refugee from Vietnam who lives in a refugee center. It ends as badly as you'd expect.
* TeensAreMonsters: Officer King Kong's opinions towards Paul and Dee, even before Paul getting thrown into prison. To be fair, the boys ''torched'' a man's car for shits and giggles.
* TookALevelInCynic: Paul, after finding out his father's plans to send him to a military school in Taiwan.
* TragicDropout: Paul, halfway through the film, after being expelled.
* YoureNotMyFather: Paul quotes this line in the middle of a ''really'' heated arguement, after finding out his single father, Larry, intends to send him all the way to Taiwan in order to keep him away from his girlfriend, Shi-shi, having opposed their relationship. He regrets it later, to no avail.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Larry Chan, towards his sons, which results in both of them becoming teen rebels with highly destructive tendencies.
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