Underplayed Gems

Yes, Madam (1985)

Yes, Madam poster
Original title
皇家師姐
Directed by
Corey Yuen
Genre
action film, martial arts film, girls with guns
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
18
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 118 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two policewomen team up to recover a stolen microfilm. Low level thieves unknowingly have the microfilm, and the officers chase them across Hong Kong.

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What happens

Yes, Madam (simplified Chinese: 皇家师姐; traditional Chinese: 皇家師姐; pinyin: Huángjiā Shījiě; Jyutping: Wong Gaa Si Ze) is a 1985 Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen, and produced by Sammo Hung, who also appears in a cameo in the film. The film stars Michelle Yeoh as Senior Inspector Ng who teams up with Inspector Carrie Morris (Cynthia Rothrock) to get a hold of microfilm which has been taken unknowingly by low level thieves Asprin (Mang Hoi) and Strepsil (John Shum). The film was the 21st-highest-grossing film of the year in Hong Kong and gave Mang an award for Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards. It has been described as the first film of the "girls with guns" subgenre. Yes, Madam received several sequels in the In the Line of Duty film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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