Somebody Up There Likes Me

• Director: Patrick Leung
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Sports Drama, Melodrama
• Themes: Redemption, Sibling Relationships, Boxers
• Release Year: 1996
• Country: HK
• Run Time: 109 minutes

Plot

This Hong Kong melodrama shares only the title Robert Wise's 1956 film biography of American middleweight champion Rocky Graziano. The story begins as a luminescent beauty watches two men fighting in the ring. Suddenly the story jumps back 10 months when Gloria, the girl first fell in love with Ken, one of the fighters. For the two it was nearly love at first sight, but for the intervention of Gloria's older brother who beats the stuffing out of Ken. Rocky, the pugnacious brother, is a local champion and he is currently training to take the pan-Asian title away from the current champ the Japanese fighter Yamada. Deciding that he too wants to fight, Ken begs a noted kickboxing instructor to teach him. The story then jumps to the opening fight, a bout that goes terribly awry when Ken accidentally kills Rocky. Devastated and guilt-filled, Ken leaves legitimate boxing and becomes an illegal bare-knuckle fighter. Eventually he resurfaces to take on the fearsome Yamada in the film's exciting conclusion. Serious aficionados of Hong Kong movies should keep an eagle eye out for numerous celebrity cameos that include filmmakers Clifton Ko and Ann Hui. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Sammo Hung - Master Hung; Aaron Kwok - Ken Wong; Carman Lee - Gloria Chan

Credit

Yau Wai-ming - Art Director, Hai Chung-man - Consultant/advisor, Choi Yin-man - Costume Designer, Patrick Leung - Director, David Wu - Editor, John Woo - Executive Producer, Wong Tan-yi - Songwriter, Arthur Wong Ngok Tai - Camera Operator, Wang Ying-Hsiang - Producer, Michael Carter - Sound/Sound Designer, Chan Hing-kai - Screenwriter

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