| Release Date: | Jan 1994 |
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| Genre: | Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller |
| Awards: | 4 nominations |
| Cast: | Yun-Fat Chow (Red Bean Pudding (Joe)), Leslie Cheung (James (Jim)), Cherie Chung (Red Bean (Cherie)), Kong Chu (Godfather), Kenneth Tsang (Chow / Dad), Fung Woo ((as Fung Wu)), Leila Tong (Red Bean), Declan Wong (Magician Henchman), John Woo (Stanley Wu (uncredited)), David Wu (Auctioneer (uncredited)) |
Once a Thief is an action/comedy/romance movie involving the plight of three master thieves (in the mode of Pink Panther). All three were raised by the same father and in fact were most certainly street orphans. The story begins with a successful art heist followed by a pledge to make this the last crime ever for the trio. The plot revolves around the theft of a mysterious "cursed" painting and how its obsession affects the family.