To Catch A Thief
1991 · 96 MIN · IMDB 5.4 · 43 VOTES · DIR. Andy Chin
Overview
Developer Ms. Cheung (Carol 'Do Do' Cheng) yearns for a quieter life in Hong Kong and moves to the countryside, getting herself caught in a showdown between a gang of jewel thieves and two police officers along the way. While Ms. Cheung survives the ordeal, the thieves' injured getaway driver (Siu-Chun To) sneaks into Cheung's moving van and escapes to the countryside, into Cheung's new home. As Cheung settles down into her new environment, she befriends Pak-Lam (Pak Lam Cheng), a skillful and inquisitive little boy who lives in the village. While Pak-Lam helps Cheung tend to her house, he encounters the injured thief. After a brief exchange, Pak-Lam realizes the thief has a harmless and non-aggressive attitude and decides to shelter him in his secret makeshift hideout, not knowing his new friend has in his possession a bag of stolen jewels, in which both the police and the gangsters are searching for.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,113 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:17 Here they are !
00:06:13 Sorry Doctor, l must go now. l can't stay long today.
00:08:57 Thanks.
00:12:51 The white van which was used to rob Tinli Jewelry...
00:18:59 l'm moving today and you're not here to help.
00:22:12 Don't mention it.
00:25:57 lf you had listened to my advice quit being a cop.
00:28:37 Bye!
00:31:59 l think it's cheaper to break the windows and climb inside.
00:35:04 Look, l've put your Dad's slippers in the bag.
00:40:03 Maybe transferred from another unit. Suits you.
00:44:27 You've jumped over, the door opens.
00:48:23 l'm fine.
00:50:53 He'll put a seed in my body.
00:55:20 l'm coming to buy clips.
00:58:03 Yes... that's it.
01:01:10 lnspector So, we can set out now.
01:05:55 Don't be lazy. My adopted mother is fussy.
01:09:20 Can you just avoid him?
01:15:45 l can roast everything.
01:18:33 Did he pay?
01:21:28 Thanks.
01:24:08 No?!
01:30:53 Cousin.