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The Time You Need a Friend

Plot: John Woo's melodramatic tragicomedy The Time You Need a Friend (1985) stands at the crucial crossroads in the director's career. Woo had been churning out innocuous comedies for more than a few years, and after establishing the "heroic bloodshed" genre, he'd never look back
Release Date: Thursday, January 10 1985
40 years ago
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Portrait of Sun YuehSun Yueh. Sun Yueh was 54 in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Sun, Oct 26 1930 –
Died: Tue, May 01 2018
Portrait of David TaoDavid Tao. David Tao was 41 in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Mon, Aug 23 1943 –
Died: Wed, Sep 12 2012
Portrait of Linda Jui-Chi LiuLinda Jui-Chi Liu. Linda Jui-Chi Liu was >> in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hsiao Hou TaoHsiao Hou Tao. Hsiao Hou Tao was 37 in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Mon, Dec 29 1947 –
Died: Sun, Feb 02 2020
Portrait of Kuan KuanKuan Kuan. Kuan Kuan was >> in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chiang HsiaChiang Hsia. Chiang Hsia was >> in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Feng Kang ChuFeng Kang Chu. Feng Kang Chu was >> in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Meng Yen LiuMeng Yen Liu. Meng Yen Liu was >> in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hsiao-Kang WuHsiao-Kang Wu. Hsiao-Kang Wu was >> in The Time You Need a Friend
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of John WooJohn Woo. John Woo was 38 in The Time You Need a Friend as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 22 1946
Portrait of Chow Yip-HingChow Yip-Hing. Chow Yip-Hing was >> in The Time You Need a Friend as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ching-Piao YehChing-Piao Yeh. Ching-Piao Yeh was >> in The Time You Need a Friend as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eric Tsang Chi-WaiEric Tsang Chi-Wai. Eric Tsang Chi-Wai was 31 in The Time You Need a Friend as 'Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 14 1953
Portrait of Raymond Wong Pak-MingRaymond Wong Pak-Ming. Raymond Wong Pak-Ming was 38 in The Time You Need a Friend as 'Producer'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 08 1946
Portrait of Dean Shek TinDean Shek Tin. Dean Shek Tin was 35 in The Time You Need a Friend as 'Presenter'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 17 1949 –
Died: Mon, Sep 20 2021
Portrait of Karl MakaKarl Maka. Karl Maka was 40 in The Time You Need a Friend as 'Presenter'
Birthday: Tue, Feb 29 1944