Follow the Star
1978, Chinese. Directed by John Woo.
On that side of the track is Ah Sing (Roy Chiao), uncouth, unkempt, a garage repairman, a bravado with plenty of tricks up his overall sleeve. And on the other side of the track is rich, young recording artist Gayle (Rowena Cortes), idol of the young with her songs and dances, but an orphan. Harry is her manager. They should not meet, least to say forming some kind of partnership, but they do. Gayle goes to Ah Sing's garage for repairs. When Harry and she drive off, the car's undercarriage Ah Sing and drags him along. Fate steps in the form of five toughles who stop the car and kidnap Gayle to a farmhouse. It so happens that Gayle's father and the five were robbers but the father took off with all the money while the five were caught. They want the money back now they have served the time...
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
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- Released
- 4 February 1978
- Original title
- 大煞星與小妹頭
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- John Woo, T.C. Lau
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Follow the Star runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is Follow the Star on?
Follow the Star isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 1978. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Follow the Star?
If you liked Follow the Star, try Too Cool to Kill, Trouble Man, Kids from Shaolin.
Who directed Follow the Star?
Follow the Star (1978) was directed by John Woo and stars Roy Chiao, Rowena Cortes, John Woo.