Off Track

Off Track is a 1991 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Cha Chuen-yee and starring Jacky Cheung, Max Mok, Rachel Lee and Ellen Chan. The film was followed by a sequel in 1995, titled Highway Man, which featured a different storyline. Plot Lui (Jacky Cheung), a street racer and triad member, who owns an auto shop while also smuggling cocaine for his boss, Brother Bing (Lung Fong). Because of his life, he has been neglecting his girlfriend, Katy (Ellen Chan) and would let out his frustrations on her. An acquainted police officer Bad Breath (Billy Ching) informs Lui a rival named Chang-pau bets HK$40,000 against Lui in a race on Princess Margaret Road against one his racers Joe (Max Mok), who also owns an auto repair shop. Lui loans HK$20,000 from Bad Breath. On the night of their duel, Lui and Joe taunt each other before proceeding to race, where Lui was leading until near the end when Joe catches up and Lui rams Joe. The winner was undermined as a result and fight between Lui's and Chang-pau underlings breaks out until the police arrive and arrest Joe, Lui, and his younger sister, Ann (Rachel Lee) who fail to flee from the scene. At the police station, Lui's estranged father (Wu Ma), who is a seasoned officer, snacks and scolds Lui for his illegal activities and getting his sister involved. Before his father detains him, Lui rants about how his father is a hypocrite for being a corrupt policeman before the establishment of the ICAC and blames his father as the cause of him becoming a criminal. After being released from the police station, Lui's underling Bull (Karel Wong) reveals to him that Bad Breath attacked them and crashed into their shop for his debt while his henchmen also attacked Ann but was saved by Joe, who is trying to pursue her. Lui retaliates by blowing up Bad Breath's car and fights his henchmen before the police arrive. The next day Brother Bing tells Lui to settle with Bad Breath and that he will pay for the car blown up by Lui but Lui would have to give Joe to Bad Breath for beating up his henchmen while saving Ann. Lui is reluctant to do so since Joe saved his sister. Bull and his henchmen beat up and capture Joe and allows him to be beaten by Bad Breath and his gang before Ann and Katy arrive and bring him back home and Ann take care of his wounds after Katy leaves. Ann leaves after berating him for being afraid of his brother. Joe then chases after her and they later make love.