Hong Kong Synopsis
霹靂大喇叭
Tuba is a fainthearted cop who prefers to play in the brass section of the police band to pounding the streets. One day, he finds himself caught up in an extortion case with trigger-happy detective Rambo Chow. When Rambo gets fatally wounded, he makes a half-hearted vow to avenge his death. Tuba is more than a little surprised when Rambo's spirit returns to make sure the timid cop makes good on his promise. Backed up by his hotshot partner Cheung, Tuba eventually summons the gumption to track down the baddies.
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Comedy + Horror in Hong Kong
25 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Where's Officer Tuba? itself).
The 1985–1987 Hong Kong Window
Where's Officer Tuba? holds position #20 of 38 Hong Kong films in the 1985–1987 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Where's Officer Tuba? premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 1986.
The 216th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 18% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 42th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #264 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (68th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #85 of 266 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | D & B Films |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | March 20, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0095865 |