Girls with guns (and kung fu bona fides, too) ruled Hong Kong screens in the '80s and '90s, and this is the movie that set the template. A flimsy plot about stolen microfilm serves as a pretext for non-stop fights and chases, with star-making turns by former dancer and beauty queen Michelle Yeoh and real-life martial arts champion Cynthia Rothrock as Dirty Harriet policewomen who team up to best all the bad guys with acrobatic aplomb and explosive force. The women did their own unbelievable stunts—and somehow lived to tell the tale!