By 1997, the handover of Hong Kong loomed, and the golden age of Cat III was dying. The Fruit is Swelling is a softcore comedy about a "magical mango." It is silly, full of nudity, and completely lacking in the violence of the early 90s.

The duo of Herman Yau and Anthony Wong strikes again. Here, Wong plays a degenerate fugitive who contracts the Ebola virus in South Africa and returns to Hong Kong, spreading the disease via rape and violent outbursts.

A family man gets drunk, cheats on his wife, and accidentally gets involved with a triad. To punish him, the triad forces him to become a killer via a "snuff film" scenario. Run and Kill is famous for the "axing the door" scene—where a man hacks his way into an apartment with an axe while the family hides.