| Pedicab Driver | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Sammo Hung |
| Produced by | Sammo Hung |
| Written by | Barry Wong |
| Starring | Sammo Hung Lau Kar-leung Max Mok Billy Chow |
| Distributed by | Bojon Films |
Release date | 24 February 1989 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Portuguese |
| Box office | HK$14,784,774 |
Pedicab Driver (Chinese: 群龍戲鳳; Cantonese Yale: Kwan lung hei fung) is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s Macau. The movie features guest appearances by Eric Tsang, Corey Yuen and Lau Kar-leung. Warner Bros. has included the film in the catalogue of Warner Archive Collection.[1]
Plot
Lo Tung (Sammo Hung) and his friend Malted Candy (Max Mok), pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, Lo Tung Falls in Love with Ping (Nina Li Chi) an employee of a Bakery and Malted Candy unknownly falls in Love with Hsaio Tsui (Fennie Yuen) who plays the role of Prostitute in this Movie. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.
Cast and roles
- Sammo Hung - Lo Tung
- Lau Kar-leung - Boss of Gambling House (as Kar Leung-Lau)
- Max Mok - Mai Chien-Tang / Malted Candy
- Chan Lung - Coolie
- Alfred Cheung - Jewelry Store Owner
- Billy Chow - Master 5's Man
- Chung Fat - Thug
- Maria Cordero - Auntie
- Lam Ching-ying - Uncle Sheng
- Billy Lau - Tan
- Nina Li Chi - Ping
- Lowell Lo - Shan Cha Cake
- Eddie Maher - Thug
- Mang Hoi - Rice Pudding
- John Shum - Master 5
- Sun Yueh - Fang
- Eric Tsang - Man with cleaver
- Dick Wei - Wei
- Manfred Wong - Pork bun seller
- Corey Yuen - Coolie (as Kwai Yuen)
- Fennie Yuen - Hsiao-Tsui
- James Mou - Keung
- Hsiao Hou - Master Five's Thug
Reception
Box office
Pedicab Driver grossed $14,784,774 HKD at the Hong Kong box office.[2]
In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films.[3] Pedicab Driver was listed at 66th place on this list.[4]
Availability
Long out-of-print on VHS and LD, it's now currently available on DVD through Warner Archive.
See also
- List of films set in Macau
References
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20191119233358/https://www.wbshop.com/products/pedicab-driver-golden-harvest
- ^ Hong Kong Film Archive
- ^ "The 100 best action movies". Time Out. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "The 100 best action movies: 70-61". Time Out. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
External links
- Pedicab Driver at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Pedicab Driver at IMDb
- Pedicab Driver at AllMovie