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Traditional Chinese | 最佳福星 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 最佳福星 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Eric Tsang | ||||||||||
Written by | Barry Wong | ||||||||||
Story by | Lo Kin Barry Wong Anthony Chan Alfred Cheung Sze-to Cheuk-hon Eric Tsang Karl Maka Sammo Hung | ||||||||||
Produced by | Sammo Hung | ||||||||||
Starring | Sammo Hung Andy Lau Alan Tam Kent Cheng Karl Maka Sylvia Chang | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Cheung Shing-tung Lam Lai-hing | ||||||||||
Edited by | Peter Cheung | ||||||||||
Music by | Violet Lam Sherman Chow | ||||||||||
Production companies | Paragon Films Bo Ho Films | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 95 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$23,109,809 |
Lucky Stars Go Places (Chinese:最佳福星), also known asThe Luckiest Stars, is a 1986 Hong Kongactioncomedy film directed byEric Tsang. It is the fourth film in theLucky Stars series. It was an attempt to combine the original Lucky Stars troupe with the similar action comedy ensemble from theAces Go Places series. The film stars original Lucky Stars memberSammo Hung along with new Lucky Stars membersAndy Lau,Alan Tam,Kent Cheng,Anthony Chan andBilly Lau as well asAces Go Places starsKarl Maka andSylvia Chang, while other Lucky Star members Tsang,Richard Ng,Stanley Fung andMichael Miu make cameo appearances.
The original trilogy of films,Winners and Sinners,My Lucky Stars andTwinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars were directed by and starredSammo Hung. They featured appearances fromJackie Chan andYuen Biao and blended comedy with kung fu action.Lucky Stars Go Places was directed byEric Tsang and produced by Hung, who did not direct and only acted in a supporting role. This, combined with the absence of Chan and Yuen, meant that the film contained significantly less kung fu action. Furthermore, the other members of the original Lucky Stars gang only have cameo roles in this film.
Kidstuff (Sammo Hung) has been asked by police superintendent Walter Tso (Cho Tat-wah) to investigate a case of international ammunition trade between two gangs. One of the gangs is the Japanese Yakuza in possession of stolen diamonds, and the other is a group of terrorists with a stockpile of ammunition. Whilst visiting the police station, Kidtuff meets Quito (Sylvia Chang), an old friend from when they were in the orphanage. As they embrace each other in a friendly hug, some passing police officers get the wrong idea and decide to tell her husband, Albert (Karl Maka). Albert refuses to listen to Quito and attempts to fight Kidstuff. Later, when Kidstuff and Quito decide to dine together, Albert secretly hides under their table.
Kidstuff goes to ask his old Lucky Stars gang for help (the returningEric Tsang,Richard Ng andStanley Fung, and newcomerMichael Miu). However, they refuse to help as they have embarked on a new crime spree, so Kidstuff is forced to find a new gang.
First he recruits Top Dog (Alan Tam), so called because of his affinity with (and ability to speak to) dogs. Second is Fat Cat (Kent Cheng), a lazy, corrupt cop, who joins because Kidstuff throws money at him. Next is Lambo (Andy Lau) a martial arts expert of theSDU's in hong kong and lady's man, followed by Long Legs (Anthony Chan) and Libbogen (Billy Lau), a pair of timid beat cops who flee in the face of danger. To complete the unlikely group, Yum Yum (Maria Tung) is assigned to teach the gang her skills of self-defence and disguise. However, the gang ends up not learning anything in their three-day training as they were busy with their numerous attempts to grope her.
One day, the gang, disguised as Arabian clients, along with Yum Yum, arrive at Fushime's villa to conduct a trade and was welcomed to stay in the villa for a night. There, they sneak into Fushime's safe, with Top Dog keeping out on the outside and find the diamonds and swallow them, but accidentally lock themselves inside the safe and were later captured and tied up. Top Dog meets up with Kidstuff and informs him of the situation so Kidstuff demands Tso to rescue them. However, Tso does not want to public to know of the mission and locks Kidstuff in a mental hospital, where Albert attempts to fight him again.
Meanwhile, the gang and Yum Yum manage to free themselves and Lambo takes on Fushime on a fight while the rest fight and take out Fushime's top henchman, Doyuta. Eventually, Kidstuff arrives to take over and defeats Fushime and Albert also arrives and taunts Kidstuff and tells him to play Russian roulette to prove his love for Quitto. Kidstuff takes Albert's revolver and shoots himself five times and were luckily empty slots and tells Albert to do the same, but Albert laughs at him for his stupidity and says his life is more important than his wife, which Quitto walks in just in time to hear and slaps him.
The film earned HK$23,109,809 at the Hong Kong box office from 20 June to 24 July 1986.