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Directed by | Sammo Hung |
Written by | Barry Wong |
Produced by | Sammo Hung |
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Distributed by | Bojon Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
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Box office | HK$14,784,774 |
Pedicab Driver (Chinese:群龍戲鳳;Cantonese Yale:Kwan lung hei fung) is a1989Hong Kongmartial artscomedy film starring and directed bySammo Hung, who also produced. Hung portrays the leader of a crew ofcycle rickshaw drivers in 1930sMacau. The film also features guest appearances byEric Tsang,Corey Yuen, andLau Kar-leung. Warner Bros. has included the film in the catalogue ofWarner Archive Collection.[1]
Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy arepedicab drivers working on the streets ofMacau. Lo Tung falls in love with a baker named Ping and Malted Candy falls in love with a prostitute named Hsaio Tsui. The problem is that both of the objects of their affections are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. The pair must somehow find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.
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]
Long out-of-print on VHS and LD, it's now currently[when?] available on DVD throughWarner Archive.[citation needed]
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