Mad Mission
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Mad Mission a.k.a. Aces Go Places | |
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Directed by | Eric Tsang Tsui Hark Ringo Lam Lau Kar-leung |
Starring | Sam Hui Karl Maka |
Release date(s) | 1982-1989 |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Mad Mission, or Aces Go Places is a series of Hong Kong action comedy films that are parodies of the James Bond film series.
The films star Sam Hui as King Kong, an undercover police officer and martial arts expert who is aided by his bumbling sidekick, Albert "Baldy" Au, portrayed by Karl Maka.
The series began in 1982, with the first two films directed by Eric Tsang. Subsequent films were directed, respectively by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Lau Kar-leung.
A fifth film, '97 Aces Go Places was made in 1997 with a different cast.
[edit] Titles in the series
- Mad Mission 1 (1982)
- Mad Mission 2: Aces Go Places (1983)
- Mad Mission 3: Our Man From Bond Street (1984)
- Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice (1986)
- Mad Mission 5 (1989)