Aces Go Places 2

Aces Go Places 2

Hong Kong film poster
Traditional 最佳拍檔大顯神通
Simplified 最佳拍档大显神通
Mandarin Zuì Jiā Pāi Dàng Dà Xiǎn Shén Tōng
Cantonese Zeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3 Daa6 Hin2 San4 Tung1
Directed by Eric Tsang
Produced by Raymond Wong
Written by Raymond Wong
Starring Sam Hui
Karl Maka
Sylvia Chang
Music by Teddy Robin
Sam Hui
Ha On-chia
Cinematography Arthur Wong
Johnny Koo
Peter Ngor
Abdul M. Rumjahn
Edited by Tony Chow
Distributed by Cinema City & Films Co.
Release date
  • 5 February 1983 (1983-02-05)
Running time
100 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK$23,273,140

Aces Go Places 2 is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Eric Tsang and starring Sam Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang. The film has also been dubbed into English and re-edited and was released overseas as Mad Mission II.

It is a sequel to the 1982 film, Aces Go Places.

Plot

A James Bond-type burglar King Kong (Sam Hui) and his friend Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka), a bald police detective join forces to try to track down a rare set of stolen precious diamonds before it ends up in the hands of a notorious European mobster named "Black Gloves" (Filthy Harry in the dubbed version and during the English-speaking parts of the original film). The two unlikely duo are supervised by Baldy's wife, Supt. Nancy Ho (Sylvia Chang), a masculine, fiery-tempered policewoman as they are chased by many mafia members throughout the film in crazy chase sequences involving a number of car and motorbike stunts.

Cast and roles

[1] [2]

Reception

Variety described the film as a "well calculated commercial movie" and a "never a dull moment fun film for kids and adults with young minds attuned to things that are basic and elementary."[3] The review stated that Sam Hui "is beginning to be an adept comedian with good timing though he still mugs a lot."[3]

See also

Notes

  1. Aces Go Places 2 at HKMDB
  2. Aces Go Places 2 at chinesemov.com
  3. 1 2 Willis 1985, p. 417: "Review is of Cantonese-language version viewed in Hong Kong on February 10, 1983"

References

  • Willis, Donald, ed. (1985). Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews. Garland Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-8240-6263-9. 
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