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All
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Year:
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1983 |
George Lam and Brigitte Lin |
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Director:
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Teddy
Robin Kwan |
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Producer:
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Raymond
Wong Bak-Ming |
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Cast:
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George
Lam Chi-Cheung,
Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia,
Teddy Robin, Tsui
Hark, Paul Chun Pui,
Walter Gerrard, Joe Junior,
Leung Kit-Wah, Anders Nelsson, Lincoln Ko Kin, May
Lo Mei-Mei, Shing
Fui-On, Yip Ha-Lei, Sai Gwa-Paau, Sin Do-Lai |
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The
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Entertaining
spy comedy that exemplifies early eighties HK comedy. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
Funny but uneven comedy from the braintrust that was Cinema
City. Laughs and groans abound as diminutive entertainment
maven Teddy Robin directs and stars in this World War 2 spy
spoof. George Lam is Yoyo,a private detective who’s working
for a wacky Chinese espionage organization. He’s enlisted
by them to help a runaway Jew bearing the “Beast,” a code
word for the secret to nuclear fusion.
Yoyo must get the secret to the Americans
before the pursuing Nazis (of which there are two) get ahold
of the formula. However, things are complicated by the presence
of Fat Pig (Paul Chun), the HK police commissioner who is
willing to sell out his country for big dough. He wants the
formula so he can sell it to the Emperor of Japan, thereby
giving them the upper hand in the war. However, he has Yoyo
and Inspector Robin (director Teddy Robin) working towards snagging
the formula. Also, Fat Pig has to worry about a female cat
burglar (Brigitte Lin) who also happens to be an old flame
of Yoyo’s AND Fat Pig’s current fiancé.
Yes, the situations are strained
paper thin, but who cares? It’s all about the wackiness and
there’s no stopping it. Parodies, wordplay, and nonsensical
zaniness permeate this production. It would be unbearable
if not for a few key factors, namely the production design
and the actors. George Lam is a decent funnyman and Brigitte
Lin has charisma to spare as the slinky double agent. Still,
Teddy Robin can be annoying as all hell and he succeeds
here. This isn’t a major achievement of any sort. It’s just
wacky screwball shtick that wouldn’t stand a chance if it
were released today. However, when viewed in retrospect it
becomes a fun and zany little gem. (Kozo 1999) |
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Awards:
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Golden
Horse Awards
• Best Director (Teddy
Robin) |
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Availability:
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DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Mega Star/Media Asia
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
Dolby Digital 5.1
Removable English and Chinese Subtitles |
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image
courtesy of Mega Star Video Distribution, Ltd.
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