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Aces Go Places, (Chinese: 最佳拍檔), also known in the United States as Diamondfinger or Mad Mission, is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Samuel Hui and Karl Maka.
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| Traditional Chinese | 最佳拍檔 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 最佳拍档 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Eric Tsang | ||||||||||
| Written by | Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Karl Maka Dean Shek | ||||||||||
| Starring | Samuel Hui Karl Maka Sylvia Chang Dean Shek | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Joe Chan Paul Yip Manny Ho Arthur Wong | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Tony Chow | ||||||||||
| Music by | Samuel Hui Teddy Robin | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. | ||||||||||
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Running time | 93 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$27.0 million[1] | ||||||||||
It is the first installment in the Aces Go Places film series.
Plot
editA suave, smooth burglar named King Kong tries to make up for his thieving ways by teaming up with an Albert 'Baldy' Au, a bumbling Taishanese police detective from the United States. Both work together to try to find a set of stolen diamonds; the diamonds are also being tracked by a European criminal known as 'White Gloves'. The two heroes are supervised by Superintendent Nancy Ho, who has a temper.
Cast
edit- Samuel Hui as King Kong
- Karl Maka as Albert Au
- Sylvia Chang as Supt. Nancy Ho
- Dean Shek as Gigolo Joe (special guest appearance)
- Tsui Hark as Ballerina Director (special guest appearance)
- Carroll Gordon as Ding Dong
- Chan Sing as Mad Max
- Anna Ng as Rose
- Lindzay Chan as Ballerina
- Veronica Lau as Mary
- Hon Kwok-choi as Squealie
- Sze Kai-keung as Laurel
- Cho Tat-wah as Uncle Wah
- Kam Piu as Szeto
- To Siu-ming as Tattoo artist
- Robert Houston as White Gloves
- Jimmy Shaw as Monterosso
- Andrew Miller as Antonio
- Glen Thompson as Governor at meeting
- Fung Ging Man as Snr. police officer at meeting
- Lee Pang-fei as Snr. police officer at meeting
- Ng Yan-chi as Snr. police officer at meeting
- Chik Ngai-hung as Rascal who gets fresh with Ho
- Shing Wan-on as Cheong
- Lai Kim-hung as Blubber mouth
- Tai San as Glove's thug
- Wong Chi-wai as Glove's thug attacking King Kong
- Cheung Kwok-wah as Mad Max's thug
- Chow Kam-kong as Mad Max's thug
- Pang Yun-cheung as Mad Max's thug
- Fung Yun-chuen as Diamond verifier
- Cheng Siu-ping as Councillor Chan in taxi
- Raymond Wong as Priest in taxi (cameo)
- Yu Mo-lin as Nurse
- Ho Pak-kwong as Toilet Attendant
- George Lam as Ambulance driver (cameo)
- Man Ngai-tik as Snr. naval officer at meeting[2][3]
Awards and nominations
edit| Awards and nominations | |||
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| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Karl Maka | Won[4] |
| Best Actress | Sylvia Chang | Nominated | |
| Best Original Film Score | Teddy Robin | Nominated | |
| Best Original Film Song | Song: Aces Go Places (最佳拍檔)
Composer/Lyricist/Singer: Samuel Hui |
Nominated | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Top Hong Kong Grossers". Variety. 26 November 1986. p. 35.
- ^ "Mad Mission (1982)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Aces Go Places at chinesemov.com". Chinesemov.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "1st Hong Kong Film Awards" (in Chinese). Official website of Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links
edit- Review from HKCuk.co.uk
- Aces Go Places at IMDb
- Aces Go Places at AllMovie