Aces Go Places 2 (Chinese: 最佳拍檔大顯神通) 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.
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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 |
Written by | Raymond Wong |
Produced by | Raymond Wong |
Starring | Sam Hui Karl Maka Sylvia Chang |
Cinematography | Arthur Wong Johnny Koo Peter Ngor Abdul M. Rumjahn |
Edited by | Tony Chow |
Music by | Teddy Robin Sam Hui Ha On-chia |
Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$23,273,140 |
It is the second installment in the Aces Go Places film series.
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.
Car on 2wheels stunts by Douglas Airth [1] [2]
Aces Go Places was released in Hong Kong on 5 February 1983. The film was released in the Philippines by Valiant Films as Aces Strike to Win on 7 December 1988.[3]
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."[4] The review stated that Sam Hui "is beginning to be an adept comedian with good timing though he still mugs a lot."[4]
Rated 'A' for Total Entertainment
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