Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars

"This time those cock-eyed crime-busters land in more trouble than anyone could safely handle."

1985 1h 34m CN

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★6.5TMDB · 169

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Synopsis

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The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.

“This time those cock-eyed crime-busters land in more trouble than anyone could safely handle.”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Kidstuff / Fastbuck
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Sandy
Jackie Chan
Muscles
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Rawhide
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Pagoda
Eric Tsang
Roundhead
Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin
Herb
Yuen Biao
Ricky Fung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sammo Hung
Writers: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Sze-To Cheuk-Hon, Barry Wong Ping-Yiu
Languages: Japanese, Cantonese, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Cantonese, English.

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CAST

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Part of the "Lucky Stars Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anders Nelsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sammo Hung and Richard Ng Yiu-Hon and Jackie Chan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This time those cock-eyed crime-busters land in more trouble than anyone could safely handle.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sammo Hung directs. Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai behind the camera. Anders Nelsson scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Japanese, Cantonese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Cantonese, English.
3Part of the "Lucky Stars Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Anders Nelsson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sammo Hung and Richard Ng Yiu-Hon and Jackie Chan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "This time those cock-eyed crime-busters land in more trouble than anyone could safely handle.".
9IMDB entry: tt0090342 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 20 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Original score: Anders Nelsson
Editing: Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Costume design: Shirley Chan
Makeup / hair: Julian Yeung Chun-Man
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $3,690,858
Original language: CN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)

Part of

Lucky Stars Collection

Lucky Stars (or Five Lucky Stars; (Chinese: 福星系列、五福星) was a Hong Kong action comedy film series in the 1980s and 1990s, blending Chinese martial arts with bawdy comedy. The films featured an ensemble cast, with many of the actors appearing in successive films. The characters of the Five Lucky Stars were originally petty criminals recently out of prison, who started their own cleaning company. By the second film, the cleaning company idea was discarded, and the bumbling gang were instead employed to assist the police.