Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die Twice

1986 1h 26m CN

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5.6

MID

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5.8

IMDB

★5.6TMDB · 43★5.8IMDB · 916

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Baldy and King Kong shuttle between New Zealand and Hong Kong to recover a hi-tech prism that can impart superhuman powers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sam Hui
King Kong
Karl Maka
Albert Au
Sally Yeh Chian-Wen
Sally
Sylvia Chang
Inspector Nancy Ho
Cyrus Wong Ka-Ming
Baldy Jr.
Shih Kien
Interpol Ice Hockey Team Coach
Kwan Tak-Hing
HK Police Ice Hockey Team Coach
Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Officer Hua / Foon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Writers: Karl Maka
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Aces Go Places Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Sander Lee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tony Lo Dung-Lei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sam Hui and Karl Maka and Sally Yeh Chian-Wen carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung directs. Sander Lee behind the camera. Tony Lo Dung-Lei scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Aces Go Places Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Sander Lee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Tony Lo Dung-Lei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Sam Hui and Karl Maka and Sally Yeh Chian-Wen carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0092268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.