To Spy with Love!!

1990 1h 35m CN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 5

ComedyCrimeMysteryAction

Synopsis

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Terry (Teddy Robin), a diminutive rock enthusiast and manager of all-girl band The Playgirls, finds himself caught up in a chaotic espionage caper. After two bumbling Japanese hitmen tear apart a rock bar in search of the spy Yap and a hidden treasure map, Terry is wrongly blamed and storms out. He soon discovers the dying Yap in his car, and with her last breath she conceals the map on one of his posters. As the police close in, Terry falls for Inspector Nina, convinced that she shares his feelings, while spy chief Mak and his incompetent assassins continue their frantic pursuit of the missing map.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nina Li Chi
Li Chi / Hokkaido 1
Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung
Li Ping / Formosa 1
Teddy Robin
Terry
Eric Kot Man-Fai
Soft Fujiyama
Jan Lam Hoi-Fung
Hard Fujiyama
Elsie Chan Yik-Si
Elsie
Maria Cordero
Playgirls Drummer
Chan Fai-Hung
James Fong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Mak Tai-Kit
Writers: Raymond To Kwok-Wai, Sze-To Cheuk-Hon, Philip Cheng Chung-Tai
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Mak Tai-Kit, shot by Gigo Lee Ji-Hang. 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 Teddy Robin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Nina Li Chi and Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung and Teddy Robin carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Mak Tai-Kit directs. Gigo Lee Ji-Hang behind the camera. Teddy Robin scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Peter Mak Tai-Kit, shot by Gigo Lee Ji-Hang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Teddy Robin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Nina Li Chi and Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung and Teddy Robin carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0100971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.