Lucky Stars Go Places

"A bunch of zany Hong Kong cops get mixed up with the Japanese underworld."

1986 1h 35m CN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 30

ComedyAction

Synopsis

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Lucky Stars Go Places, also known as The Luckiest Stars, is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang. It is the fourth film in the Lucky Stars series. It was an attempt to combine the original Lucky Stars troupe with the similar action comedy ensemble from the Aces Go Places series.

“A bunch of zany Hong Kong cops get mixed up with the Japanese underworld.”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Eric / Kidstuff / Fastbuck / Tse Koo Choy
Karl Maka
Chief Inspector Albert / Baldy
Alan Tam
Top Dog
Andy Lau
Lambo
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Fat Cat
Anthony Chan Yau
Long Legs
Billy Lau Nam-Kwong
Libbogen / Lib-Bogen
Maria Tung Ling
Yum Yum

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Tsang
Writers: Barry Wong Ping-Yiu, Lo Kin
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eric Tsang, shot by Lam Lai-Hing. 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 Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Sammo Hung and Karl Maka and Alan Tam carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A bunch of zany Hong Kong cops get mixed up with the Japanese underworld.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Tsang directs. Lam Lai-Hing behind the camera. Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Lucky Stars Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Eric Tsang, shot by Lam Lai-Hing. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Sammo Hung and Karl Maka and Alan Tam carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A bunch of zany Hong Kong cops get mixed up with the Japanese underworld.".
7IMDB entry: tt0091447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lam Lai-Hing
Original score: Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $23,109,809
Original language: CN
Certification (US): IIA
IMDB: Lucky Stars Go Places (1986)

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.