How to Meet the Lucky Stars

1996 1h 52m CN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 12

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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How to Meet the Lucky Stars is a 1996 Hong Kong film and the final film in the Lucky Stars film series. Featuring the "Lucky Stars" Sammo Hung (in a supporting role and another role as a cop), Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Richard Ng, Michael Miu and new cast member Vincent Lau as Hung's younger cousin. Also featuring a number of guest appearances including Françoise Yip, Natalis Chan, Chen Kuan Tai, Cheng Pei-pei, Chan Hung Lit and Nora Miao. Produced by Eric Tsang, directed by Frankie Chan with action choreography by Yuen Cheung-Yan and Mars.The film was released as a benefit film for the famous Hong Kong film director, Lo Wei, who died in 1996.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sammo Hung
Eric Kidstuff / Choi
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Rawhide / Pee
Eric Tsang
Roundhead
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Sandy
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Pagoda
Françoise Yip
Francoise
Diana Pang Dan
Nurse
Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung
King of Swindler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Writers: Ivy Lee Mo-King
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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30 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 Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, shot by Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming. 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 Roel A. García. 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 Stanley Fung Shui-Fan and Eric Tsang carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116575 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei directs. Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming behind the camera. Roel A. García scores. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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130 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 Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, shot by Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Roel A. García. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Sammo Hung and Stanley Fung Shui-Fan and Eric Tsang carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0116575 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Anthony Pun Yiu-Ming
Original score: Roel A. García
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): IIA
IMDB: How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996)

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.