Aces Go Places

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For the film series, see Aces Go Places (film series).

Aces Go Places
Hanyu Pinyin
Zuì Jiā Pāi Dǎng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3
Directed by
Cinema City & Films Co.
Release date
  • 16 January 1982 (1982-01-16)
Running time
93 minutesCountryHong KongLanguage
HK$27.0 million[1]

Aces Go Places, (

Samuel Hui and Karl Maka
.

It is the first installment in the Aces Go Places film series.

Plot

A suave, smooth burglar named King Kong tries to make up for his thieving ways by teaming up with an Albert 'Baldy' Au, a bumbling Taishanese police detective from the United States. Both work together to try to find a set of stolen diamonds; the diamonds are also being tracked by a European criminal known as 'White Gloves'. The two heroes are supervised by Superintendent Nancy Ho, who has a temper.

Cast

  • Samuel Hui
    as King Kong
  • Karl Maka as Albert Au
  • Sylvia Chang as Supt. Nancy Ho
  • Dean Shek as Gigolo Joe (special guest appearance)
  • Tsui Hark as Ballerina Director (special guest appearance)
  • Carroll Gordon as Ding Dong
  • Chan Sing as Mad Max
  • Anna Ng as Rose
  • Lindzay Chan as Ballerina
  • Veronica Lau as Mary
  • Hon Kwok-choi as Squealie
  • Sze Kai-keung as Laurel
  • Cho Tat-wah
    as Uncle Wah
  • Kam Piu as Szeto
  • To Siu-ming as Tattoo artist
  • Robert Houston as White Gloves
  • Jimmy Shaw as Monterosso
  • Andrew Miller as Antonio
  • Glen Thompson as Governor at meeting
  • Fung Ging Man
    as Snr. police officer at meeting
  • Lee Pang-fei as Snr. police officer at meeting
  • Ng Yan-chi as Snr. police officer at meeting
  • Chik Ngai-hung as Rascal who gets fresh with Ho
  • Shing Wan-on as Cheong
  • Lai Kim-hung as Blubber mouth
  • Tai San as Glove's thug
  • Wong Chi-wai as Glove's thug attacking King Kong
  • Cheung Kwok-wah as Mad Max's thug
  • Chow Kam-kong as Mad Max's thug
  • Pang Yun-cheung as Mad Max's thug
  • Fung Yun-chuen as Diamond verifier
  • Cheng Siu-ping as Councillor Chan in taxi
  • Raymond Wong as Priest in taxi (cameo)
  • Yu Mo-lin
    as Nurse
  • Ho Pak-kwong as Toilet Attendant
  • George Lam as Ambulance driver (cameo)
  • Man Ngai-tik as Snr. naval officer at meeting[2][3]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
2nd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Karl Maka Won[4]
Best Actress Sylvia Chang Nominated
Best Original Film Score Teddy Robin Nominated
Best Original Film Song Song: Aces Go Places (最佳拍檔)

Composer/Lyricist/Singer:

Samuel Hui

 Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top Hong Kong Grossers". Variety. 26 November 1986. p. 35.
  2. ^ "Mad Mission (1982)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Aces Go Places at chinesemov.com". Chinesemov.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. Hong Kong Film Awards. Archived from the original
    on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

External links
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