They Came to Rob Hong Kong (Chinese: 八寶奇兵) is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film produced and directed by Clarence Fok and starring Dean Shek, who also serves as the film's writer and executive producer. The film co-stars Chingmy Yau, Roy Cheung, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Liu Wai-hung and Chin Siu-ho.[1]
| They Came to Rob Hong Kong | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 八寶奇兵 |
| Simplified Chinese | 八宝奇兵 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bā Bǎo Qí Bīng |
| Jyutping | Baat3 Bou2 Kei4 Bing1 |
| Directed by | Clarence Fok |
| Written by | Dean Shek Creative Unit |
| Produced by | Clarence Fok Catherine Lau |
| Starring | Dean Shek Chingmy Yau Roy Cheung Sandra Ng Eric Tsang Stanley Fung Liu Wai-hung Chin Siu-ho Kara Hui Charlie Cho Ann Bridgewater Yammie Lam |
| Cinematography | Ardy Lam |
| Edited by | Wong Ming-lam |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cinema City |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$8,033,844 |
Plot
edit"Clarence Fok’s They Came to rob Hong Kong concerns a violent bank robber (Roy Cheung) who has to flee to the Mainland after being nearly caught by a tough cop (Kara Hui). There, he recruits a ragtag team of hapless morons (among which Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Sandra Ng, Dean Shek and Chin Siu Ho) to come back to Hong Kong and attempt a daring heist."[2]
Mao Yiu-tung (Roy Cheung) is a Hong Kong criminal who escaped from a team of female cops, led by Shang (Kara Hui), to Mainland China. He recruits a team to go with him to Hong Kong to rob a bank. The team consists of two conmen doctors, Ken (Eric Tsang) and Yuen (Stanley Fung), a singer named Leslie Cheung (Liu Wai-hung), a dancer and martial artist named Bruce Hung (Chin Siu-ho), and two cops, Sherlock False (Dean Shek) and Monroe (Sandra Ng). The team are mentored by Jenny (Chingmy Yau), who teaches them about Hong Kong's society and geography.
Cast
edit- Dean Shek as Sherlock False
- Chingmy Yau as Jenny Tung
- Roy Cheung as Mao Yiu-tung
- Sandra Ng as Monroe
- Eric Tsang as Ken
- Stanley Fung as Yuen
- Liu Wai-hung as Leslie Cheung
- Chin Siu-ho as Bruce Hung
- Kara Hui as Superintendent Shang
- Charlie Cho as Biggy
- Ann Bridgewater as police officer
- Yammie Lam as police officer
- Elaine Jin as Councillor Chu
- Shing Fui-On as Dean
- Wellson Chin as Sauna manager
- Ann Mui as Inspector May
- Chan King as Rooster
- Chan Fai-hung as police informer
- Yeung Hung as Tung's thug
- Lau Tin-yue
- Jameson Lam as Dean's thug
- Yeung Jing-jing as Mao's girl
- Michelle Sze-ma
- Cheung Choi-mei as Policewoman
- Law Shu-kei as False's superior
- Tin Kai-man as Rooster's thug
References
edit- ^ "They Came to Rob Hong Kong". Asian Feast. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "They Came to Rob Hong Kong". Asian Film Strike. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.