Aces Go Places
For the film series, see Aces Go Places (film series).
Aces Go Places | |
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Traditional | 最佳拍檔 |
Simplified | 最佳拍档 |
Mandarin | Zuì Jiā Pāi Dǎng |
Cantonese | Zeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3 |
Directed by | Eric Tsang |
Produced by |
Karl Maka Dean Shek |
Written by | Raymond Wong |
Starring |
Samuel Hui Karl Maka Sylvia Chang Dean Shek |
Music by |
Samuel Hui Teddy Robin |
Cinematography |
Joe Chan Paul Yip Manny Ho Arthur Wong |
Edited by | Tony Chow |
Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. |
Release dates | 16 January 1982 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$26,043,773 |
Aces Go Places, (Chinese: 最佳拍檔), also known in the United States as Diamondfinger or Mad Mission, is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Samuel Hui and Karl Maka.
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
- Lindzay Chan as Ballerina
- Chan Sing as Mad Max
- Cho Tat-wah as Uncle Wah
- George Lam as Ambulance driver (cameo)
- Raymond Wong as Priest (cameo)
- Chik Ngai-hung as Rascal who gets fresh with Ho
- Kam Piu as Szeto
- Fung Yun-chuen as Diamond verifier
See also
References
External links
- Review from HKCuk.co.uk
- Aces Go Places at the Internet Movie Database
- Aces Go Places at AllMovie
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