Aces Go Places 2

Aces Go Places 2 is a 1983 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Eric Tsang and starring Sam Hui, Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang. The film has also been dubbed into English and re-edited and was released overseas as Mad Mission II.

Aces Go Places 2
Hong Kong film poster
Traditional最佳拍檔大顯神通
Simplified最佳拍档大显神通
MandarinZuì Jiā Pāi Dàng Dà Xiǎn Shén Tōng
CantoneseZeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3 Daa6 Hin2 San4 Tung1
Directed byEric Tsang
Produced byRaymond Wong
Written byRaymond Wong
StarringSam Hui
Karl Maka
Sylvia Chang
Music byTeddy Robin
Sam Hui
Ha On-chia
CinematographyArthur Wong
Johnny Koo
Peter Ngor
Abdul M. Rumjahn
Edited byTony Chow
Distributed byCinema City & Films Co.
Release date
  • 5 February 1983 (1983-02-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$23,273,140

It is a sequel to the 1982 film Aces Go Places.

Plot

A James Bond-type burglar King Kong (Sam Hui) and his friend Albert "Baldy" Au (Karl Maka), a bald police detective join forces to try to track down a rare set of stolen precious diamonds before it ends up in the hands of a notorious European mobster named "Black Gloves" (Filthy Harry in the dubbed version and during the English-speaking parts of the original film). The two unlikely duo are supervised by Baldy's wife, Supt. Nancy Ho (Sylvia Chang), a masculine, fiery-tempered policewoman as they are chased by many mafia members throughout the film in crazy chase sequences involving a number of car and motorbike stunts.

Cast

Car on 2wheels stunts by Douglas Airth [1] [2]

Release

Aces Go Places was released in Hong Kong on 5 February 1982. The film was released in the Philippines by Valiant Films as Aces Strike to Win on 7 December 1988.[3]

Reception

Variety described the film as a "well calculated commercial movie" and a "never a dull moment fun film for kids and adults with young minds attuned to things that are basic and elementary."[4] The review stated that Sam Hui "is beginning to be an adept comedian with good timing though he still mugs a lot."[4]

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See also

Notes
  1. Aces Go Places 2 at HKMDB
  2. Aces Go Places 2 at chinesemov.com
  3. "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Standard Publishing, Inc. 7 December 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 6 January 2019. Rated 'A' for Total Entertainment
  4. Willis 1985, p. 417: "Review is of Cantonese-language version viewed in Hong Kong on February 10, 1983"

References
  • Willis, Donald, ed. (1985). Variety's Complete Science Fiction Reviews. Garland Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-8240-6263-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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