“Crazy Couple” ( Kit. 無 招 勝 招 招 ) is a Hong Kong comedian directed by Ricky Lau, starring and Lau Kayun.
| Crazy couple | |
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| whale. trad. 無 招 勝 有 招 , yel : Mou 4 Jiu 1 Sing 1 Yau 5 Jiu 1 , Eng. Crazy couple | |
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| Genre | action movie comedy |
| Producer | Ricky Lau |
| Producer | Guy Lai |
| Author script | |
| In the main cast | Lau cajun |
| Operator | And Tonglun |
| Film company | Filmway Pictures Co. |
| Duration | 90 min [1] |
| Fees | 1,638,491.30 HK $ [2] |
| A country |  Hong Kong |
| Tongue | Cantonese |
| Year | 1979 |
| IMDb | ID 0080152 |
Story
Street artist Chow uses a monkey in his performances in the hope of raising money to be able to learn martial arts. The former martial arts teacher, the seventh Mr. Chiu, has a mentally retarded daughter. She is unattended, so Chow should take care of her. Chou outside the city finds a girl named Phiuhun, so that she takes care of his daughter Chiu, and he goes to study martial arts from the village teacher, Kuan Isai. The guy also finds himself a new friend - the son of a teacher, Yan. Once, bandits visit the village and terrorize the locals, which is why Chiu and Isai confront the criminals. Later both are killed. Chou and Yan wander in search of a new tutor in the martial arts. In the end, after going through many adventures, the couple finds the real culprit.
Cast
- - Yan
- Lau Kayun - Chow
- - Phihuun
- Fun Haqion - Mac Thilou
- Huang Ha - Yan and Chow teacher
- Peter Chan Lun - Kuan Isai
- Eric Tsang - Chiu's Daughter
- - the seventh Mr. Chiu
- Bruce Thon - Von Lufu
- Ho Pacquon
- Shoy Kuai
Cash fees
The premiere in Hong Kong took place on December 30, 1979. [3] For ten days, the picture scored 1 638 491.30 HK $ [2] .
Reviews
Martin Sandison in his review describes the picture [4] :
| ... despite the stupid comedy, the hackneyed script and storyline - [Crazy Couple] delivers some great shapes to the action and is quite funny. |
German film portal Zweitausendeins gives the film the following characteristics [5] :
| A tangled story with a bit of action and a little farce. |
Notes
- ↑ 无 招 胜 有 招 (whale.) . Baidu Baike .
- ↑ 1 2 1979 香港 票房 (whale.) . BoxOfficeCn .
- ↑ 無 招 勝 有 招 Crazy couple (whale.) . Hong Kong Film Archive .
- ↑ Sandison, Martin Crazy Couple (1979) Review . cityonfire.com (January 10, 2018).
- ↑ Der Dampfhammer von Send-Ling (German) . Zweitausendeins .