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Aces Go Places (film series)

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Aces Go Places
Aces Go Places 1–5 film Blu-ray box set
Traditional Chinese最佳拍檔系列
Simplified Chinese最佳拍档系列
Hanyu PinyinZuì Jiā Pāi Dǎng Xì Liè
JyutpingZeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3 Hai6 Lit6
Directed byEric Tsang (1-2)
Tsui Hark (3)
Ringo Lam (4)
Lau Kar-leung (5)
Chin Ka-lok (5)
Screenplay byRaymond Wong (1-3, 6)
Karl Maka (4)
Chan Kwok-tse (5)
Produced byKarl Maka (1, 4-5)
Dean Shek (1)
Raymond Wong (2-3, 6)
StarringSam Hui
Karl Maka
CinematographyJoe Chan Chun-kit (1, 3)
Paul Yip (1)
Manny Ho (1)
Arthur Wong (1-2)
Johnny Koo (2)
Peter Ngor ((2)
Abdul M. Rumjahn (2)
Bill Chan (3)
Sander Lee (4)
Paul Chan (5)
Joe Chan Kwong-hung (5)
Hung Hin-shing (5)
Herman Yau (6)
Edited byTony Chow (1-4)
Wong Ming-kong (4)
Wong Ming-lam (5)
Robert Choi (6)
Music byTeddy Robin (1-2, 5)
Sam Hui (1-3)
Ha On-chia (2)
Noel Quinlan (3)
Tang Siu-lam (3)
Tony Lo (4)
Richard Lo (5)
Mak Chun Hung (6)
Production
companies
Cinema City & Films Co. (1-5)
Hong Kong Action Stunt (1)
Eastern Bright Motion Picture (6)
Hoi Ming Company (6)
Distributed byCinema City & Films Co. (1-5)
Mandarin Films (6)
Release date
1982-1997
Running time
565 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$136,393,124

Aces Go Places, known as Mad Mission in the United States, is a series of Hong Kong action comedy films that are parodies of the James Bond film series.

The films star Sam Hui as King Kong, a master thief and martial arts expert who is aided by his bumbling sidekick, Detective Albert "Baldy" Au, portrayed by Karl Maka.

The series began in 1982, with the first two films directed by Eric Tsang. Subsequent films were directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Lau Kar-leung respectively.

Lucky Stars Go Places, a crossover with the Lucky Stars film series, was released in 1986.

A sixth film, 97 Aces Go Places was made in 1997 with a different cast.

Titles in the series

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Cast and characters

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Character Film
1 2 3 4 5 6
King Kong Sam Hui
Albert "Baldy" Au Karl Maka
Nancy Ho Sylvia Chang
Giglo Joe Dean Shek
Ding Dong Carroll Gordon
Uncle Wah Cho Tat-wah
Mad Max Chan Sing
Squealie Hon Kwok-choi
Police officer Fung King-man Fung King-man
Albert's 9th floor neighbor Fung King-man
Ballet Director Tsui Hark
F.B.I. Tsui Hark
Police officer Tsui Hark
Priest in taxi Raymond Wong
Reverend in wedding Raymond Wong
Senior Police Officer Raymond Wong
Army officer Lee Pang-fei
Police officer Lee Pang-fei
White Gloves Robert Houston Glen Thompson Brad Kerner
Nurse Yu Mo-lin
Ambulance Driver George Lam
Bull Yasuaki Kurata
Bull's thug Billy Lau
Fattie Eric Tsang
Mr. Wu Charlie Cho
Mr. Cho Charlie Cho
Rickshaw Sai Gwa-Pau
Baldy Junior Cyrus Wong
Puffer Fish Ricky Hui
Police chief John Shum
Train engineer Lowell Lo
Mr. James Bond Jean Mersant
Tom Collins Peter Graves
Agent 701 Naomi Otsubo
Sally Bright Sally Yeh
Interpol Ice hockey coach Shih Kien
HK Police Ice hockey coach Kwan Tak-hing
Professor Roy Chiao
Brother Thief Leslie Cheung
Sister Thief Nina Li Chi
Chinese Rambo Conan Lee
Ellen Ellen Chan
Prisoner Danny Lee
Murderer King Roy Cheung
Woman at window Maria Cordero
God Mother Maria Cordero
Thai horse rider Lau Kar-wing
Thai horse rider Hung Yan-yan
Ho Sik Alan Tam
Ho Sik's father Alan Tam
Drunk Gun Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Mandy Ling Christy Chung
Mandy Li Donna Chu
Lui Yu-yeung Francis Ng
Lung Ben Lam
Yu-yeung's killer Billy Chow
Yu-yeung's sidekick Moses Chan
Ching Yue Simon Lui
Mr. Chan Dayo Wong
Driver admiring Sik's car Chin Siu-ho
Fatty Fok Vincent Kok
Fatty's man in black Chin Ka-lok
Fatty's man in black Dion Lam
Retarded man Joey Leung
Police special force Collin Chou
Police special force Timmy Hung

References

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