Aces Go Places 2

Aces Go Places 2
Aces Go Places 2
	Hong Kong film poster
Traditional Chinese	最佳拍檔大顯神通
Simplified Chinese	最佳拍档大显神通
Hanyu Pinyin	Zuì Jiā Pāi Dàng Dà Xiǎn Shén Tōng
Jyutping	Zeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3 Daa6 Hin2 San4 Tung1
Directed by	Eric Tsang
Written by	Raymond Wong
Produced by	Raymond Wong
Starring	Sam Hui; Karl Maka; Sylvia Chang
Cinematography	Arthur Wong; Johnny Koo; Peter Ngor; Abdul M. Rumjahn
Edited by	Tony Chow
Music by	Teddy Robin; Sam Hui; Ha On-chia
Distributed by	Cinema City & Films Co.
Release date	5 February 1983;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$23,273,140

Aces Go Places 2 (Chinese: 最佳拍檔大顯神通) 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. The film is the second installment in the Aces Go Places film series.

In the film, a burglar and a police detective join forces to locate stolen diamonds.

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 American 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

Sam Hui as King Kong
Karl Maka as Albert Au
Sylvia Chang as Supt. Nancy Ho
Tsui Hark as Mental patient (special appearance)
Eric Tsang as Fattie (special appearance)
Raymond Wong as Priest (special appearance)
Yasuaki Kurata as Bull
Sue Wang as Juju
Joe Dimmick as Black Gloves
Hector Britt
Charlie Cho as Wong
Cho Tat-wah as Police Chief Uncle Wah
Billy Lau as Gunman
Suzanna Valentino
Jamie Hales as Stunt man in bicycle stunt sequence
Sai Gwa-Pau
Douglas Airth as Stunt man in car on two wheels sequence^[1]^[2]

Release

Aces Go Places was released in Hong Kong on 5 February 1983. 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]

Notes

^ Aces Go Places 2 at HKMDB
^ Aces Go Places 2 at chinesemov.com
^ "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Standard Publishing, Inc. 7 December 1988. p. 14. Retrieved 6 January 2019. Rated 'A' for Total Entertainment
^ ^a ^b 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.

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[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

[FOOTNOTEWillis1985417-4] Willis 1985, p. 417: "Review is of Cantonese-language version viewed in Hong Kong on February 10, 1983"

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