Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit
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Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit is a 1989
Hong Kong
action
comedy film
directed by Lau Kar-leung
with action choreography
by Lau Kar-wing. This is the fifth and last film of the Aces Go Places film series. Film stars Samuel Hui
and Karl Maka
from the original film series joined by new cast members Leslie Cheung
and Nina Li Chi. It was released in the United States as Mad Mission 5: The Terracotta Hit.
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Hong Kong films of 1989
A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1989:.-1989:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1989 at...
Hong Kong
Cinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
action
Hong Kong action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Lau Kar-leung
Lau Kar-leung
Lau Kar-Leung is a famous Hong Kong martial arts filmmaker, choreographer, and actor.Lau Kar-Leung is best known for his movies which he made during the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio...
with action choreography
Stage combat
Stage combat is a specialized technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet productions. The term is also used informally to describe fight choreography for other...
by Lau Kar-wing. This is the fifth and last film of the Aces Go Places film series. Film stars Samuel Hui
Samuel Hui
Samuel Hui Koon-kit , usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, lyricist and film actor. He is credited with popularizing Cantopop both with the infusion of Western-style music and using popular, street Cantonese jargon in his lyrics writing...
and Karl Maka
Karl Maka
Karl Maka is a popular Hong Kong producer, director, actor and presenter. He was born on 29 February 1944 in Taishan, China. One of his popular movie is the Aces Go Places film series which he acted alongside Sam Hui....
from the original film series joined by new cast members Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central...
and Nina Li Chi. It was released in the United States as Mad Mission 5: The Terracotta Hit.
Cast
- Samuel HuiSamuel HuiSamuel Hui Koon-kit , usually known as Sam Hui, is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, lyricist and film actor. He is credited with popularizing Cantopop both with the infusion of Western-style music and using popular, street Cantonese jargon in his lyrics writing...
as King Kong - Karl MakaKarl MakaKarl Maka is a popular Hong Kong producer, director, actor and presenter. He was born on 29 February 1944 in Taishan, China. One of his popular movie is the Aces Go Places film series which he acted alongside Sam Hui....
as Baldy - Leslie CheungLeslie CheungLeslie Cheung Kwok-Wing , nicknamed elder brother , was a film actor and musician from Hong Kong. Cheung was considered as "one of the founding fathers of Cantopop", and "combining a hugely successful film and music career".In 2000, Cheung was named Asian Biggest Superstar by China Central...
as Brother thief - Nina Li Chi as Sister thief
- Conan LeeConan LeeConan Lee Yuen-Ba 李元霸 born Lloyd Hutchinson, is an Asian-American film actor and martial artist.-Biography:Born in Hong Kong but growing up in Queens, New York as Lloyd Hutchinson he was trained in his fathers self defense, he is best known for his roles in cult kung fu/ninja hybrid favorite "Ninja...
as Rambo - Melvin Wong as Boss's aide
- Ellen ChanEllen ChanEllen Chan Ar-Lun is a Hong Kong actress who has appeared in a number of Hong Kong film productions.- Filmography :* Alibis * Grow Up in Anger * Fury * How To Pick Girls Up...
as Ellen - Danny Lee as Prisoner
- Fennie Yuen as Baldy's niece
- Roy CheungRoy CheungRoy Cheung Yiu-Yeung is a Hong Kong-based actor, best known on-screen for his roles as Triad gangsters in a number of films.- Early life and career :As a child, Cheung idolized kung-fu legend Bruce Lee but never seriously considered a career in acting....
as Murderer King - Maria CorderoMaria CorderoMaria Cordero, MH is a singer, actress and chef from Macau. She also has her own cooking show, Maria's Kitchen on Cable TV. Her fans nicknamed her "Fat Mama" .- Biography :...
as Woman in window - Brad Kerner as Caucasian Boss
- Cho Tat-wahCho Tat-wahCho Tat-wah or Tso Tat-wah was a film actor of Hong Kong, most famous for the roles he played in a number of Wuxia films in the 1950s and 1960s....
as Uncle Wah - Ha Chi Jan as Rambo's assistant
- Wayne Archer as Boss's thug
- Mark Houghton as Boss's thug
- Billy ChongBilly ChongBilly Chong a.k.a Willy Dozan is an Indonesian martial artist of Chinese descent. Born as Chuang Chen Li in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia on February 10, 1957, his acting career started in 1977 when he was offered a role in Indonesia action movie "Pembalasan Si Pitung"...
as Boss's thug - James HaJames HaJames Stephen Gee Ha , commonly known as James Ha and nicknamed Bullet, is a Hong Kong footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Kitchee. He is a member of Hong Kong national under-23 football team, but was born in England...
as Boss's thug - Lau Kar-wing as Thai horse rider
- Hung Yan-yan as Thai horse rider
- Montatip Keawprasert as May
- Deborah Grant as Deborah
- Lu YanLu YanLu Yan was the oldest son of Lu Xun, a military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He died at a young age.-References:...
as Lui Yin - Jim JamesJim JamesJames Edward Olliges Jr. , professionally known as Jim James or Yim Yames, is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of Louisville, Kentucky-based rock band My Morning Jacket. James grew up in the Hikes Point neighborhood of Louisville, attended St. Martha grade school and graduated...
as police officer - Ernest Mauser as police officer
Box office
This film grossed HK$20,032,000 during its theatrical run from 28 January to 22 February 1989 in Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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External links
- Aces Go Places V : The Terracotta Hit at Hong Kong CinemagicHong Kong CinemagicHong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people that created them. The website contains news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people,...