Pedicab Driver

Pedicab Driver
Film poster
Directed by	Sammo Hung
Written by	Barry Wong
Produced by	Sammo Hung
Starring	Sammo Hung Lau Kar-leung Max Mok Billy Chow
Distributed by	Bojon Films
Release date	24 February 1989 (1989-02-24)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese Portuguese
Box office	HK$14,784,774

Pedicab Driver (Chinese: 群龍戲鳳; Cantonese Yale: Kwan lung hei fung) is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung, who also produced. Hung portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s Macau. The film also features guest appearances by Eric Tsang, Corey Yuen, and Lau Kar-leung. Warner Bros. has included the film in the catalogue of Warner Archive Collection.^[1]

Plot

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy are pedicab drivers working on the streets of Macau. Lo Tung falls in love with a baker named Ping and Malted Candy falls in love with a prostitute named Hsaio Tsui. The problem is that both of the objects of their affections are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. The pair must somehow find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.

Cast and roles

• Sammo Hung - Lo Tung
• Lau Kar-leung - Boss of Gambling House (as Kar Leung-Lau)
• Max Mok - Mai Chien-Tang / Malted Candy
• Chan Lung - Coolie
• Alfred Cheung - Jewelry Store Owner
• Billy Chow - Master 5's Man
• Chung Fat - Thug
• Maria Cordero - Auntie
• Lam Ching-ying - Uncle Sheng
• Billy Lau - Tan
• Nina Li Chi - Ping
• Lowell Lo - Shan Cha Cake
• Eddie Maher - Thug
• Mang Hoi - Rice Pudding
• John Shum - Master 5
• Sun Yueh - Fang
• Eric Tsang - Man with cleaver
• Dick Wei - Wei
• Manfred Wong - Pork bun seller
• Corey Yuen - Coolie (as Kwai Yuen)
• Fennie Yuen - Hsiao-Tsui
• James Mou - Keung
• Hsiao Hou - Master Five's Thug

Reception

Box office

Pedicab Driver grossed $14,784,774 HKD at the Hong Kong box office.^[2]

In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films.^[3] Pedicab Driver was listed at 66th place on this list.^[4]

Availability

Long out-of-print on VHS and LD, it's now currently^[when?] available on DVD through Warner Archive.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of films set in Macau

References

1. "Pedicab Driver - Golden Harvest – WB Shop". www.wbshop.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. Hong Kong Film Archive
3. "The 100 best action movies". Time Out. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
4. "The 100 best action movies: 70-61". Time Out. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

External links

• Pedicab Driver at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Pedicab Driver at IMDb