Pedicab driver 1989 cast and crew two men find trouble after one falls in love with a bun maker and the other with a woman he doesnt know is a prostitute. Finally got round to sammo hung s pedicab driver 1989, and while eastern condors remains his masterpiece, this at times came pretty close. Having made his film debut as an actor at age 12, hung was the first of the fortunes to begin working in martial arts films. Sammo hung is an actor, producer, martial art and film director from hong kong. He has been a fight choreographer for, amongst others, jackie chan, king hu, and john woo. The sparring between sammo hung and lau karleung is particularly memorable. Find release information for pedicab driver 1989 sammo hung on allmovie. Find films and movies featuring sammo hung on allmovie. Included among the six titles is the alltime hong kong classic pedicab driver 1989, a fan favorite film from sammo hung that surprisingly has never been released officially on dvd. Let us know in the comments below and watch out for more selected top 10scoming soon.
Ironically, hungs best work as a directorthe eastern western the millionaires expressshanghai express 1985 and the war movie eastern condors 1987 and the 30sset comedydrama pedicab driver 1990coincided with his commercial decline in the industry that he. For many good reasons, hes a great fighter, wonderful choreographer, superlative actor, and above all a terrific director. This fine example has heartwarming love stories, fun tricycle chases and spectacular fights. But maxs girlfriend has a secret to hide, involving a local gangster who plays for keeps. This page contains the filmography of sammo hung films. Pedicab driver sammo vs leung fight by vlad rimburg.
When the two find girlfriends, one of the women turns out to be a. Definitions of sammo hung filmography, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of sammo hung filmography, analogical dictionary of sammo hung filmography english. Sammo hung in rise of the legend 2014 movie sammo hung in once upon a time in shanghai 2014 movie sammo hung in princess and seven kung fu masters 20 movie sammo hung in the last tycoon 2012 movie sammo hung in choy lee fut 2011 movie. Pedicab driver 1989 director, producer, actor seven warriors 1989 brief appearance. Directed and starring sammo hung, pedicab driver is a great vehicle for the seasoned luminary of the hong kong movie business, and this is one of his many great movies. Sammo and max are both pedicab drivers pursuing love interests.
Pedicab driver is one of sammo hungs greatest works, can you buy it on dvd or bluray at we want a distributor to release it. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Lo tung and his friend malted candy, pedicab drivers. Pedicab driver is one of his best titles as actordirector. Big and little wong tin bar 1962cameo the twelve gold medallions 1970action the angry river 1971actor. With sammo kambo hung, siu chung mok, hoi mang, lung chan. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies.
Sammo hung sammo hung born 7 january 1952, also known as hung kambo, is a hong kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and hong kong action cinema. He has been a fight choreographer for other actors such as jackie chan. Pedicab driver was the first true sammo hung movie i had seen. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs. Sammo hung kambo heart of the dragon 1985 the onearmed magic nun 1969 wrath of the sword 1970 end of the wicked tigers 1973. He is known for his work on the legend of drunken master 1994, my young auntie 1981 and legendary weapons of china 1982. Two men find trouble after one falls in love with a bun maker and the other, a prostitute. He made his screen debut as a child actor in the 1961 film education of love. Popular videos pedicab driver pedicab driver topic. The redoubtable kung fu king sammo hung wages a desperate oneman war to avenge the vicious murder of his blood brother by a depraved and sadistic triad brothel owner and his army of macheteweilding hoods in this noholdsbarred revenge drama classic. Sammo hung met jackie chan at an early age while studying at the peking opera school, where became part of a troupe known as the seven little fortunes. Pedicab driver doesnt handle its transitions from comedy to melodrama as smoothly as, say, hungs. Pedicab driver dvdr 1989 warner archive collection.
What always impressed me is how damn agile hung was. Sammo hung kambo filmography filmography moviefone. Sammo hung will appear quite a bit on this list, as he should. Finally got round to sammo hungs pedicab driver 1989, and while eastern condors remains his masterpiece, this at times came pretty close. Find sammo hung movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Pedicab driver doesnt handle its transitions from comedy to melodrama as smoothly as, say, hungs heart of dragon 1985, but it is still, in nearly every respect, one of his best. Sammo hung was at the wheel of this truly hong kong confection, and he comes through nicely. Im posting the full movie pedicab driver 1989 in his honor. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Jul 24, 2015 included among the six titles is the alltime hong kong classic pedicab driver 1989, a fan favorite film from sammo hung that surprisingly has never been released officially on dvd. Pedicab driver doesnt handle its transitions from comedy to melodrama as smoothly as, say, hung s heart of dragon 1985, but it is still, in nearly every respect, one of his best. Pedicab driver is another 80s film pumped out by hong kong movie legend sammo hung.
Sammo hung, sammo hung, nina li, yuet suen, max mok, fennie yuen. Kwan lung hei fung is a 1989 hong kong martial arts film directed by and starring sammo hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s macau. Pedicab driver is a 1989 hong kong martial arts film directed by and starring sammo hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s. Lo tung and his friend malted candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of macao, have both fallen in love. So consider this as a work in progress and come back from time to time since it will be updated regularly. Sammo hung in pedicab driver 1989 martial arts actor, hong. Sammo hung is one of the greatest screen fighters, directors and choreographers in martial arts cinema history. Aside from the famous fight between sammo laukarleung theres also a wonderfully weird star wars homage where two rival pedicab drivers duke it out with florescent bulbs. Pedicab driver 1989 directed by sammo hung genres action, comedy release date feb 24, 1989 usa unknown run time 95 min. Pedicab driver 1989 pedicab driver 1989 eight taels. Contact info view agent, publicist, legal on imdbpro. By the mid 90s, things had cooled down between hung and chan. It was when he started his career with raymond chow at golden harvest studios, that sammo started to show what he could do in terms of action infront and. Lo tung starts to develop a relationship with a young attractive girl named ping, who is an apprentice baker of a man named fong a desperate old man, old enough to be ping.
Featuring appearances by a galaxy of bigname hong kong stunt actors and filmmakers, this is audiencepleasing, heartpumping, nitroburning moviemaking, featuring two of the worlds greatest action directors themselveslau karleung and sammo hungduking it out onscreen. Pedicab driver is a 1989 hong kong martial arts film directed by and starring sammo hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s macau. Find films and movies featuring sammo hung on allmovie allmovie. Lo tung sammo hung and his friend malted candy max mok. Pedicab driver tells of the love affairs of two pedicab drivers, neatly blending. Whatever the reason for these weird tonal collisions, pedicab driver basically does what it sets out to do, providing solid fight scenes and a. To paraphrase pulp fiction, i wouldnt go so far as to call the brother fat. Father of timmy hung tin ming, jimmy hung tin cheung and sammy hung tin chiu grandson of chin tsi ang and hung chung ho. The pole fight with lau karleung might just be the best action scene sammo was ever involved with, and man, does this. Sammo hung and max mok play a pair of pedicab drivers think rickshaws pulled by bicycles who fall in love with respective females nina li and. Pedicab driver with sammo hung martial arts action. The pole fight with lau karleung might just be the best action scene sammo was ever involved with, and man, does this one get dark. Pedicab driver with sammo hung martial arts action movies.
Sep 26, 20 1980s hong kong action cinema drew upon new elements such as romance and burlesque. Sammo hung, nina li, yuet suen, max mok, lau karleung sammo hungs actioncomedydramaromance masterpiece, long unseen and until very recently unavailable on home video, burns up the screen with old school intensity. He is best known as a fight choreographer for top chinese actors, including jackie chan, as well as his martial art work in hong kong cinema. Sammo hung filmography wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Maybe hung wanted to make a more grounded, serious story and was forced to keep in all the broad moments to make it more commercial.
Hong kong filmmaker sammo hung directs and stars in this film about a pair of bumbling, but likeable pedicab operators. Id seen some of the three brothers stuff he did with jackie chan and yuen biao, and a bit of his us tv series martial law. He has been a fight choreographer for other actors such as jackie chan hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the hong kong new wave movement of the 1980s, helped. Starting in the 1980s, hong kong action movies began to break with the. Whatever the reason for these weird tonal collisions, pedicab driver basically does what it sets out to do, providing solid fight scenes and a little emotional something extra.
List of 30 sammo hung movies to enjoy asian movie pulse. The movie features guest appearances by eric tsang, corey yuen and lau karleung. Big and little wong tin bar 1962cameo the twelve gold medallions 1970action. Started his early career as an extra in shaw brothers productions, then became of fight choreographer on a few of there movies. Chialiang liu was born on august 1, 1936 in guangzhou, guangdong, china. Born in hong kong, sammo hung s acting career began while he was training in acrobatics, martial. Sammo hung born january 7, 1952 is a hong kong actor, martial artist, producer and director, known for his work in many kung fu films and hong kong action cinema. He has been a fight choreographer for, amongst others, bruce lee, jackie chan, king hu, and john woo hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the hong kong new wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts. The clear highlight of the film is the fight between sammo hung and lau kar leunga fu fans dream. The problem is that both their objects of affection one a baker, the other a prostitute are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Many will scratch their heads once its over, but pedicab driver is one entertaining movie.
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