Pedicab Driver

1989 Hong Kong film

Sammo Hung
Lau Kar-leung
Max Mok
Billy Chow

Distributed byBojon Films

Release date

24 February 1989 (1989-02-24)

Running time

94 minutesCountryHong KongLanguages

Cantonese
Portuguese

Box officeHK$14,784,774

Pedicab Driver (Chinese: 群龍戲鳳; Cantonese Yale: 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. The movie 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]}

References

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