Kuai can che (1984)

Director:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writers:

Antonio Llorens (writer)
Edward Tang (writer)

Release Date:

1984 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Tagline:

Not since Don Quixote has Spain had so much fun!

Plot:

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective...

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Martial Arts | Biker | Chase | Detective

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Thomas
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Moby (as Samo Hung)
Biao Yuen	...	David (as Yuen Biao)
Lola Forner	...	Sylvia
Benny Urquidez	...	Thug
Keith Vitali	...	Thug
Herb Edelman	...	Matt
Susana Sentís	...	Gloria (as Susanna Sentis)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mercedes Albert
Miguel Aniles
Paul Chang	...	David's father
Josep L. Dallester
Mariló Domínguez
Josep Lluís Fonoll		(as J. Fonoll)
Montserrat Julió		(as Monserrat Julio)
Sau Leung 'Blacky' Ko	...	Motorcycle Punk
Luis Monte
Germán Monzó
Amparo Moreno	...	Susana
Richard Ng	...	Brilliant Patient
Luis Palenzuela
José Sancho	...	Mondale (as Pepe Sancho)
John Sham	...	Laughing Patient
Ma Wu	...	Human Clock

Also Known As:

Comidas a domicilio (Spain)
Million Dollar Heiress
Spanish Connection (India: English title)
Spartan X
Supercamorristas, Los (Spain)
Weapon X
Wheels on Meals (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:108 min | Spain:98 min | USA:100 min | West Germany:104 min (video)

Country:

Hong Kong | Spain

Language:

Cantonese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:15 | West Germany:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

While on location for the film, Benny Urquidez and Keith Vitali decided to visit the various dojos throughout Spain to test their skills against the local black belt talents.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jackie and the others are chased by the gangsters, they hit the cars with their rear bumper, the bumpers deform. Then in the next shot, the bumpers are okay again.

Movie Connections:

References "The A-Team" (1983)

Meals on Wheels

This is a fairly amiable martial arts comedy played for broad laughs which miss their target more times than they hit – probably because Asian humour is so different from European. A lot of the jokes in this flick would have trouble finding their way into a kid's film over here, let alone an action-comedy, but it is the sheer good humour of Wheels on Meals that somehow manages to carry it through. While watching, you get the impression that everyone was having a whale of a time while filming.

Jackie Chan and Biao Yuen play cousins, joint owners of a mobile snack bar, who become involved in a case with their hapless detective friend (played by director Sammo Hung). The plot is lightweight and meaningless, serving only as a showcase for the physical talents of the three co-stars – and it is the too infrequent fights that will keep you watching. The thing I liked about the fights in this film is that the element of humour that runs throughout isn't discarded for the duration of the bouts – in fact some of the funniest moments occur in what other reviewers have declared one of the best fights on celluloid (not quite sure about that one, although it is outstanding) when Chan's showboating earns him a brisk slap in the face. Funny how Hollywood has never really cottoned on to a fact that has been known to the Asians since they first started making chop-socky flicks: that, for all its violence and brutality, the martial arts on film are far more suited to the genre of comedy than of po-faced Dudikoff-style action.