Wheels on Meals (1984)
"Kuai can che" (original title)

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket. Action and humor abound in... See full summary »

Director:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writers:

Edward Tang, Johnny Lee

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Thomas
Yuen Biao	...	David
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Moby (as Samo Hung)
Benny Urquidez	...	Matt's Henchman
Keith Vitali	...	Matt's Henchman
Herb Edelman	...	Matt
Lola Forner	...	Sylvia
Susana Sentís	...	Gloria (as Susanna Sentis)
José Sancho	...	Mondale (as Pepe Sancho)
Luis Palenzuela
Josep Lluís Fonoll	...	Dino (as J. Fonoll)
Amparo Moreno	...	Susana
Montserrat Julió	...	(as Monserrat Julió)
Luis Monte	...	(as Lluis Monte)
Josep L. Dallester	...	(as Joseph L Dallester)

Storyline

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket. Action and humor abound in the streets of Barcelona, culminating with a battle in the castle hideout of the evil gang.

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Plot Keywords:

castle | detective | drinking | kung fu classic | damsel in distress | 

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Taglines:

Not since Don Quixote has Spain had so much fun!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong Spain

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

17 August 1984 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Wheels on Meals

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Laurenfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 104 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There have been many rumors as to what happened during the filming of the big fight scene with Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez, ranging from the film makers threatening to fire Urquidez for hitting Jackie too hard or that the two actors did not get along. While they were somewhat competitive during rehearsals and filming for the fight, they respected each other and and the end of filming gave each other a big hug. (Source: 'Jackie Chan: Inside the Dragon' by Clyde Gentry

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Goofs

When the yellow Mitsubishi van makes a huge jump, the van is changed to another van (an older type).

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Connections

Featured in The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1992)

User Reviews

Classic Slapstick

The basic synopsis of Wheels on Meals is as follows: Jackie Chan and Yuen Baio are two Chinese immigrants who run a mobile snack van business in Barcelona. Sammo Hung, also a chinese immigrant living in Barcelona, works as a very badly dressed PI. Sammo is hired by a dubious looking gentleman in a bowler hat to track down a Spanish girl, who it just so happens is the daughter of Yuen Baios dad's girlfriend. This sets the scene for, amongst other things, a bizarre retro skateboarding sequence, a ludicrous car/van chase and a top class fight at the end.

For me, Wheels on Meals represents the ultimate combination of comedy kung fu and naive slapstick humor. It's worth pointing out that this film isn't as good a Martial Arts flick as some of the earlier works that it's three main stars were involved in (Young Master, Magnificent Butcher, Prodigal Son, etc). However, the main strength of Wheels on Wheels is it's ability to get new mileage out of some very old gags, and it also proves once and for all that unusual hats can be very funny.

I give it nine out of ten.