Gai shi ying xiong (1992)

A Chinese General and his four troops, almost void in money, journey to the City of Guangzhou in attempts to earn enough cash from selling turtles to build the largest horse racetrack in ... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Chan

Writers:

Man Fai Ng, Tung Yi

Stars:

Michael Hui, Sandra Ng Kwan Yue, Alfred Cheung

Cast

Credited cast:
Michael Hui	...	General Lin
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Yue
Alfred Cheung	...	Ong
Simon Lui	...	Lui
Bei-Dak Lai	...	Ping
Wai-Man Chan	...	Gang Leader
Siu-Kei Lee	...	Mr. Yee
Kong Lau	...	Police Inspector
Anthony Chan	...	Club Manager
Wing-Cho Yip	...	Man Midgit
King-Tan Yuen	...	Woman Midgit
Billy Ching Sau Yat	...	Pimp
Ming-yang Li	...	Audience Member in Horse Race
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacky Cheung
Shu-Kei Chow

Storyline

A Chinese General and his four troops, almost void in money, journey to the City of Guangzhou in attempts to earn enough cash from selling turtles to build the largest horse racetrack in China. However, when one of the troopers joins a gang leader to gain sudden wealth, the general and the remaining troops attempt to compete for their own wealth by entering Hong Kong to work for a businessman who pays under the table. While in Hong Kong illegally, the soldiers must find a way to bring themselves out of the shadows and find enough money to fulfill their dreams of building the racetrack.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

27 August 1992 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Hero of the Beggars

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mobile Film Production

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Definitely among Michael Hui's best

First of all, don't be fooled by the low score (5.7) on IMDb (not enough users vote on it anyway), it's not a good indication how good this movie is.

I totally agree with the previous poster that this movie is one of Michael Hui's best films! And I have seen most of Michael Hui's movies to make such a bold comment! As a matter of fact I liked it even better than his other classics such as "The Private Eyes", "Security Unlimited", etc. I'd probably rated it as my 2nd favorite Michael Hui's movie closely behind the great "Chicken and Duck Talk". That tells you how much I love this movie! Highly recommended movie if you love Michael Hui's humor style.