5 HK cops (4 horny males) on vacation in Pattaya, Thailand, are told to contact an informant there but he gets murdered. They return to Hong Kong to contact his girlfriend and protect her. 3 other colleagues are busy fighting criminals.
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Title: Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | ... | Kidstuff / Fastbuck | |
| Richard Ng | ... | Sandy | |
| Eric Tsang | ... | Roundhead / Blockhead | |
| Kiu Wai Miu | ... | Pagoda | |
| Stanley Sui-Fan Fung | ... | Rawhide (as Shui-Fan Fung) | |
| Sibelle Hu | ... | Swordflower / Chief Insp. Barbara Wu | |
| John Sham | ... | Wormgrass / Johnny | |
| Rosamund Kwan | ... | Wang Yi-Ching | |
| Jackie Chan | ... | Muscles | |
| Biao Yuen | ... | Ricky Fung | |
| Fat Chung | ... | Moustached Assassin | |
| Yasuaki Kurata | ... | Japanese Assassin | |
| Richard Norton | ... | Caucasian Assassin | |
| Andy Lau | ... | Associate of Muscles | |
| Wu Ma | ... | Magic Expert | |
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A police informant sent a letter containing sensitive information on an illegal drug operation to his friend, Yi-Ching. While on vacation in Thailand, the informant is assassinated by the drug lord's henchmen and, to cover-up their operation, they attempt to eliminate Yi-Ching and double-agent Lau. Back in Hong Kong, police detectives Muscles and Ricky Fung are assigned to protect Lau and Inspector Barbara Woo is assigned to protect Yi-Ching. She takes her to the hideout of the "Five Lucky Stars" and also enlists their help in bringing down the drug operation. Written by Oliver Chu
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pretending to be blind | fight | fighting | violence | action violence |Parents Guide:
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In Germany, this movie is known as part two of the "Powerman" trilogy with Wheels on Meals (1984) being part one, and Heart of Dragon (1985) being part three. My Lucky Stars (1985) ("Tokyo Powerman" in Germany) is not part of this imaginary series. Despite the fact that the movies share many of their main and supporting actors, as well as staff members, the characters and storylines are totally unrelated. See more »Goofs
When Muscles drives away in a car, the whole filming crew is visible in the cars backdoor window. See more »
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
15 August 1985 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars See more »Company Credits
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Despite an outstanding cast and some brilliant fight scenes, Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars, (the third in the 'Lucky Stars' series after Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars) can be a struggle to sit through at times, due to its heavy dose of poor slapstick humour and a rather incomprehensible plot (which is too daft to go into at length). However, if you can make it past the puerile comedy (face pulling, 3 Stooges-style routines, and endless attempts by the 'heroes' at ogling or fondling young women) and turn a blind eye to the forgettable story (cops v bad guys), there is plenty of other stuff to enjoy about this manic 80s Hong Kong classic.
Featuring martial arts superstars Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Baio and Andy Lau, Twinkle Twinkle's action scenes are amongst the best you'll see on film. An early fight, between good guys Chan, Baio and Lau, and a warehouse full of gangsters, showcases each star's incredible moves, with Baio in particular impressing with some mighty fine acrobatic kicks. Sammo Hung also gets to shine in a fantastic showdown against both an Aussie bad-guy (the formidable Richard Norton) and a sai wielding Japanese killer.
And even when the action lulled, and the 'comedy' was in full swing, the movie kept my attention thanks to the presence of several rather lovely ladies: pretty Sibelle Hu returns as Barbara Woo; the gorgeous Rosamund Kwan stars as lady-in-peril (and object of lust for the guys) Chi-Chi Wang; and even Michelle Yeoh pops up as a sexy Karate instructor.
Although not the best Hong Kong actioner of the 80s by a long shot (Sammo Hung's Eastern Condors gets my vote for that accolade), Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars is still, on the whole, very entertaining and well worth giving a go.
6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.