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Pedicab Driver

Original title: Qun long xi feng
  • 19891989
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
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7.4/10
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Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Pedicab Driver (1989)
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Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a pr... Read allLo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way... Read allLo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
929
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
78,926
1,203
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    • Director
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Writers
      • Barry Wong
      • Kai-Chi Yuen
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung(story)
    • Stars
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
      • Siu Chung Mok
      • Hoi Mang
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    • Director
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Writers
      • Barry Wong
      • Kai-Chi Yuen
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung(story)
    • Stars
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
      • Siu Chung Mok
      • Hoi Mang
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    • 15User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Lo Tung
    Siu Chung Mok
    Siu Chung Mok
    • Malted Candy
    Hoi Mang
    Hoi Mang
    • Rice Pudding
    Lung Chan
    Lung Chan
    • Coolie
    Nina Li Chi
    Nina Li Chi
    • Ping
    Fennie Yuen
    Fennie Yuen
    • Hsiao-Tsui
    Ching-Ying Lam
    Ching-Ying Lam
    • Sheng
    Billy Lau
    Billy Lau
    • Tan
    Lowell Lo
    Lowell Lo
    • Shan Cha Cake
    James Mou
    • Keung
    Yueh Sun
    Yueh Sun
    • Fang
    Corey Yuen
    Corey Yuen
    • Coolie
    • (as Kwai Yuen)
    Maria Cordero
    • Auntie
    Dick Wei
    Dick Wei
    • Wei
    John Sham
    John Sham
    • Master 5
    Chia-Liang Liu
    Chia-Liang Liu
    • Gambling House Boss
    • (as Kar-Leung Lau)
    Billy Chow
    Billy Chow
    • Master 5's Man
    Eric Tsang
    Eric Tsang
    • Man With Cleaver
    • Director
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Writers
      • Barry Wong
      • Kai-Chi Yuen
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung(story)
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      Boss of Gambling House: Fatty, you with a thick face have hurt my instep.

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    10/10
    The Joys Of Being Hung
    "...The film is like a battleground. Love. Hate. Action. Violence. Death. In one word...emotion." -Samuel Fuller, "Pierrot Le Fou"

    Before "Kung-Fu Panda" there was Sammo Hung, who is a burly martial arts action star, and in "Pedicab Driver" a five star director who knows how to throw his weight around without missing a beat. Like Jackie Chan (who he choreographed fight sequences for), Hung combines physical comedy with self propelled stunt work, showcasing both the fury and the funny.

    In 1930's Macau, China two rival groups of pedicab drivers negotiate how to split up the cities work, half will take passengers, and the other half will take cargo, and civil war is nearly averted until a chef chases a cat into the room and all hell breaks loose. The subsequent battle seamlessly recalls both "Star Wars" and "The Three Stooges", without loosing any of it's frantic energy or becoming a parody.

    Pedicab Driver is first and foremost a Hong Kong action film, but while watching it you don't get the sense that each scene is designed to introduce a new excuse to fight. Some sequences, like the battle in the gambling den, do seem non-sequitters, as we never return to that set or it's characters, but the execution of this scene is so flawless that you rarely ease back from the edge of your seat long enough to mind let alone gripe. Sammo and his friend "Malted Candy" are passenger drivers, who both fall in love in with different girls at the same time. Sammo has to compete with a lecherous baker to win the heart of his girl in classic slapstick fashion.

    While Malted Candy's story, which is minimized early on but expanded later, takes the form of a romance, and then a tragedy once it's revealed that his love interest is not all she seems. This does not have the makings of a great tale, but it is very much a great movie, that handles these stories with a poise that genuinely enhances the action sequences, which are almost submerged under the story and characters (a rarity if not a freak, for an action film of this caliber).

    Yes, the bad guy is ugly, the good guy is handsome which is all very obvious, but Sammo is big ol kung fu teddy bear, whose agility and lightening fast speed belie his Chris Farely physique, and it's his performance which elevates the movie into something amazing. The comedy is funny, the romance is sweet, and the action is one of a kind combining the best of martial arts cinema, with an easily accessible drama that makes us care about the characters and their pains, joys, and inevitable revenge.

    Pedicab Driver is badass and brutal at times, but never sacrifices the charming lightness that makes the movie so enjoyable and gratifying in a way few of it's exciting peers (then and now) permit themselves to be. It's the type of film that gives the impression that everyone involved was enjoying themselves by effortlessly doing what I do best. This joy pours from the screen, and it's hard not to become immersed in it.

    I recently watched another HK action film featuring Sammo called "Zu: Warriors Of The Magic Mountain" and though it had similar sizzling combat (though largely artificial; wire or animation driven), it lacked a humane element, like reading a dry translation of an ancient myth. Pedicab Driver has a face, and a heart, and a fist, and watching them collide is a true joy to behold. I challenge anyone to not be entertained by this movie. Go on, I dare you!
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    • Release date
      • February 24, 1989 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Рикша
    • Filming locations
      • Macau, China
    • Production companies
      • Bojon Films Company Ltd.
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Paragon Films Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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