Aces Go Places (film series)
| Aces Go Places | |
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Aces Go Places 1–5 film Blu-ray box set
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| Traditional | 最佳拍檔系列 |
| Simplified | 最佳拍档系列 |
| Mandarin | Zuì Jiā Pāi Dǎng Xì Liè |
| Cantonese | Zeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3 Hai6 Lit6 |
| Directed by |
Eric Tsang (1-2) Tsui Hark (3) Ringo Lam (4) Lau Kar-leung (5) Chin Ka-lok (5) |
| Produced by | Karl Maka (1, 4-5) Dean Shek (1) Raymond Wong (2-3, 6) |
| Screenplay by | Raymond Wong (1-3, 6) Karl Maka (4) Chan Kwok-tse (5) |
| Starring |
Sam Hui Karl Maka |
| Music by |
Teddy Robin (1-2, 5) Sam Hui (1-3) Ha On-chia (2) Noel Quinlan (3) Tang Siu-lam (3) Tony Lo (4) Richard Lo (5) Brother Hung (6) |
| Cinematography | Joe Chan Chun-kit (1, 3) Paul Yip (1) Manny Ho (1) Arthur Wong (1-2) Johnny Koo (2) Peter Ngor ((2) Abdul M. Rumjahn (2) Bill Chan (3) Sander Lee (4) Paul Chan (5) Joe Chan Kwong-hung (5) Hung Hin-shing (5) Herman Yau (6) |
| Edited by | Tony Chow (1-4) Wong Ming-kong (4) Wong Ming-lam (5) Robert Choi (6) |
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Production
company |
Cinema City & Films Co. (1-5)
Hong Kong Action Stunt (1) Eastern Bright Motion Picture (6) Hoi Ming Company (6) |
| Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. (1-5) Mandarin Films (6) |
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Release date
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1982-1997 |
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Running time
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565 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$136,393,124 |
Aces Go Places, known as Mad Mission in the United States, is a series of Hong Kong action comedy films that are parodies of the James Bond film series.
The films star Sam Hui as King Kong, a master thief and martial arts expert who is aided by his bumbling sidekick, Detective Albert "Baldy" Au, portrayed by Karl Maka.
The series began in 1982, with the first two films directed by Eric Tsang. Subsequent films were directed, respectively by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Lau Kar-leung.
A sixth film, 97 Aces Go Places was made in 1997 with a different cast.
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