Pedicab Driver

Pedicab Driver (Chinese: 群龍戲鳳; Cantonese Yale: Kwan lung hei fung) is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s Macau. The movie features guest appearances by Eric Tsang, Corey Yuen and Lau Kar-leung. Warner Bros. has included the film in the catalogue of Warner Archive Collection.[1]

Pedicab Driver
Film poster
Directed bySammo Hung
Written byBarry Wong
Produced bySammo Hung
Starring
Distributed byBojon Films
Release date
  • 24 February 1989 (1989-02-24)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Languages
Box officeHK$14,784,774

Plot

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy are pedicab drivers working on the streets of Macau. Lo Tung falls in love with a baker named Ping and Malted Candy falls in love with a prostitute named Hsaio Tsui. The problem is that both of the objects of their affections are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. The pair must somehow find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.

Cast and roles

Reception

Box office

Pedicab Driver grossed $14,784,774 HKD at the Hong Kong box office.[2]

In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films.[3] Pedicab Driver was listed at 66th place on this list.[4]

Availability

Long out-of-print on VHS and LD, it's now currently available on DVD through Warner Archive.

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". www.wbshop.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Hong Kong Film Archive
  3. "The 100 best action movies". Time Out. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. "The 100 best action movies: 70-61". Time Out. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.


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