Crazy Couple

Crazy Couple is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Ricky Lau and starring Dean Shek and Lau Ka-yung.[1]

Crazy Couple
Film poster
Traditional Chinese無招勝有招
Simplified Chinese无招胜有招
Hanyu PinyinWú Zhāo Shèng Yǒu Zhāo
JyutpingMou6 Ziu1 Sing3 Jau2 Ziu1
Directed byRicky Lau
Screenplay byRaymond Wong
Produced byGuy Lai
StarringDean Shek
Lau Ka-yung
Lily Li
Fung Hark-On
Huang Ha
Wong Ching
Eric Tsang
Peter Chan
CinematographyYee Tung-lung
Edited byTony Chow
Production
company
Filmway Pictures
Release date
30 December 1979 (1979-12-30)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$1,638,491.30

Plot

Street performer Cho brings his pet around to perform hoping to raise money to study martial arts. Retired martial arts master Chiu Chat-yeh has a mentally disabled daughter who is unattended and has Cho take care of her. Cho finds a girl from out of town named Piu-hung to take his spot as Chiu's daughter's caretaker and goes to study martial arts with the village's martial arts teacher, Kwan Yee-sai. Cho also befriends Kwan's son, Yan. One day, a group of bandits come and terrorize the village and Chiu and Kwan team up to resist them. Chiu has stolen jewelry in his house which is unexpectedly stolen by Piu-hung. Chiu and Kwan are killed later as well. Cho and Yan flee to many places and seek a teacher to mentor them in martial arts. With continuous twists and turns along the way, they finally find the real culprit behind the scenes.

Cast

  • Dean Shek as Yan
  • Lau Ka-yung as Cho
  • Lily Li as Piu-hung
  • Fung Hark-On as Mak Tai-lo
  • Wong Ching as Chiu Yat-yeh
  • Huang Ha as Yan and Cho's teacher
  • Eric Tsang as Chiu's daughter
  • Peter Chan as Kwan Yee-sai
  • Ho Pak-kwong
  • Mars
  • Chik Ngai-hung
  • Bruce Tong as Wong Lu-fu
  • Danny Chow
  • Wong Chi-keung
  • Ho Kei-cheung
  • Tam Po
  • Ho Po-sing
  • Chan Siu-kai
  • Ho Chi-wah
  • Wong Hak
  • Fung Ming
  • Cheung Chi-ping
  • Ling Chi-hung

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Box office

The film grossed HK$1,638,491.30 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 30 December 1979 to 8 January 1980.

References

  1. "Wu zhao sheng you zhao". IMDB. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "無招勝有招 Crazy Couple (1979)". HKMDB. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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