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 Pinyin | Wú Zhāo Shèng Yǒu Zhāo |
| Jyutping | Mou6 Ziu1 Sing3 Jau2 Ziu1 |
| Directed by | Ricky Lau |
| Screenplay by | Raymond Wong |
| Produced by | Guy Lai |
| Starring | Dean Shek Lau Ka-yung Lily Li Fung Hark-On Huang Ha Wong Ching Eric Tsang Peter Chan |
| Cinematography | Yee Tung-lung |
| Edited by | Tony Chow |
Production company | Filmway Pictures |
Release date | 30 December 1979 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$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
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
- "Wu zhao sheng you zhao". IMDB. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "無招勝有招 Crazy Couple (1979)". HKMDB. Archived from the original on 23 April 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Wu zhao sheng you zhao".MTIME . Retrieved 7 April 2020.