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They Came to Rob Hong Kong
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Wikipedia article
'They Came to Rob Hong Kong' (Chinese: ) is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film produced and directed by Clarence Fok and starring Dean Shek, who also serves as the film's writer and executive producer. The film co-stars Chingmy Yau, Roy Cheung, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Liu Wai-hung and Chin Siu-ho.
Plot
"Clarence Foks They Came to rob Hong Kong concerns a violent bank robber (Roy Cheung) who has to flee to the Mainland after being nearly caught by a tough cop (Kara Hui). There, he recruits a ragtag team of hapless morons (among which Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Sandra Ng, Dean Shek and Chin Siu Ho) to come back to Hong Kong and attempt a daring heist."
Mao Yiu-tung (Roy Cheung) is a Hong Kong criminal who escaped from a team of female cops, led by Shang (Kara Hui), to Mainland China. He recruits a team to go with him to Hong Kong to rob a bank. The team consists of two conmen doctors, Ken (Eric Tsang) and Yuen (Stanley Fung), a singer named Leslie Cheung (Liu Wai-hung), a dancer and martial artist named Bruce Hung (Chin Siu-ho), and two cops, Sherlock False (Dean Shek) and Monroe (Sandra Ng). The team are mentored by Jenny (Chingmy Yau), who teaches them about Hong Kong's society and geography.
Cast
* Dean Shek as Sherlock False
* Chingmy Yau as Jenny Tung
* Roy Cheung as Mao Yiu-tung
* Sandra Ng as Monroe
* Eric Tsang as Ken
* Stanley Fung as Yuen
* Liu Wai-hung as Leslie Cheung
* Chin Siu-ho as Bruce Hung
* Kara Hui as Superintendent Shang
* Charlie Cho as Biggy
* Ann Bridgewater as police officer
* Yammie Lam as police officer
* Elaine Jin as Councillor Chu
* Shing Fui-On as Dean
* Wellson Chin as Sauna manager
* Ann Mui as Inspector May
* Chan King as Rooster
* Chan Fai-hung as police informer
* Yeung Hung as Tung's thug
* Lau Tin-yue
* Jameson Lam as Dean's thug
* Yeung Jing-jing as Mao's girl
* Michelle Sze-ma
* Cheung Choi-mei as Policewoman
* Law Shu-kei as False's superior
* Tin Kai-man as Rooster's thug
References
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