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Aces Go Places
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Wikipedia article
'Aces Go Places', , also known in the United States as 'Diamondfinger' or 'Mad Mission', is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Eric Tsang, and starring Samuel Hui and Karl Maka.
It is the first installment in the 'Aces Go Places' film series.
Plot
A suave, smooth burglar named King Kong tries to make up for his thieving ways by teaming up with an Albert 'Baldy' Au, a bumbling Taishanese police detective from the United States. Both work together to try to find a set of stolen diamonds; the diamonds are also being tracked by a European criminal known as 'White Gloves'. The two heroes are supervised by Superintendent Nancy Ho, who has a temper.
Cast
* Samuel Hui as King Kong
* Karl Maka as Albert Au
* Sylvia Chang as Supt. Nancy Ho
* Dean Shek as Gigolo Joe (special guest appearance)
* Tsui Hark as Ballerina Director (special guest appearance)
* Carroll Gordon as Ding Dong
* Chan Sing as Mad Max
* Anna Ng as Rose
* Lindzay Chan as Ballerina
* Veronica Lau as Mary
* Hon Kwok-choi as Squealie
* Sze Kai-keung as Laurel
* Cho Tat-wah as Uncle Wah
* Kam Piu as Szeto
* To Siu-ming as Tattoo artist
* Robert Houston as White Gloves
* Jimmy Shaw as Monterosso
* Andrew Miller as Antonio
* Glen Thompson as Governor at meeting
* Fung Ging Man as Snr. police officer at meeting
* Lee Pang-fei as Snr. police officer at meeting
* Ng Yan-chi as Snr. police officer at meeting
* Chik Ngai-hung as Rascal who gets fresh with Ho
* Shing Wan-on as Cheong
* Lai Kim-hung as Blubber mouth
* Tai San as Glove's thug
* Wong Chi-wai as Glove's thug attacking King Kong
* Cheung Kwok-wah as Mad Max's thug
* Chow Kam-kong as Mad Max's thug
* Pang Yun-cheung as Mad Max's thug
* Fung Yun-chuen as Diamond verifier
* Cheng Siu-ping as Councillor Chan in taxi
* Raymond Wong as Priest in taxi (cameo)
* Yu Mo-lin as Nurse
* Ho Pak-kwong as Toilet Attendant
* George Lam as Ambulance driver (cameo)
* Man Ngai-tik as Snr. naval officer at meeting
Awards and nominations
See also
* 'Aces Go Places' (film series)
References
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