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The Family Strikes Back
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Wikipedia article
'The Family Strikes Back' is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film produced, directed by and starring Dean Shek.
Plot
Professor Kiu (Roy Chiao) is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders from grieving the death of his son. Kiu orders his assistants to kidnap men to his lab, located in a private container on a vessel, for experiments. Police inspector Uncle Wah (Cho Tat-wah) had sent his subordinates to gather evidence in the vessel, but failed to find any.
Shek La-mai (Dean Shek), an acrobatic performer working in a nightclub, has practiced martial arts since childhood and was a former commander of the Special Duties Unit before he was dismissed by the police force due to accusations of sadism. Shek is currently a single father of three children living a happy life. One night during his performance, he and his protege, Lam Hong (Gary Lam), witnessed and intervened in a kidnapping incident by Kiu's henchmen, and the two became targets of Kiu. On the other hand, Uncle Wah discovers Shek's resemblance to a Japanese scientist named Toyota, who colluded with Kiu. Wah formulates a plan for Shek to act undercover as Toyota in order to gather evidence from Kiu's lab.
Cast
*Dean Shek as Shek La-mai
*Angile Leung as Vennila
*Kwan Tak-hing as Shek Fei-hung
*Gigi Lai as Shek Lai-chi
*Gary Young Lim as Lam Jan Hong
*Lau Tat-sang as Sonny
*Roy Chiao as Professor Kiu
*Lee Heung-kam as Kiu's wife
*Cho Tat-wah as Uncle Wah
*Pomson Shi as Luk
*Helen Chan as Helen
*Kam Shan as thug
*Hoi Sang Lee as Kiu's Henchman
*Sai Gwa-Pau as So
*Liu Chun-hung
*Kingson Shek as Cop
*Hui Ying-ying
*Yiu Yau-hung
*Wellington Fung as Manager
*Teddy Chan as Police Inspector
*Lau Shung-fung
*Lo Wing
*Lo Hung
*Wong Lai-ching
*Fong Chow
*Wonh Kin-chow
*Pai Lan
*Wong On-tung
*Lim Chan
*Lee Yan-fai
*Robert Goodson as Police commissioner
*Barry Bullock as Inspector Kei
*Don Ferguson
*Jonathan Pine
*Roy Stanton
*Cliff Clark
*Chang Sing-kwong
Box office
The film grossed HK$7,229,517 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 27 March to 9 April 1986.
References
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