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Starring
:
Sammo
Hung
Nina
Li Chi
Suen
Yuet
John
Shum
Liu
Chia Liang
Billy
Chow
Meng
Hoi
Mok
Siu Chung
Action
:
Sammo
Hung
Meng
Hoi
Brandy
Yuen
Producer
:
Chan
Pooi Wa
Director
:
Sammo
Hung
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PEDICAB
DRIVER (1990)
Reviewed
by Tony Ryan
Set
in 1930's Macao, Sammo plays Tung as the title role of a
pedicab driver (the taxi's of the day!). The story seamlessly
combines comedy, tragedy and superbly choreographed Kung Fu.

When
Sammo inadvertently stops a powerful whorehouse owner (John
Shum) from harassing a female worker (Ping) from his aunt's
bakery, he is chased by thugs only to eventually evade them by
crashing through the window of a gambling house owned by the
legendary Liu Chia Liang. Tung fights Liu in order to get back
money dropped by Ping when they flew in. The fistfight that
follows combines great power, pace and one-liners, and would
be a worthy main fight in many films. However, the two shortly
go at each other with poles with Sammo in particular showing
some superb acrobatics, before being defeated! Liu returns his
money as a sign of respect allowing Sammo and Ping to leave.

The
film quickly becomes more dramatic following Sammo's fellow
driver Malted Candy (Mok Siu Chung) deciding to marry his
girlfriend, only to discover she is one of Shum's prostitutes.
As a result, Shum has them both killed setting the scene for
Sammo to enact his revenge. The final reel is raw power and
energy as Sammo takes on a small army of goons before meeting
his match in Billy Chow ('Dragons
Forever', 'Eastern
Condors').

This
is easily one of Hong Kong’s finest films and a must have
for anyone interested in the genre.
Rating:
    
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