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Pedicab Driver

1989 · 95 min

A lively mix of slapstick romance and bone-crunching fights, with sudden swerves into genuine heartbreak.

Directed by: Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Nina Li Chi, Sun Yueh

Overview: Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.

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Directed by: Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
Starring: Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Nina Li Chi, Sun Yueh

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
friendship
justice
power
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Written by: Yuen Kai-chi, Barry Wong Ping-yiu
Starring: Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Nina Li Chi, Sun Yueh, Max Mok Siu-chung, Fennie Yuen Kit-ying, Lowell Lo Koon-ting, Mang Hoi, John Shum Kin-Fun
Music: Lowell Lo Koon-ting, Sherman Chow Gam-Cheung
Cinematography: Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming, Stephen Poon Tak-Yip
Runtime: 95 min
Country: Hong Kong, China
Languages: Cantonese

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