They Came to Rob Hong Kong

They Came to Rob Hong Kong (Chinese: 八寶奇兵) 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.[1]

They Came to Rob Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese八寶奇兵
Simplified Chinese八宝奇兵
Hanyu PinyinBā Bǎo Qí Bīng
JyutpingBaat3 Bou2 Kei4 Bing1
Directed byClarence Fok
Written byDean Shek Creative Unit
Produced byClarence Fok
Catherine Lau
StarringDean Shek
Chingmy Yau
Roy Cheung
Sandra Ng
Eric Tsang
Stanley Fung
Liu Wai-hung
Chin Siu-ho
Kara Hui
Charlie Cho
Ann Bridgewater
Yammie Lam
CinematographyArdy Lam
Edited byWong Ming-lam
Music byLowell Lo
Production
company
Distributed byCinema City
Release date
  • 23 February 1989 (1989-02-23)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$8,033,844

Plot

"Clarence Fok’s 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."[2]

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

References
  1. "They Came to Rob Hong Kong". Asian Feast. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "They Came to Rob Hong Kong". Asian Film Strike. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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