Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars UK DVD cover

Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Sammo Hung. It is the third instalment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985). As with its prequels, the film features Jackie Chan in a supporting role. The literal translation of the Hong Kong title of this film is Summer time Lucky Stars. // Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Adolph Caesar Out of Africa, starring Meryl Streep and... Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industrys global fame. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born in Hong Kong on January 7, 1952) is a Kung Fu movies actor, producer and director. ... Lucky Stars (or Five Lucky Stars) was a Hong Kong action comedy film series in the 1980s and 90s, blending Chinese martial arts with bawdy comedy. ... Winners and Sinners (1983) is the first of the Lucky Stars series of films- a highly succesful series in Hong Kong. ... My Lucky Stars is a 1985 Hong Kong movie, the sequel to Winners and Sinners and the prequel to many more follow ups. ... Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is one of the best-known prequels. ... Chan Kong-Sang known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung SBS (born on April 7, 1954 on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director, script writer, film producer, singer and former stunt performer. ...

Plot

The team of comedians are released from prison to play gumshoe in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must slapstick their way through and with Jackie's help take them down. Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. ...

The film sees the return of John Shum. In Winners And Sinners, Shum had played one of the Five Lucky Stars, "Curly". However, he was absent from My Lucky Stars due to his commitments as a political activist and was ostensibly replaced by Eric Tsang. Tsang retains his role as "Roundhead" in this film, whereas Shum plays a supporting role as an actor working and living alongside Rosamund Kwan's character. Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Eric Tsang Chi-wai (Chinese: ; pinyin: Zēng Zhìwěi; born April 14, 1953) is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio Series on TVB over the course of 10 years. ... Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam (关之琳, Kwan Ji-Lam) is a Hong Kong actress. ...

Trivia

• The film is notable for a fight scene featuring Andy Lau, alongside Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.

• It also features Michelle Yeoh's first on-screen fight scene, as a Judo instructor teaching the Lucky Stars.

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Box Office

The film grossed HK $28,911,851 at the Hong Kong box office.

Cast

• Sammo Hung Kam-Bo - "Eric" / "Kidstuff" / "Fastbuck"
• Charlie Chin - "Herb"
• Richard Ng - "Sandy"
• Eric Tsang - "Roundhead" / "Blockhead"
• Stanley Fung - "Rawhide"

• Jackie Chan - "Muscles"
• Yuen Biao - "Ricky Fung"
• Sibelle Hu - "Barbara Woo" / "Swordflower"
• Rosamund Kwan - "Wang Yi-Ching" / "Chi-Chi Wang"
• John Shum - "Wormgrass" / "Johnny"
• Andy Lau - Policeman
• Michelle Yeoh - Judo instructor
• Chung Fat - Assassin with moustache
• Richard Norton - Caucasian assassin
• Anthony Chan - Tour guide
• Jaime Mei Chun Chik - "May" ('Amy' in subtitles)
• Walter Cho - "Tsao"
• Riki Hashimoto
• Kara Hui - Tour girl
• Philip Ko - Thug
• Yasuaki Kurata - Japanese assassin
• Lam Ching-Ying - Renegade cop
• Billy Lau - Play director
• Lee Hoi San - Thug
• Liu Chia Yung - Thug
• Season Ma - Tour girl
• Miu Kiu Wai - Pagoda
• Sandra Ng Kwan Yue - Tour girl
• James Tien - Lau
• Dick Wei - Chief Tsao
• Melvin Wong - Ma
• Wu Ma - Witch doctor

Sammo Hung (洪金寶; pinyin: Hóng Jīnbǎo; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born 1950) is a Kung Fu movies actor and director. ... Eric Tsang Chi-wai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ZÄ“ng ZhìwÄ›i; born April 14, 1953) is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio Series on TVB over the course of 10 years. ... Chan Kong-Sang known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung SBS (born on April 7, 1954 on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director, script writer, film producer, singer and former stunt performer. ... Yuen Biao (元彪) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam (关之琳, Kwan Ji-Lam) is a Hong Kong actress. ... Andy Lau in Infernal Affairs (2002) Andy Lau Tak-wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Cantonese: Làu Dākwà) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Làu FÅ«kwìng) is a Hong Kong pop star and a movie actor. ... Dato Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yáng Zǐqióng; born August 6, 1962) is a Hong Kong-based actress and dancer, sometimes billed as Michelle Khan. Yeoh is a Chinese Malaysian born in Ipoh, Malaysia. ... Richard Norton (born January 6, 1950, in Australia) is a martial artist, action film star, and stuntman. ... Anthony Chan is a well known economist interviewed mainly by CNBCs Squawk Box, Bloomberg Television and Radio on employment figures and interest rates. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Lam Ching-Ying (real name: Lam Gun-Bo)(born: December 27, 1952 in Shanghai; died November 8th, 1997 in Hong Kong) was a Chinese actor, action director and director. ... Sandra Ng Kwan Yue (吳君如) (born August 2, 1965) is a Hong Kong actress. ... Wu Ma (TC: 午馬, SC: 午马, pinyin: WÇ” MÇŽ real name: Féng WÇ” MÇŽ, TC: 馮午馬, SC: 冯午马) (born: August 18, 1942, in Tianjin, China) is a Chinese actor, director, assistant director, producer and writer. ...

External links

• Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars at the Internet Movie Database