Wheels on Meals
Directed by	Sammo Hung
Produced by	Raymond Chow
Written by	Edward Tang Johnny Lee Samo Hung
Starring	Jackie Chan Sammo Hung Yuen Biao Lola Forner Benny Urquidez Herb Edelman Keith Vitali
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date(s)	1984 (Hong Kong)
Running time	100 minutes
Language	Cantonese
IMDb profile

Wheels on Meals (Kuàicān Chē) is a 1984 Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung, starring Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. In some releases, the film was released under alternative titles including Spartan X, Weapon X, Spanish Connection and Million Dollar Heiress. Image File history File links WheelsOnMeals_DVDcover. ... Sammo Hung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... ramond chow ... Sammo Hung ( Chinese: 洪金寶; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Kung Fu movies actor and director. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Sammo Hung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... Yuen Biao (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an American kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor. ... Herb Edelman (1932-1996) was an American actor who was noted for playing Dorothys loser ex-husband Stanley Zbornak on The Golden Girls. ... Keith Vitali (born 1953, often misspelled as Vitale) is an American-born martial artist, actor, author and child activist. ... Golden Harvest (Chinese: ) SEHK: 1132 is a film production, distribution and exhibition company based in Hong Kong. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industrys global fame. ... Sammo Hung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Yuen Biao (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ...

The three action star brothers, Chan, Yuen and Hung, are longtime friends and had been Peking Opera School colleaugues in their youth. The release of Wheels on Meals came in the midst of their most prolific period working together. The three men had acted together on Chan's Project A and the first of Hung's original Lucky Stars trilogy, Winners and Sinners in 1983. Wheels on Meals was released in 1984, and a year later they were reunited twice more for the Lucky Stars semi-sequels My Lucky Stars and Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars. This was something of a golden period for Hong Kong cinema-goers, as three of the nation's most loved action stars performed together on screen. Wheels on Meals also features cameo appearances from fellow Luck Stars, Richard Ng and John Shum as mental patients in the hospital attended by David's father. The Peking Opera School was located in Hong Kong. ... Jackie Chans Project A (aka. ... 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. ... Remake of My Lucky Stars in which Jackie is a supporting actor. ... Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from his feature film Taxi Driver. ...

Plot

Thomas (Jackie Chan) and David (Yuen Biao) are cousins who run a fast food van in Barcelona, Spain. The food is delivered by Thomas, who rushes round the square on a skateboard. After fending off a biker gang, they meet beautiful pickpocket, Sylvia (Lola Forner) who asks them to hide her in their van to avoid the police. Thomas and David are enamoured by her, but after allowing her to stay in their apartment that night, they wake to find Sylvia and their money gone. The next day, they bump into Moby (Sammo Hung), a bumbling private investigator who is also tracking Sylvia. Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Pickpocketing is a crime, a form of larceny which involves the stealing of money and valuables off the person of a victim without them noticing. ... A private investigator, private detective, PI, or private eye, is a person who undertakes investigations, usually for a private citizen or some other entity not involved with a government or police organization. ...

Cast

• Jackie Chan - Thomas
• Sammo Hung - Moby
• Yuen Biao - David
• Lola Forner - Sylvia
• Benny Urquidez - (un-named thug)
• Keith Vitali - (un-named thug)
• Herb Edelman - Matt
• Susana Sentís - Gloria
• Paul Chang - David's father
• Richard Ng - Mental patient
• John Shum - Mental patient
• Wu Ma - Mental patient

Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Sammo Hung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... Yuen Biao (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an American kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor. ... Keith Vitali (born 1953, often misspelled as Vitale) is an American-born martial artist, actor, author and child activist. ... Herb Edelman (1932-1996) was an American actor who was noted for playing Dorothys loser ex-husband Stanley Zbornak on The Golden Girls. ... Richard Ng (Chinese: 吴耀汉，Pinyin: Wú Yào Hàn)is a Chinese actor born in Guangdong, China in 1939. ... Wu Ma (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; real name: 冯宏源; 馮宏源; Féng Hóngyuán; born: August 18, 1942, in Tianjin, China) is a Chinese actor, director, assistant director, producer and writer. ...

Trivia

• The film's name was actually supposed to be more sensibly titled Meals on Wheels. However, superstitious Golden Harvest executives demanded the name change because their two previous films with titles that began with the letter 'M' - Megaforce and Menage A Trois - and both were box office flops.
• The video game Kung Fu Master was based on this film.
• This film was the first of two films which paired star Jackie Chan against former professional kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez (the other being Dragons Forever). Their fight in this film is typically regarded as one of the greatest on-screen martial arts fights ever performed.
• Co-star Lola Forner also appeared in the Jackie Chan film Armour of God.
• Unlike the majority of Chan's later films, the standard releases of Wheels on Meals does not contain the usual outtakes (bloopers and stunts gone wrong) over the final credits. However, a VHS release of the film did exist in the mid-1980's under the title Spartan X, which includes the outtakes intact.
• Reportedly, Jackie Chan became incredibly frustrated during the filming of his climactic fight with Benny Urquidez, as Urquidez continually kicked and hit Chan for real. This could be attributed to Urquidez's lack of experience in "movie fighting" at the time, considering that normally when he fought it was in full-contact matches.
• At one point in the final Chan/Urquidez battle, a spin-kick by Urquidez is so fast that the wind from it blows out a series of candles. This is shown onscreen, with no cuts or trick photography.
• During Sammo Hung's showdown with the film's main villain, as is not uncommon in Hong Kong action films, a Chinese double stood in for the Caucasian actor playing the villain, because the Caucasian actor was untrained and unable to perform the complex sword and fighting moves. The switch is badly effected by having the Caucasian don a fencing mask early into the fight. Close inspection of the fight will reveal that the man behind the mask is none other than co-star Yuen Biao.

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Awards and Nominations

• 1985 Hong Kong Film Awards:
  • Nominated: Best Action Choreography

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Box Office

Wheels on Meals grossed HK $21,465,013 in its Hong Kong theatrical run.

External links

• Interview with Keith Vitali at cityonfire.com
• http://www.jackiechan.com

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