All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution (1981)
- Original title
- 鬼馬智多星
- Directed by
- Tsui Hark
- Genre
- parody film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- IIA
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A down-on-his-luck detective gets mixed up with a gangster who is trying to cheat elderly millionaires out of their stocks. The film is a Hong Kong comedy parody that moves quickly and has a cartoonish tone.
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What happens
All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution (Chinese: 鬼馬智多星; pinyin: Gui ma zhi duo xing) is a 1981 Hong Kong comedy film directed and co-written by Tsui Hark. The film stars George Lam as Yoho, Karl Maka as Ah Capone and Teddy Robin Kwan as Inspector Robin. Yoho is a down on his luck detective who find himself in trouble with the ganger Ah Capone who is planning to cheat elderly millionaires out of their stocks. The film was Tsui's first commercial success and was the fourth highest grossing Hong Kong film of 1981. It was nominated for five Golden Horse Awards and won three (Best Director, Best Cinematography and Best Editing). The film was followed by a sequel in 1983 titled All the Wrong Spies directed by Teddy Robin Kwan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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