Winners & Sinners (1983)
- Original title
- 奇謀妙計五福星
- Directed by
- Sammo Hung
- Genre
- martial arts film, crime comedy film, buddy film, action comedy film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 219 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
Five ex-cons start a cleaning company to go straight but get caught up in a counterfeiting scheme. They team up with a clumsy police officer to take down the criminals. The movie is full of slapstick fights and pranks among the friends.
funnyaction-packedlightheartedchaoticplayfulbouncyenergetic
What happens
Winners & Sinners (Chinese: 奇謀妙計五福星, also known as 5 Lucky Stars) is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, the latter serving as one of the film's action directors. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films, a highly successful series in Hong Kong. The film co-stars Chan in a significant role as an error-prone police officer. It also features a cameo appearance from Yuen as another police officer who gets into a fight with Chan's character. The film is followed by My Lucky Stars and Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars, insofar as the "Five Lucky Stars" concept and many of the same actors return in those latter films. However, the character names and indeed their roles differ: Stanley Fung's character is the nominal "leader" of the quintet in Winners & Sinners, whereas Hung's character takes the mantle in the latter films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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