Wheels on Meals (1984)

Original title

快餐車

Directed by

Sammo Hung

Genre

crime film, adventure film, martial arts film, action comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

16

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 442 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two cousins run a fast food truck in Barcelona and get mixed up with a pickpocket and a missing heiress. They have to fight a group of criminals trying to capture her.

fast-pacedlightheartedfunnykineticplayfulenergeticstunt-filled

What happens

Wheels on Meals (traditional Chinese: 快餐車; simplified Chinese: 快餐车) is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, with action choreographed by Jackie Chan. The film stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Benny Urquidez, and José Sancho. The film was shot in Barcelona, Spain. The film was a box office hit in East Asia, including Japan where the film was released as Spartan X. The film was also well-received by critics for its comedy and action, particularly the final fight between Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez, which is considered one of the greatest fight scenes of all time. Jackie Chan with his stunt team were nominated for Best Action Choreography, for both Wheels on Meals and Project A, at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards, winning the award for Project A. Wheels on Meals spawned the Spartan X franchise. In 1984, it was adapted into the video game Spartan X (released as Kung-Fu Master internationally), which laid the foundations for the beat 'em up genre of action games. The video game also had a sequel, Spartan X 2, and there was a Spartan X comic book series. The Spartan X franchise grossed an estimated total revenue of approximately US$134 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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