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They Came to Rob Hong Kong (1989)

They Came to Rob Hong Kong poster
Original title
八寶奇兵
Directed by
Clarence Fok
Genre
heist film, martial arts film, action comedy film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of misfits plans a heist in Hong Kong. They get into slapstick situations and fight scenes.

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What happens

They Came to Rob Hong Kong (Chinese: 八寶奇兵) is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy film produced and directed by Clarence Fok and starring Dean Shek, who also serves as the film's writer and executive producer. The film co-stars Chingmy Yau, Roy Cheung, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Stanley Fung, Liu Wai-hung and Chin Siu-ho. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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