Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
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| Traditional | 夏日福星 |
| Simplified | 夏日福星 |
| Mandarin | Xià Rì Fú Xīng |
| Cantonese | Ha6 Jat6 Fuk1 Sing1 |
| Directed by | Sammo Hung Jackie Chan(action) Yuen Wah (action) Yuen Biao (action) Chin Kar-lok (action) Fruit Chan |
| Produced by | Leonard Ho Eric Tsang Raymond Chow |
| Written by | Barry Huigh Barry Wong Lo Kin Szeto Chuek-hon |
| Starring | Sammo Hung Jackie Chan Yuen Biao Richard Ng Charlie Chin Eric Tsang Sibelle Hu Rosamund Kwan |
| Music by | Anders Nelsson |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wong Johnny Koo |
| Editing by | Peter Cheung |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest Productions (Hong Kong) |
| Release date(s) | August 15, 1985 |
| Running time | 90 minutes 105 minutes (different versions) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Japanese English |
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (Chinese: 夏日福星) is a 1985 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, and starring Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It is the third instalment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985). As with its prequel, the film features Jackie Chan in a supporting role.
The film was released under several different titles in other regions, including:
- "Winners & Sinners 3: Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars" (Europe)
- "My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars"
- "Seven Lucky Stars" (Japan)
- "The Target"
- "PowerMan 2"
The film is notable for a fight scene featuring Andy Lau, alongside Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It also features Michelle Yeoh's first on-screen fight scene, as a Judo instructor teaching the Lucky Stars.
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[edit] Plot
The Five Lucky Stars, one of them being replaced by a younger brother, are assigned by the police to allow an actress to live with them. The actress has information on a crime syndicate and assassins are sent after her. Ricky (Yuen Biao) and Swordflower are to stay at the actress’s home undercover to capture the assassins. Throughout the course of the movie, the Stars chase the attractive woman around the house, though their efforts are largely unsuccessful. At the climax, the three assassins eventually end up at a recreation building to take down Swordflower (mistaking her to be their target), but coincidentely Kidstuff (Sammo Hung) and his friends are there and they recognize one of them, with help from the actress. Muscle (Jackie Chan) and Ricky arrive in the nick of time and a showdown takes place, eventually ending with the protagonists victorious. The police and a large ensemble of Chinese actors arrive to congratulate them.
[edit] Full Cast
The film sees the return of John Shum. In Winners And Sinners, Shum had played one of the Five Lucky Stars, "Curly". However, he was absent from the second film, My Lucky Stars, due to his commitments as a political activist and was ostensibly replaced by Eric Tsang. Tsang retains his role as "Roundhead" in this film, whereas Shum plays a supporting role as an actor working and living alongside Rosamund Kwan's character.
- Sammo Hung - "Eric" / "Kidstuff" / "Fastbuck" / "Chi Koo Choi"
- Michael Miu - "Pagoda" / "Ginseng"
- Richard Ng - "Sandy" / "Dee"
- Eric Tsang - "Roundhead" / "Blockhead" / "Buddha Fruit" / "Lo Han-Kuo"
- Stanley Fung - "Rawhide" / "Rhino Skin" / "Pee"
- Jackie Chan - "Muscles"
- Yuen Biao - "Ricky Fung"
- Sibelle Hu - "Barbara Woo" / "Swordflower" / "Chief Inspectof Ba Wah"
- Charlie Chin - "Herb" / "Herbert" (also Warehouse Thug stand-in)
- Rosamund Kwan - "Wang Yi-Ching" / "Chi-Chi Wang"
- John Shum - "Landlord Wormgrass" / "Johnny"
- Andy Lau - Policeman / Associate of Muscles
- Michelle Yeoh - Judo instructor
- Chung Fat - Assassin with moustache
- Richard Norton - Caucasian assassin
- Anthony Chan - Lotta / Larry
- Jamie Chik - "May" ('Amy' in subtitles)
- Cho Tat Wah - "Walter Tsao"
- Riki Hashimoto - Japanese Fighter
- Philip Ko - Warehouse Thug
- Yasuaki Kurata - Japanese assassin
- Billy Lau - Play director
- Cheung Ging-boh - Thai Boss
- James Tien - Boss Lau Yan-foo
- Tai San - Boss Lau's impersonator
- Lee Hoi San - Boss Lau's Driver
- Lau Kar-wing - Warehouse Thug
- Kam Kong Chow - Wareouse Thug
- Benny Lai - Warehouse Thug
- Danny Chow - Warehouse Thug
- Lau Chau-sang - Warehouse Thug killed by cop
- Lee Chi-kit - Warehouse Thug
- Wan Faat - Warehouse Thug
- Sammy Fan - Warehouse Thug
- Phillip Ko - Warehouse Thug
- Ho Chi-wai - Warehouse Thug
- Ha Kwok-wing - Warehouse Thug
- Chu Tau - Warehouse Thug
- Pang Yun-cheung - Warehouse Thug / Thai Assassin (2 roles)
- Paul Wong - Warehouse Thug
- Chin Kar-lok - Warehouse Thug / Assassin (2 roles)
- Yuen Miu - Warehouse Thug / Thai Assassin (2 roles)
- Dick Wei - Warehouse Thug
- Ying Lung - Warehouse Thug
- Siu Tak-foo - Warehouse Thug
- Huang Ha - Warehouse Thug
- Ho Chi-wai - Warehouse Thug
- Kara Hui - Thailand Tour girl
- Season Ma - Thailand Tour girl
- Sandra Ng - Thailand Tour girl
- Ha Ping Ng - Thailand Tour girl
- Melvin Wong - Melvin Ma
- Wu Ma - Magic Expert
- Fruit Chan - Fruit Seller
- Jason Pai - Warehouse Cop
- Hak Chai - Policeman
- Wong Jing - Person at the end
- Moon Lee - Person at the end
- George Lam - Person at the end
- Mang Hoi - Person at the end
- David Chiang - Person at the end
- Pauline Wong - Person at the end
- Chin Siu Ho - Person at the end
- Philip Chan - Person at the end
- Deannie Yip - Person at the end
- Natalis Chan - Person at the end
- Austin Wai - Person at the end
- Bryan Leung - Person at the end
- Alfred Cheung - Person at the end
- Winnie Chin - Person at the end
- Tai Bo - Person at the end
- Peter Yang - Person at the end
- Kenny Ho - Person at the end
- David Lam - Person at the end
- Cher Yeung - Person at the end
- Tina Lau - Person at the end
- Chris Li - extra
- Liu Hok-Ming - extra
[edit] Box office
The film grossed HK $28,911,851 at the Hong Kong box office.
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