11 Movies Directed by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Project A

Project A

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-12-22

Languages:

English, Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (9709 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jackie Chan

Jack Maeby (english adaptation)

Edward Tang

Fullplot:

In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. Reluctantly, the Coast Guard is given money to fight these pirates, but the pirates themselves have many contacts (that is, bribed officials) in the government, and seek to thwart the Coast Guard's efforts to eliminate them. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made fools of.

The Prodigal Son

The Prodigal Son

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-12-22

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (2217 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Barry Wong

Jing Wong

Fullplot:

A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher. Furious kung fu battles and slapstick comedy.

Winners & Sinners

Winners & Sinners

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-07-07

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (2775 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Barry Wong (story)

Fullplot:

Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. Trying to mind their own business (and run their Five Star Cleaning Service), they are unfortunately caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.

Wheels on Meals

Wheels on Meals

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1984-08-17

Languages:

Cantonese, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

TV-14

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (7220 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket. Action and humor abound in the streets of Barcelona, culminating with a battle in the castle hideout of the evil gang.

Fuk sing go jiu

Fuk sing go jiu

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-02-10

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3020 Reviews)

Genres:

ActionComedy

Fullplot:

Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-01-30

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (944 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Multi-genre flick (western, martial arts, comedy, adventure, etc.) with an all-star cast about a man who returns to his home town, buys everything in sight, and tries to improve its municipal (and his personal) profits by sabotaging a train so the passengers all have to stop in his town and spend lots o' money! Throw in various subplots involving some Japanese swordsmen, some bungling bankrobbers (one of whom is the head of security), and a gang of no-goods who try to mess up the town.

Heart of a Dragon

Heart of a Dragon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-10-16

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (2573 Reviews)

Fullplot:

Story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother. Innocently caught up in a gangland fight, the brother is kidnapped to force the cop to turn over a police informant.

Dragons Forever

Dragons Forever

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-02-11

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

TV-14

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (4790 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Gordon Chan (original story)

Yiu Ming Leung (original story)

Cheuk-Hon Szeto (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Jackie Chan stars as a hot-shot lawyer hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, Jackie is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.

Qun long xi feng

Qun long xi feng

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-02-24

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (542 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (story)

Kin Lo (story)

Barry Wong

Kai-Chi Yuen

Fullplot:

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.

Mr. Nice Guy

Mr. Nice Guy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-03-18

Languages:

English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (18379 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Fibe Ma (screenplay)

Edward Tang (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Melbourne, Australia. TV Journalist Diana tapes evidence against drug lord Giancarlo, but on her way away from the scene, she is spotted and has to run. In the street, she runs into TV cook Jackie, whose knowledge of martial arts helps her survive the threat. Accidentally, her VHS-tape then gets mixed up with some kid's films in Jackie's car and so all the bad guys are after him as well as Diana, without him knowing where to find the right tape. But when Jackie's visiting girlfriend Miki gets kidnapped for the tape as ransom, Jackie puts the image of being the nice and friendly TV cook aside and goes to see Mr. Giancarlo himself to get her back: playtime's over.

Once Upon a Time in China and America

Once Upon a Time in China and America

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-02-01

Languages:

Cantonese, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (2456 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Cheuk-Hon Szeto

Sharon Hui

Mei-Yee Sze

Philip Kwok

Man Sing So

Fullplot:

The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

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