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It Takes Two

Original title: Nan xiong nan di
  • 1982
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
38
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Richard Ng in It Takes Two (1982)
Comedy

Two nightclub cabaret entertainers who are best friends run into trouble by having angered an underworld gangster.Two nightclub cabaret entertainers who are best friends run into trouble by having angered an underworld gangster.Two nightclub cabaret entertainers who are best friends run into trouble by having angered an underworld gangster.

  • Director
    • Karl Maka
  • Writer
    • Raymond Pak-Ming Wong
  • Stars
    • Dean Shek
    • Richard Ng
    • Sylvia Chang
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    38
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karl Maka
    • Writer
      • Raymond Pak-Ming Wong
    • Stars
      • Dean Shek
      • Richard Ng
      • Sylvia Chang
    • 1User review
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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      • 1 nomination total

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    Dean Shek
    Dean Shek
    Richard Ng
    Richard Ng
    Sylvia Chang
    Sylvia Chang
    Man-Ha Cheng
    Liu Chia-Yung
    Liu Chia-Yung
      Shan Chin
      Shan Chin
      • Secretary Lo
      Cherie Chung
      Cherie Chung
      Shing Fui-On
      Shing Fui-On
        Raymond Fung
        • Manager Hung
        Fung Ging-Man
        Fung Ging-Man
          Hen Ho
          Teddy Robin Kwan
          Teddy Robin Kwan
          George Lam
          George Lam
          Billy Lau
          Billy Lau
          Si-Hong Lau
          Karl Maka
          Karl Maka
          Kwok-Kin Ng
          Yanzi Shi
          • Director
            • Karl Maka
          • Writer
            • Raymond Pak-Ming Wong
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          Wacky Stuff

          Back in the 80's, HK films were a lot like this. Slapstick films with fairly flimsy plots, made strictly for entertainment but not artistic purposes. Two friends run afoul of a gangster (called "Jaws" due to his big moth and teeth) and one gets tortured into insanity. They borrow money to go to Malayasia and is cured by a unconventional doctor. Once back, they meet two sisters, one in a wheelchair (Cherie Chung) and promise once they get money to get money for an operation to help her. You are not supposed to take this film at all seriously, it is pretty much pure nonsense. The problem is, it is not even good nonsense, its just all over the map crazy. I like some of these HK comedies but not this one, it has no cohesion. You can skip it.

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          • Release date
            • July 15, 1982 (Hong Kong)
          • Country of origin
            • Hong Kong
          • Language
            • Cantonese
          • Also known as
            • Nan Xiong Nan Di
          • Production company
            • Cinema City
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            1 hour 33 minutes
          • Color
            • Color

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