The Family Strikes Back is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy film produced, directed by and starring Dean Shek.[1]
| The Family Strikes Back | |
|---|---|
 VCD cover | |
| Traditional Chinese | 烏龍大家庭 |
| Simplified Chinese | 乌龙大家庭 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wū Lóng Dà Jiā Tíng |
| Jyutping | Wu1 Lung2 Daai6 Gaa Ting4 |
| Directed by | Dean Shek |
| Screenplay by | Edward Lee |
| Produced by | Dean Shek |
| Starring | Dean Shek Anglie Leung Kwan Tak-hing Gigi Lai Gary Young Lim Lau Tat-sang Roy Chiao Lee Heung-kam Cho Tat-wah |
| Cinematography | Henry Chan |
| Edited by | Wong Ming-lam |
| Music by | Tony Lo |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cinema City |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$7,229,517 |
The film focuses on a mad scientist who orders his assistants to kidnap victims for use in his experiments. When a martial artist and his assistant intervene in a kidnapping incident, a police inspector has the idea to employ the martial artist as an undercover agent for the police. The martial artist has to impersonate a Japanese ally of the villain.
Plot
editProfessor Kiu (Roy Chiao) is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders from grieving the death of his son. Kiu orders his assistants to kidnap men to his lab, located in a private container on a vessel, for experiments. Police inspector Uncle Wah (Cho Tat-wah) had sent his subordinates to gather evidence in the vessel, but failed to find any.
Shek La-mai (Dean Shek), an acrobatic performer working in a nightclub, has practiced martial arts since childhood and was a former commander of the Special Duties Unit before he was dismissed by the police force due to accusations of sadism. Shek is currently a single father of three children living a happy life.
One night during his performance, Shek and his protege, Lam Hong (Gary Lam), witnessed and intervened in a kidnapping incident by Kiu's henchmen, and the two became targets of Kiu. On the other hand, Uncle Wah discovers Shek's resemblance to a Japanese scientist named Toyota, who colluded with Kiu. Wah formulates a plan for Shek to act undercover as Toyota in order to gather evidence from Kiu's lab.
Cast
edit- Dean Shek as Shek La-mai
- Angile Leung as Vennila
- Kwan Tak-hing as Shek Fei-hung
- Gigi Lai as Shek Lai-chi
- Gary Young Lim as Lam Jan Hong
- Lau Tat-sang as Sonny
- Roy Chiao as Professor Kiu
- Lee Heung-kam as Kiu's wife
- Cho Tat-wah as Uncle Wah
- Pomson Shi as Luk
- Helen Chan as Helen
- Kam Shan as thug
- Hoi Sang Lee as Kiu's Henchman
- Sai Gwa-Pau as So
- Liu Chun-hung
- Kingson Shek as Cop
- Hui Ying-ying
- Yiu Yau-hung
- Wellington Fung as Manager
- Teddy Chan as Police Inspector
- Lau Shung-fung
- Lo Wing
- Lo Hung
- Wong Lai-ching
- Fong Chow
- Wonh Kin-chow
- Pai Lan
- Wong On-tung
- Lim Chan
- Lee Yan-fai
- Robert Goodson as Police commissioner
- Barry Bullock as Inspector Kei
- Don Ferguson
- Jonathan Pine
- Roy Stanton
- Cliff Clark
- Chang Sing-kwong
Box office
editThe film grossed HK$7,229,517 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 27 March to 9 April 1986.[2]