Lucky Stars
Lucky Stars (or Five Lucky Stars); (Chinese: 福星系列、五福星) was a Hong Kong action comedy film series in the 1980s and 1990s, blending Chinese martial arts with bawdy comedy. The films featured an ensemble cast, with many of the actors appearing in successive films.
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Screenshot from Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars (l-r: Sammo Hung, Michael Miu, Richard Ng, Stanley Fung & Eric Tsang) | |
| Traditional Chinese | 福星系列 |
| Simplified Chinese | 福星系列 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fú Xīng Xì Liè |
| Jyutping | Fuk1 Sing1 Hai6 Lit6 |
| Directed by | Sammo Hung Eric Tsang Stanley Fung Corey Yuen Chang Chi Wai Ricky Lau Frankie Chan |
| Written by | Sammo Hung Barry Wong Szeto Cheuk Hon Lo Kin Anthony Chan Lee Chi Wai Lee Ping Kwong Ivy Lee |
| Produced by | Sammo Hung Raymond Chow Leonard Ho Eric Tsang Wallace Cheung Teddy Yip |
| Starring | Sammo Hung Eric Tsang Stanley Fung Richard Ng Charlie Chin John Shum Michael Miu Jackie Chan Yuen Biao Sibelle Hu Kent Cheng Cho Tat Wah Cherie Chung Andy Lau Alan Tam Anthony Chan James Tien Karl Maka Sylvia Chang Françoise Yip Mars Dick Wei Lau Kar-wing Phillip Ko |
| Cinematography | Ricky Lau Artur Wong Peter Ngor Johnny Koo Lam Lai Hing Cheung Shing Tung David Choi Jimmy Leung Chan Yuen Kai Sung Kong Ng Wai Kit Venus Keung Fletcher Poon |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung Keung Chuen Tak Robert Choi Hai Kit Wai Jelly Mak |
| Music by | Frankie Chan Chris Babida Michael Lai Tang Siu Lam Anders Nelsson Violet Lam Sherman Chow Roel A. Garcia |
Production companies | Golden Harvest Paragon Films Ltd. Bo Ho Film Company Ltd. Children's Town Ltd. Choice Film Productions Co., Ltd. Grand March Movie Production Co., Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest Newport Entertainment Ltd. Movie Impact Ltd. |
Release date | 1983-1996 |
Running time | 692 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$121,890,054 (Hong Kong) |
The characters of the Five Lucky Stars were originally petty criminals recently out of prison, who started their own cleaning company. By the second film, the cleaning company idea was discarded, and the bumbling gang were instead employed to assist the police.
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