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Cinema City & Films Co. (In Chinese 新藝城影業公司) is a Hong Kong company involved in the creation Hong Kong Cinema. The company has a small catalogue of only 65 movies. The library covers genres including drama, comedy, horror.
The company was established in 1980 by actors Raymond Wong, Karl Maka and Dean Shek. The company's last movie's "Blue Lightning" in 1991.
Filmography of Cinema City & Films Co. (42 films)
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Happy Ghost III (1986)
, 1h36Directed by Ringo Lam, Johnnie To
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Maggie Cheung, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Tsui Hark, Charlie Cho
The spirit of the late female singer Tsui Pan Han (Maggie Cheung) waits in the afterlife for a chance to be reincarnated. She meets the Godfather (Tsui Hark) who has found an appropriate musical family for her to be reincarnated with. Her opportunity to be born into the new family is ruined when Sam Kwai (Raymond Wong) takes the pregnant wife to the wrong hospital. Pan Han is given one month to find a new body to assume her reincarnation in, and decides in the meantime to harass Sam Kwai. One time, the head prefect Tai Cheuk-yee (Fennie Yuen) is possessed by Tsui to stir up a row in a sex club, causing a bunch of gangsters to be imprisoned. Kwai eventually summons Happy Ghost to help him out.
The Family Strikes Back (1986)
, 1h25Directed by Dean Shek
Origin Hong kong
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Dean Shek, Kwan Tak-hing, 黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. ), Roy Chiao, Lee Heung-kam
Professor Kiu (Roy Chiao) is a mad scientist who developed mental disorders from grieving the death of his son, who succumbed to AIDS. Kiu orders his assistants to kidnap homosexual 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.
Mismatched Couples (1985)
, 1h35Directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Martial arts films, Hip hop films
Actors Donnie Yen, Yuen Woo-ping, May Lo, Dick Wei
Eddie (Donnie Yen) is a martial artist and hip hop dancer. In the film, he befriends a poor old man named Mini (Yuen Woo-ping). Mini later falls in love with Eddie's older sister, Ying (Wong Wan-si). Later, Eddie's cousin, Stella (May Lo), falls for him, but Eddie actually has his eyes on Anna (Anna Kamiyama). Meanwhile, Kenny (Kenny Perez) also has his eyes on Anna, while there is a fighting champion (Dick Wei) who is obsessed with fighting Eddie.
Kung Hei Fat Choy (1985)
, 1h32Directed by Dean Shek
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy
Actors Dean Shek, George Lam Chi Cheung, Alan Tam, Ann Bridgewater, Karl Maka, Tsui Hark
Money God was being naughty in heaven and as a punishment, he was sent to Earth to do good deeds for humans. On Earth, he meets Fung, a restaurant owner and his son Ben. Money God guides Fung to success and his business begins to rise while also helping him fend off loan shark Mo. At the same time, Money God tries to woo Fung's younger sister Ellen. Later, Mo learns of the Money God and unsuccessfully tries to exploit him. As his popularity spreads across Hong Kong, cops, triads and ghost-busters start trailing the Money God.
City Hero (1985)
, 1h33Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Dean Shek, Mark Cheng, Michael Wong, Lee Heung-kam, Billy Lau, Ku Feng
Five young and idealistic policemen, nicknamed Bravo (Mark Cheng), Rambo (Anthony Tang), Superstition (Bennett Pang), Wealthy (Michael Wong) and Old Bachelor (Billy Lau) are tired of their jobs and are determined to join the Special Duties Unit. Instructor Lee (Dean Shek) demands discipline, efficiency and obedience. Despite the hostility and hardships, the young officers begin to realize that Instructor Lee is passionate at heart. Eventually, they all respect him for his devotion and inspiration. During Christmas night, they are summoned to an emergency assignment. A dozen of innocent citizen are held as hostages. The death of Bravo in their first successful mission sadden their high spirit and celebrating mood.
Happy Ghost II (1985)
, 1h39Directed by Clifton Ko
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Raymond Wong Pak-ming, May Lo, Tang Kee-chan, Clifton Ko
Un professeur de lycée constamment harcelé par ses élèves devient un fantôme doté de pouvoirs magiques. Mais ceux-ci lui attirent sans cesse des ennuis avec sa hiérarchie.
, 1h36Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Karl Maka, Sylvia Chang, Peter Graves, Richard Kiel, Ricky Hui, Huguette Funfrock
En vacances à Paris, Sam est engagé par un individu qui prétend être James Bond. Ce dernier lui demande de l'aider à restituer à la Reine d'Angleterre les pierres précieuses de sa couronne qui ont été dérobées à Hong Kong. Sur place, l'agent Tom Collins découvre que le soi-disant James Bond est en réalité à la tête d'une organisation internationale d'escrocs professionnels. Sam a alors pour mission de récupérer les pierres tout en mettant hors d'état de nuire l'organisation..
The Happy Ghost (1984)
, 1h36Directed by Clifton Ko
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Loletta Lee, Rachel Lee, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Teresa Carpio, Clifton Ko
Lors d'un séjour camping, une étudiante trouve une vieille corde avec laquelle elle répare son sac à dos déchiré, sans savoir que cette corde avait servi des décennies auparavant à un vieil érudit déshonoré pour se pendre. Le fantôme de l'érudit se manifeste dans l'école et se lie d'amitié avec l'étudiante et deux de ses amis ; il leur enseigne l'importance des études, de l'amour, de la famille et de l'amitié.
Esprit D'amour (1983)
, 1h33Directed by Ringo Lam
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes Ghost films
Actors Alan Tam, Philip Chan, Cecilia Yip, Bill Tung, Tien Feng, Billy Lau
Koo Chi-Ming (Alan Tam) is a life-insurance investigator who while driving to his engagement party, loses control of his car almost running over a young girl, Siu-Yu (Ni Shu-Chun). Later upon arriving at his party he and his father (Bill Tung) begin being henpecked by his mother (Tang Pik-wan) and his fiancée Ivy (Cecilia Yip). Later after the party has ended, everyone decides to have some fun with a Ouija board by attempting to talk to a spirit. Chi-Ming's little brother explains that after they are finished they must send the spirit back, otherwise the person last holding the saucer will be haunted by the spirit. Elsewhere, Siu-Yu is on the roof of her apartment with her goddaughter Mimi drying clothes when Siu-Yu notices that Mimi is very close to the edge rushing forward to grab her, Siu-Yu's foot accidentally lands on a skateboard which sends her over the edge of the roof to her death. Back at the house, as soon as Siu-Yu dies, the saucer begins to show signs of movement and points out the name of the recently deceased Siu-Yu. The saucer then begins to circle violently around the board and everyone is thrown backwards, apart from Chi-Ming, who holds on until the last movement at which point the saucer flips over to reveal a small spot of blood indicating he will be haunted.
Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing? (1983)
Origin Taiwan
Genres Drama, Musical
The movie centres around the lives of a speech-impaired army veteran and his adopted daughter. He works as a bottle recycler either buying used bottles or picking up discarded bottles with his tricycle wagon. He lives within a shanty ghetto part of the city with his woman companion who is dependent on him bringing back a bottle of saki every evening. He is affectionately known as "Uncle" in the ghetto.
Beware Of Pickpockets (1981)
, 1h31Directed by Wu Ma
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Dean Shek, Karl Maka, Wu Ma, Raymond Wong Pak-ming
Righteous officer Big Nose is ordered to arrest pickpocket Extra Hand. However, each time he was caught, he was released due to a lack of evidence. Although Extra Hand is a tricky man, he is actually a Robin Hood like pickpocket who steals dirty money from the rich to raise seven orphaned children that he adopted. Extra Hand plans to save money to build an orphanage for the children to live in.
Chasing Girls (1981)
, 1h38Directed by Karl Maka
Origin Hong kong
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Dean Shek, Eric Tsang, Sammo Hung, Karl Maka, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Rebecca Chan
Robert fails school while studying abroad in America, because he spent too much time flirting with American girls and not enough time studying. Robert's mother, angry that her son has failed school, sends him back to Hong Kong to live with his aunt in hopes that he will marry a Chinese girl.
Laughing Times (1980)
, 1h40Directed by John Woo
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Dean Shek, Karl Maka, Wu Ma, Chiu Chi Ling, Wong Yat-fei, Raymond Wong Pak-ming
In the postwar community, where the economy is falling and many businesses are bleak. A starving wanderer named the Chinese Charlie Chaplin (Dean Shek) meets an orphan (Wong Wai) who was used to do illegal things by bad guy Master Ting (Karl Maka) and the two become fast friends. Later Charlie also meets a poor singer (Wong Sau Man), whom he develops a funny romance with, and a drunkard (Wu Ma). Due to humiliation from Ting, the drunkard turned to drinking. Later, Ting abducts the kid and the singer, prompting Charlie and the drunkard to finally rise up with ambition and risk their lives to save the kid and the singer and eventually, Ting was unable to evade the law.
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Prison on Fire II (1991)
, 1h49Directed by Ringo Lam
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films, Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Roy Cheung, Elvis Tsui, Wan Yeung-ming
Like the first film, this follows the fraternal bond of two inmates, once again Ching, but this time with "Brother Dragon", a boss of the "Black Rats" gang. Ching escapes the prison in order to see his son, Leung was placed in an orphanage after his grandmother died, and gets into trouble with "Assassin"'s replacement, Officer Zau. Ching escapes a second time to follow Boss Dragon after he lied about jumping off a cliff to escape. Ching looked for his son and intended to bring him along, but was refused by the social worker.
, 1h43Directed by Liu Chia-liang, Eric Tsang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Karl Maka, Leslie Cheung, Nina Li Chi, Ellen Chan, Danny Lee, Roy Cheung
King Kong and Baldy, the "Aces," part ways in 1986 after a mission in Thailand to kidnap a woman on her way to marry her boyfriend (a rich man claiming to be her husband enlisted the Aces' services) goes sour. Three years later, figures from the famous Terracotta Army and a Qing Dynasty bronze sword called the "Chinese Excalibur" is stolen during their transport to an exhibition in Hong Kong. Based on pictures that appear in the media, the two men are accused of the heist. By this time, King Kong is running an investment company that has long since been in the red, and Baldy - who sent his wife and son to Canada - is hiding in a Sai Kung houseboat from creditors who lent him money to invest in the stock market.