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Mismatched Couples is a Hongkongais film of genre Martial arts directed by Yuen Woo-ping with Donnie Yen

Mismatched Couples (1985)

Mismatched Couples
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Length 1h35
Directed by
OriginHong kong
Genres Martial arts,    Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Action,    Romance,    Martial arts
Rating65% 3.2878253.2878253.2878253.2878253.287825

Mismatched Couples (aka Love Meets the Match) is a 1985 Hong Kong action romantic comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring himself alongside Donnie Yen.

The film was created during hip hop culture's height of popularity in the 80s, and in addition to martial arts, incorporates b-boying, popping, locking, and the Electric boogaloo.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Donnie Yen

(Eddie)
Yuen Woo-ping

(Mini)
May Lo

(Stella)
Dick Wei

(Power)
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