Aces Go Places (film series)

Aces Go Places
Aces Go Places 1–5 film Blu-ray box set
Traditional	最佳拍檔系列
Simplified	最佳拍档系列
Mandarin	Zuì Jiā Pāi Dǎng Xì Liè
Cantonese	Zeoi3 Gaai1 Paak3 Dong3 Hai6 Lit6
Directed by	Eric Tsang (1-2) Tsui Hark (3) Ringo Lam (4) Lau Kar-leung (5) Chin Ka-lok (5)
Produced by	Karl Maka (1, 4-5) Dean Shek (1) Raymond Wong (2-3, 6)
Screenplay by	Raymond Wong (1-3, 6) Karl Maka (4) Chan Kwok-tse (5)
Starring	Sam Hui Karl Maka
Music by	Teddy Robin (1-2, 5) Sam Hui (1-3) Ha On-chia (2) Noel Quinlan (3) Tang Siu-lam (3) Tony Lo (4) Richard Lo (5) Brother Hung (6)
Cinematography	Joe Chan Chun-kit (1, 3) Paul Yip (1) Manny Ho (1) Arthur Wong (1-2) Johnny Koo (2) Peter Ngor ((2) Abdul M. Rumjahn (2) Bill Chan (3) Sander Lee (4) Paul Chan (5) Joe Chan Kwong-hung (5) Hung Hin-shing (5) Herman Yau (6)
Edited by	Tony Chow (1-4) Wong Ming-kong (4) Wong Ming-lam (5) Robert Choi (6)
Production company	Cinema City & Films Co. (1-5) Hong Kong Action Stunt (1) Eastern Bright Motion Picture (6) Hoi Ming Company (6)
Distributed by	Cinema City & Films Co. (1-5) Mandarin Films (6)
Release dates	1982-1997
Running time	565 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$136,393,124

Aces Go Places, known as Mad Mission in the United States, is a series of Hong Kong action comedy films that are parodies of the James Bond film series.

The films star Sam Hui as King Kong, a master thief and martial arts expert who is aided by his bumbling sidekick, Detective Albert "Baldy" Au, portrayed by Karl Maka.

The series began in 1982, with the first two films directed by Eric Tsang. Subsequent films were directed, respectively by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Lau Kar-leung.

A sixth film, 97 Aces Go Places was made in 1997 with a different cast.

Titles in the series

• Aces Go Places (Mad Mission 1, 1982)
• Aces Go Places 2 (Mad Mission 2: Aces Go Places, 1983)
• Aces Go Places 3 (Mad Mission 3: Our Man From Bond Street, 1984)
• Aces Go Places IV (Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice, 1986)
• Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (Mad Mission 5, 1989)
• 97 Aces Go Places (1997)

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