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Mismatched Couples Traditional 情逢敵手 Simplified 情逢敌手 Mandarin Qíng Féng Dí Shǒu Cantonese Cing4 Fung4 Dik6 Sau2 Directed by Yuen Woo-ping Produced by Brandy Yuen Screenplay by Peace Group
Cheng Man Wa
Chui Ching HongStory by Peace Group Starring Donnie Yen
Yuen Woo-ping
Wong Wan Si
May Lo
Anna KamiyamaMusic by Norman Wong
Chyna
Donald AshleyCinematography Yu Chik Lim Editing by Mui Tung Lit
Norman Wong
Yip Wai KeungStudio Cinema City & Films Co.
Peace Film Production (HK) Co.Distributed by Cinema City & Films Co. Release date(s) 3 April 1985 Running time 95 minutes Country Hong Kong Language Cantonese Gross revenue HK$6,617,877 Mismatched Couples (aka Love Meets the Match) is a 1985 Hong Kong film directed by Yuen Woo-ping starring him and martial artist 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.
Plot
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.
Cast
Cast Role Donnie Yen Eddie Yuen Woo-ping Mini Wong Wan Si Ying May Lo Stella Anna Kamiyama Anna Dick Wei Fight champion Brandy Yuen Drunkard at Kenny's party Mandy Chan Colourful Punk To Wai Wo Molester Yip Ha Lei Old man at airport Kenny Perez Kenny Lee Yue Buyer of sugar cane Jackson Ng Molester Ken Boyle Tourist Shirley Tan Lynn Chui Ching Hong Customer teasing Stella Sam Wong neighbour External links
- Mismatched Couples at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Mismatched Couples at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Mismatched Couples at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by Yuen Woo-ping 1970s Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) • Drunken Master (1978) • Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) • Magnificent Butcher (1979)1980s The Buddhist Fist (1980) • Dreadnaught (1981) • Legend of a Fighter (1982) • The Miracle Fighters (1982) • Shaolin Drunkard (1983) • Drunken Tai Chi (1984) • Mismatched Couples (1985) • The Close Encounter of Vampire (1986) • Tiger Cage (1988) • In the Line of Duty 4: Witness (1989)1990s Tiger Cage 2 (1990) • Tiger Cage 3 (1991) • Iron Monkey (1993) • Hero Among Heroes (1993) • Tai Chi Master (1993) • Wing Chun (1994) • Fire Dragon (1994) • Iron Monkey 2 (1995) • Red Wolf (1995) • Tai Chi Boxer (1996)2010s True Legend (2010)Cinema of Hong Kong Actors · Directors · Cinematographers · Ocean Shores · Producers · Shaw Brothers Studio · Films A–Z · Action films · Writers Films by year:
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