Mismatched Couples
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Mismatched Couples 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
.
) 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.
Hong Kong films of 1985
A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1985:.-1985:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1985 at...
Hong Kong film
Cinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong...
starring him and martial artist Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and producer, action choreographer, and world wushu tournament medalist...
.
The film was created during hip hop culture's height of popularity in the 80s, and in addition to martial arts, incorporates b-boying
B-boying
B-boying, often called "breakdancing", is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans and Latino youths in New York City. The dance consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves and freezes...
, popping
Popping
Popping is a street dance and one of the original funk styles that came from California during the 1960s-70s. It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a pop or a hit...
, locking
Locking
Locking may refer to:* Locking , a style of funk dance invented in the early 1970s* Locking, Somerset, a village in the United Kingdom...
, and the Electric boogaloo
Electric boogaloo
Electric boogaloo is a style of funk dance and hip hop dance closely related to popping. It became the signature style of the dance group started in the 1970s, the Electric Boogaloos...
.
Plot
Eddie (Donnie YenDonnie Yen
Donnie Yen is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and producer, action choreographer, and world wushu tournament medalist...
) is a martial artist and hip hop dancer. In the film, he befriends a poor old man named Mini (Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong...
). Mini later falls in love with Eddie's older sister, Ying (Wong Wan Si). Later, Eddie's cousin, Stella (May Lo
May Lo
May Lo Mei Mei is a Hong Kong actress. She has been married to actor and singer Jacky Cheung since 1996 in London with two daughters.They had met in Devoted to You a decade ago, a movie they both starred in, a decade before....
), 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
Dick Wei
Dick Wei is a Taiwanese actor, director and writer who specializes in martial arts and action films.-Early life & career:...
) who is obsessed with fighting Eddie.
Cast
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Donnie Yen Donnie Yen Donnie Yen is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film director and producer, action choreographer, and world wushu tournament medalist... |
Eddie |
| Yuen Woo-ping Yuen Woo-ping Yuen Woo-ping is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong... |
Mini |
| Wong Wan Si | Ying |
| May Lo May Lo May Lo Mei Mei is a Hong Kong actress. She has been married to actor and singer Jacky Cheung since 1996 in London with two daughters.They had met in Devoted to You a decade ago, a movie they both starred in, a decade before.... |
Stella |
| Anna Kamiyama | Anna |
| Dick Wei Dick Wei Dick Wei is a Taiwanese actor, director and writer who specializes in martial arts and action films.-Early life & career:... |
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 Hong Kong CinemagicHong Kong CinemagicHong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people that created them. The website contains news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people,...