Pedicab Driver


Pedicab Driver is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s Macau. The movie features guest appearances by Eric Tsang, Corey Yuen and Lau Kar-leung. Warner Bros. has included the film in the catalogue of Warner Archive Collection.

Plot

Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, Lo Tung Falls in Love with Ping an employee of a Bakery and Malted Candy unknownly falls in Love with Hsaio Tsui who plays the role of Prostitute in this Movie. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.

Cast and roles

Box office

Pedicab Driver grossed $14,784,774 HKD at the Hong Kong box office.
In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films. Pedicab Driver was listed at 66th place on this list.

Availability

Long out-of-print on VHS and LD, it's now currently available on DVD through Warner Archive.