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Hong Kong Heritage Museum x Hong Kong Film Archive Film Screening and Post-screening Talk Series

The Ace - The Sam Hui Legacy: Aces Go Places (1982) Film Screening and Post-screening Talk | Programme Replay (Highlights)

The comedy series Aces Go Places, the masterpiece produced by Cinema City Co. Ltd., tells the adventure of the best partner - King Kong played by Sam Hui and the bald detective played by Karl Maka. The revenue exceeded HK$27 million, breaking the box office record of Hong Kong movies of the time. An in-depth discussion on the film's plot, production and audience responses, etc. was hosted by invited speakers after the screening, allowing the audiences to have a better understanding of the development of action comedies in Hong Kong film industry in the 1980s.