Hong Kong Synopsis
鐵甲無敵瑪利亞
RoboCop as a woman… The Hero Gang is a nasty group of thugs terrorizing Hong Kong with their killer robots, Pioneers 1 and 2. While Pioneer 1 looks like an oridinary robot, Pioneer 2 has been modelled on Maria, the gang's #2 thug. When Pioneer 2 gets damaged during a mission to kill an outcast gang member, an inventor on the police force takes her and changes some of her programming. This new code, plus a few injuries to her logic center, start causing Pioneer 2 to develop her own personality.
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The 1987–1989 Hong Kong Window
I Love Maria holds position #36 of 55 Hong Kong films in the 1987–1989 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Love Maria premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Hong Kong films in 1988.
The 248th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 21% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (51th percentile) outruns review volume (21th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #447 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Science Fiction productions specifically: #12 of 37 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | March 10, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0088269 |