Hong Kong Synopsis
福星闖江湖
Hong Kong Police Supt. Walter Tso arrests Big Dai, the reformed leader of a criminal corporation. When Dai asked his brother Richard Mao to turn himself in to the police, he betrays him and decides to take over the corporation. Dai is imprisoned and an informant is murdered by one of Mao's men. With no evidence against Mao and the corporation, Tso coerced four of the "Five Lucky Stars" to go undercover in the prison, rescue Dai, and help nab Mao and bring down the corporation
The 1987–1989 Hong Kong Window
55 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Return of the Lucky Stars sits at position #26.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Return of the Lucky Stars. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Return of the Lucky Stars premiered. 151 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #257 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #83 of 266 (top 31%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Movie Impact, Children's Town Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | December 24, 1988 |
| IMDb | tt0121302 |