Hong Kong Synopsis
夏日福星
“This time those cock-eyed crime-busters land in more trouble than anyone could safely handle.”
The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.
Audience Engagement
117 audience reviews — more than 83% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Paragon Films Ltd.
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars itself).
The 1984–1986 Hong Kong Window
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars holds position #15 of 37 Hong Kong films in the 1984–1986 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars premiered in 1985 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 7 titles in our catalog. The 1980s overall landed 151 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Hong Kong films in 1985.
The 211th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- transvestism · 2
- interrupted vacation · 1
- gang · 26
- martial arts · 369
- sequel · 143
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #233 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #143 of 516 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Cantonese, English |
| Production Companies | Paragon Films Ltd., Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | August 15, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0090342 |