All the Wrong Clues (1981): Cast
All the Wrong Clues is a 1981 action comedy directed by Tsui Hark, starring Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Popeye, Fung Ging-Man and Ho Pak-Kwong. It runs 1 hour 39 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 39m (99 min)
- Director
- Tsui Hark
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Studio
- Cinema City & Films Co.
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is All the Wrong Clues About?
The premise of All the Wrong Clues without spoilers.
An private investigator joins a police inspector to hunt a notorious mobster who plans to swindle an aging millionaire out of his valuable stocks and bonds. Their pursuit drags the investigator into a tangled web, crossing a femme fatale and a group of bumbling gangsters, adding intrigue and comic relief.
All the Wrong Clues Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- threatened with a gun
- freeze frame
- silhouette
- gang
- detective
- betting
- police investigator
- private detective
- investigator
- asian crime
- criminal gang
- reference to king george v
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- hold up
- electrical outage
- asian comedy
- robbery
- photograph
- throwing away a corn
- hong kong crime
- policeman
- armed robbery
- wearing sunglasses indoors
- bookmaker
- gang of criminals
- reference to al capone
- investigation
- man wears sunglasses
- cigarette smoking
- police operation
- pointing a gun at someone
- buddy cop crime
- little person
- shooting into the air
- asia
- projection
- broken lightbulb
- robber
- lighter
- safe
- private eye
- five word title
- 20th century
- police detective
- organized crime
- shooting
- hong kong comedy
- 1980s
- gunshot
- projector
- gangster movie parody
All the Wrong Clues Cast & Characters
Eric Tsang Chi-Wai leads the cast as Popeye, with Fung Ging-Man as Boss of 4 Families and Ho Pak-Kwong as Staff of Illegal Horse Betting Centre. Directed by Tsui Hark; 34 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tsui Hark
- Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Popeye
- Fung Ging-Man as Boss of 4 Families
- Ho Pak-Kwong as Staff of Illegal Horse Betting Centre
- Bolo Yeung Sze as Brawler in Bar
Also Starring in All the Wrong Clues
· 30 more- David Wu Capone's Dumb Thug
- Raymond Wong Pak-Ming Man Firing Machine Gun in Prologue
- Hung Ling-Ling Nun in Car
- Walter Tso Tat-Wah Boss of 4 Families
- Lee Pang-Fei Boss of 4 Families
- Ng Kwok-Kin Policeman
- John Shum Kin-Fun Piano Player in Bar
- Tai San Tarzan
- To Siu-Ming Customer in Bar
- Yat Boon-Chai Police Inspector in Report Room
- George Lam Tsz-Cheung Yoho
- Karl Maka Ah Capone
- Teddy Robin Chief Inspector Robin
- Sze Kai-Keung Robin's Assistant
- Shing Gwan-On Superman
- Yiu Wai Yummy's Wife
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- JoJo Chan Kei-Kei Mimi
- Chan Kim-Wan Robin's Informer
- Chan Chi-Wing Capone's Thug
- Marylinn Wong Cho-Shut Wai
- Tang Kei-Chan Yummy
- Hon Kong Sniper
- Ng Yan-Chi Boss of 4 Families
- Pong Cheuk-Lam Bar Boss
- Cheng Ying-ho Boy in Car
- Mak Kwok-Leung Robin's Assistant
- Sek Chung-Yuk
- Fu Yuk-Lan Yoho's Assistant
- Law Wai-Ping Bell Boy
- Lai Lok-Ling
More from Tsui Hark
More films directed by Tsui Hark, best-rated first: The Battle at Lake Changjin, The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon and Flying Swords of Dragon Gate.
All the Wrong Clues Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “Gui ma zhi duo xing” and “All the Wrong Clues (...for the Right Solution)”.
- Also known as
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- Gui ma zhi duo xing
- All the Wrong Clues (...for the Right Solution)
- 鬼马智多星
- 귀마지다성
- Ложные улики
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All the Wrong Clues FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of All the Wrong Clues, each answered in a sentence.
How long is All the Wrong Clues?
All the Wrong Clues runs 1 hour 39 minutes (99 minutes).
When was All the Wrong Clues released?
All the Wrong Clues was released on July 23, 1981.
Who directed All the Wrong Clues?
All the Wrong Clues was directed by Tsui Hark.
More films by Tsui Hark Who is in the cast of All the Wrong Clues?
All the Wrong Clues stars Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Popeye, Fung Ging-Man as Boss of 4 Families and Ho Pak-Kwong as Staff of Illegal Horse Betting Centre, among 34 credited actors.
Does All the Wrong Clues have a post-credit scene?
No. All the Wrong Clues has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is All the Wrong Clues in?
The original language of All the Wrong Clues is Cantonese.
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