Review of Pedicab Driver (1989) by Movie K — 05 Feb 2014

Quite good action and also some romance in the movie. The ending is another of those typical abrupt type. Macau 1954, Sammo Hung lead his group of pedicab drivers (Max Mok, Lowell Lo, Mang Hoi) to negotiate with coolies.

They all end upfighting and there's one scene 2 guys use the fluorescent light as light sabre. The old baker Sun Yueh is aiming Nina Li. Other girls play a prank on Sammo and he thought Nina is culprit.

Sun defend her and Maria Cordero come to salvage the situation. Max Mok accidentally knock Fennie Yuen and likes her. She go temple and is told she will be lucky in love. Max buy her a new pair of shoe as compensate.

John Shum is a gangster. Dick Wei bring his girlfriend who is a prostitute away. He hunt them, Billy Chow fight Dick and he died. John saw Nina and wanna touch her. Sammo save her. They chase them with car and they crash into a gambling den.

Her money drop on the floor and the thugs don't let her take. The den boss Lau Kar-Leung fight Sammo and he lose. Lau let them go because he admire his kung fu and even give him some money. Nina go to Sammo room to rub ointment on his bruises.

Sun comes in and she hide in his blanket. Sun ask Sammo not to fight over Nina with him and keep insulting him. Sammo lift up the blanket and Sun saw Nina. They are together. Max and Fennie also together.

The buddies want the duo to intro their girlfriend. Lowell go to brothel and Fennie is a prostitute. When they meet, Lowell reveal out. Max is very angry and sad. Nina says maybe she is force to do so.

Max find her but she know she's not worthy. The bros carry Max to her and bluff he suicide for her. They ask her if he is alive, will she marry him. She say she will and Max stop acting. They sell their pedicab to give Fennie settle her debt with John.

He is not happy his whore is freed. Max and Fennie get married. The baddies crash the house. Lowell manage to escape. Sammo bought a jade bracelet for Nina and Lowell came to tell him. Mang wife tells him not to interfere but he couldn't and they were hurt.

Max and Fennie is badly hurt and died. Mang join Sammo to avenge. His wife tell Mang not to worry. Sammo fight many thugs and nearly defeated by Billy. Mang is hold hostage. John father beat the thug and Mang push him down.

John try to kill his own father and he got push down. Sammo kill John. Nina, Lowell and Sun come to help but all is over. The jade bracelet is broken to bits.