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1985 Hong Kong film
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese夏日福星
Simplified Chinese夏日福星
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXià Rì Fú Xīng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHa6 Jat6 Fuk1 Sing1
Directed bySammo Hung
Screenplay byBarry Wong
Story byLo Kin
Barry Wong
Roy Szeto
Produced byEric Tsang
StarringSammo Hung
Jackie Chan
Yuen Biao
CinematographyArthur Wong
Johnny Koo
Edited byPeter Cheung
Music byAnders Nelsson
Production
companies		Golden Harvest
Bojon Films Company
Paragon Films
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Release date
  • 15 August 1985 (1985-08-15)
Running time90 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$28,911,851

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (Chinese: 夏日福星, released in the Philippines as Dragon Mission) is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It is the third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985). Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 15 August 1985.

Plot

The Five Lucky Stars, one of them being replaced by a younger brother, are assigned by the police to allow an actress to live with them. The actress has information on a crime syndicate and assassins are sent after her. Ricky and Swordflower are to stay at the actress’s home undercover to capture the assassins.

Throughout the course of the movie, the Stars chase the attractive woman around the house, though their efforts are largely unsuccessful. At the climax, the three assassins eventually end up at a recreation building to take down Swordflower (mistaking her to be their target), but coincidentally Kidstuff and his friends are there and they recognize one of them, with help from the actress. Muscle and Ricky arrive in the nick of time and a showdown takes place, eventually ending with the protagonists victorious. The police and a large ensemble of Chinese actors arrive to congratulate them.

Cast

Release

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars was released in Hong Kong on 15 August 1985, and was also released in the Philippines as Dragon Mission on 6 May 1987.

Box office

The film grossed HK $28,911,851 at the Hong Kong box office.

Home media

On 30 June 2003, DVD was released by Hong Kong Legends at the United Kingdom in Region 2.

On 22 March 2021, the UK boutique film label, Eureka Video, released Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars as part of the Lucky Stars trilogy collection on Blu Ray. The set includes remastered versions of Winners and Sinners (1983), My Lucky Stars (1985) in addition to the aforementioned Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (1985).

It was released on blu ray as part of the Shout! Factory title The Jackie Chan Collection: Volume 2 in 2023.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars: Cast & Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ Charles, John (16 April 2009). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios. United States: McFarland & Company. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-7864-4323-9.
  3. Internet Movie Database Business Data . Retrieved 1 April 2006.
  4. "Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. 6 May 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 24 August 2020. EVER................Dragon Mission
  5. "Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. 5 May 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 24 August 2020. EVERBlack Moon Rising
  6. Soriano, Luciano (12 May 1987). "Crazy craze". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 13. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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