description Pedicab Driver Overview
Pedicab Driver depicts a New York City cab driver who utilizes his extensive training in various martial arts to protect himself and others from escalating criminal activity within the city’s underbelly.
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Is Pedicab Driver set in New York City?
No. Pedicab Driver is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film set in 1930s Macau, where Sammo Hung plays a pedicab driver. The title refers to cycle rickshaw drivers, not New York taxi drivers.
What is the plot of Pedicab Driver?
Sammo Hung's Lo Tung and Max Mok's Malted Candy are pedicab drivers who fall in love with women facing exploitation by abusive employers and criminals. Their romantic problems lead into a darker struggle involving a prostitution racket.
Who directed and starred in Pedicab Driver?
Sammo Hung directed the film and played Lo Tung. The cast also includes Max Mok, Nina Li Chi, Fennie Yuen, Lau Kar-leung, and Billy Chow.
Why do martial arts fans mention Pedicab Driver?
The film combines romance and comedy with extended, physically demanding fight choreography. Notable sequences include a stick fight involving Lau Kar-leung and a final duel with Billy Chow, which helped make the 1989 film a major Sammo Hung showcase.
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