Dirty Ho
1979 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 7.3 · 75% critics
A royal figure facing deadly threats turns to a crafty thief for protection, setting up an uneasy partnership built on deception, skill, and comic friction. As danger closes in, their clashing personalities fuel a fast, playful martial arts adventure.
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Details
- Original title
- 爛頭何
- Years
- 1979
- Release date
- 1979-08-04
- Language
- CN
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (55 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a playful Shaw Brothers martial-arts comedy with clever fights, especially alongside Heroes of the East; Not for you if broad humor or light plotting frustrates you.
Pros: inventive fight scenes; playful comedy; lively odd-couple energy | Cons: simple story; humor may miss; dubbing issues
Themes
- martial arts
- kung fu
- assassination
- undercover
- prince
- con man
- incognito
- body guard
- assassination plan
- action comedy
Cast & crew
Wong Yu
as Dirty Ho Ching
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
as 11th Prince, Wang Chin Chen
Lo Lieh
as General Liang Jing Cheng
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
as Mr. Fan Tian Kong
Hsiao Ho
as Xiao Lu
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
as Mr. Chu Yi Feng
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
as Tsui Hung
Helen Poon Bing-Seung
as Tsui Bing
Yau Chui-Ling
as Courtesan
Chen Szu-Chia
as Courtesan
Directed by Lau Kar-Leung