Richard Ng Movies

Childhood chums Biggie and Tiny (Roy Chiao and Richard Ng) grow up together in the slums of Hong Kong. One of them becomes a policeman, the other a professional con-man. When it begins to appear that Tiny was set-up to take the fall for a jewel robbery, he persuades his friend Biggie to join him in stealing them back from the real robbers, including a highly respected member of Hong Kong society who bears the coveted letters O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) after his name, and is privileged to call himself "Sir." In the film's climactic highlight, the two old friends must wrestle with the complex security measures which conceal the jewels. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Popular Hong Kong actor-filmmaker Sammo Hung directed himself in this amusing action-comedy in which he stars as Rice Pot, a highly skilled pickpocket who falls in love with a beautiful female police inspector. The inspector (Deanie Yip) decides that she will overlook Rice Pot's prodigious list of legal offenses if he steals a pouch from a gangster's courier (Peter Chan). Rice Pot's partner, Chimney (Frankie Chan), carries out the assignment, only to discover that the pouch contains a veritable trove of stolen diamonds. Before long, Rice Pot and Chimney are running for their lives from the mobsters, who are willing to kill to get the diamonds back. Dick Wei and Jamie Luk are among the bad guys, and familiar supporting players include Wu Ma and Nat Chan. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark spins this lavishly designed fantasy epic featuring some of the most cutting edge, oft-imitated special effects of the day. The film, set in 5th century China, centers on Ti Ming-chi (Yuen Biao) a young innocent from the West Zu army who wandered away from the battlefield and into a magical underworld filled with demons and murderous swordsmen. When his life is saved by the noble warrior Ting Yin (Adam Cheng Siu-chau), Ti joins forces with his band of fighters -- including a Buddhism monk named Abbot Hsiao Yu (Damian Lau Chung-yan), his klutzy underling Yi Chen (Mang Hoi) and a fearsome old wizard named Long Brows (Sammo Hung) -- in their quest to save the world from the terror of the Blood Demon. In spite of Long Brows' powers the Demon attacks and poisons Abbot Hsiao. Ting and company take the injured monk to the enigmatic Countess of Jade Pond (Brigitte Lin Hsia) hoping that her skills can cure him. Though she manages to cure Hsiao, the demon soon possesses Ting. The combined power of Ting and the demon are too great; the Countess can only surround her castle with a solid block of ice and wait while Ti, Yi and one of the countess's guards (Moon Lee Choi-fung) ventures to the top of Blade Peak to find the legendary Twin Swords. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Following up from their success with Project A, martial arts-comedy trio Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao head out to Spain for this screwball kung-fu flick. Thomas and David (Chan and Yuen) run a Chinese lunch wagon in the streets of Barcelona. One day, David encounters a beautiful pickpocket named Sylvia (Lola Forner, who also appeared in Armor of God) and he is immediately smitten. Meanwhile, inept private dick Moby (Hung) is tracking down the illegitimate daughter of a dead count. If the woman can be found within two weeks after his death, his vast riches go to her. If not, then her evil stepbrother gets the goods. Of course, Sylvia turns out to be the missing heiress. And naturally her evil step-brother has sent out a bevy of goons to insure his inheritance while David, Moby, and Thomas vow to protect the lass. The film was originally going to be called "Meals on Wheels" until studio head Raymond Chow, after the utter failure of his 1982 opus Megaforce, vowed never to have a film that began with an "M." ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

This is an early onscreen collaboration of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao. Muscles (Chan) and Ricky (Biao) are two cops who go after a corrupt cop with ties to the Japanese underworld. When Ricky is kidnapped, Fastbuck (Hung), a childhood friend of Muscles, recruits some of their old orphanage friends, now small-time criminals, and this unlikely group goes to the aid of the cops to fight the mob. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, All Movie Guide

Filmed in Hong Kong, The Family is little more than a string of anecdotes tied together by the personalities of the leading characters. Said characters are members of a very close-knit family, who seemingly subsist on jokes. They play pranks on each other, laugh at the world around them, and in general have a corking good time. The dialogue is in Cantonese, but monolingual movie fans should be able to get the picture's drift. It is superfluous to add that this The Family bears no relation to another 1987 release from Italy, also titled The Family. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Michelle Yeoh (billed as Michelle Khan) stars as Ming Ming, a bullwhip-wielding pilot and adventurer inspired heavily by Indiana Jones. Ming Ming gets involved in a rebel plot against the Japanese occupation of China during the 1930s. Her efforts are confounded then later aided by a con man whom she mistakes for a spy she is supposed to contact (Richard Ng). This film showcases Yeoh's visually impressive martial arts abilities and also features the international intrigue of Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, All Movie Guide

Ricky Lau continues his profitable Mr. Vampire series with this outing about Uncle Ming (Richard Ng), a crook posing as a Taoist priest who tricks the gullible into thinking that he has vanquished malevolent spirits. His con is aided in part by a pair of affable ghosts named Ta Pao (Lui Fong) and Hsi Pao. Meanwhile, a band of horse thieves is running rampant in the area. Their leader lures Ta Pao away from Ming, turning the docile spirit into a raging force, which gives the thieves a diversion to rescue a few of their captured brethren. A local kung-fu master (Lam Ching-ying) manages to not only deal with the enraged ghost, but also to kill off the bloodthirsty bandits. Unfortunately, the bandits return an unruly gaggle of spirits leading to more high-kicking kung-fu sequences. Rotund martial arts star Sammo Hung also appears. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Placed in a mental institution by her twin sister's unscrupulous husband, in this comedy the two sisters decide to trade places, and succeed in doing so. Once freed, the "mad" sister rapidly manages to put her slimy brother-in-law in his place, brings solace to the life of a lonely old man, has an adventure which puts her in the position of preventing some hired killers from doing their jobs, as well as falling in love with a government worker. In the meantime, her previously downtrodden sister finds love at the madhouse with a doctor who is unpopular with his colleagues. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Jacob Cheung Chi-leung directs this family drama featuring former child star Petrina Fung Bo-bo. Fung plays May, a single mother who feels like she gave up her future to raise her daughter, Pearl (Cecila Yip), only to have their relationship sour once the child grew up. Out of spite against her mother, Pearl leaves for America and marries Allen (Lowell Lo) whom she never introduced to her mother. Years later, Pearl returns to her hometown with her young son, Derek (Alexander Roels), in tow, hoping to mend the long-standing rift between mother and daughter. Soon Pearl tries to set up her mother with a good-natured swim coach with a heart problem (Richard Ng). This film cleaned up in the Hong Kong Film Awards -- scoring prizes for Best Picture, Best Script, and Best Supporting Actress for Yip. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

Martial arts master/doctor Wong Fei-hung (a familiar character in Hong Kong cinema) and his gang find adventure amidst the cowboys and Indians of the American West. The sixth in the enormously popular "Once Upon a Time in China" series of Hong Kong action films that was created by director Tsui Hark in 1991, this episode takes an entirely new direction for the series; it features plenty of broad comedy in the first half (though whether or not it was intentional is debatable), eye-popping stunts and excitement. In another unusual turn, it was also shot with scenes in English as well as the standard Cantonese. Wong's adventure's begins when he and his gang sail to San Francisco to oversee the latest branch of their Bo Chi Lam. They find a country where the Chinese are exploited and despised. Soon after arriving, the courageous Wong (Jet Li) loses his memory after the daring rescue of Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan), Wong's long-time love, who was just about to fall from a cliff. Separated from his group, the amnesiac Master Wong ends up with a tribe of Native Americans (all of whom are obviously white), who adopt him. Though they too know martial arts (as do the cowboys Wong encounters), but are no match for Wong, who proves his skill by single-handedly braving the spears, kicks and chops of an enemy tribe. Eventually, Wong reconnects with Aunt Yee and his gang; together they go on to have more adventures and battle a number of evil villains. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this action-comedy, which pokes fun at the conventions of Hong Kong crime movies while following them at the same time, Tony Leung Kar-Fai plays Jim Yam, an underworld kingpin whose days in the Mob appear to be numbered after he narrowly escapes an attempt on his life. Deciding he'd rather be the hunter than the prey, Jim sets out to wipe out his enemies before they can wipe out him, though it turns out to be more complicated than he imagined. Gongwu Gogap also stars Sandra Ng as Jim's wife, with their sometimes-stormy relationship providing a subplot. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide