When Jackie Chan's screentime is in proportion to Sammo Hung's size on the poster, while Sammo Hung's screentime is in proportion to Jackie Chan's size on the poster.
The 1985 sequel to Winners & Sinners and second film in the Lucky Stars film series. Sammo Hung once again writes and directs.
Muscles is assigned to investigate an officer in the force who have defected to the Yakuza. Assisting him is Inspector Barbara Woo (Sibelle Hu) and as usual, the Lucky Stars ends up being involved with Muscles' investigations. And somehow the gang all ends up in the Yakuza's underground headquarters. Notable scenes include Michiko Nishiwaki as a musclebound Japanese henchwoman who fights Sibelle Hu, Jackie Chan entering an amusement park's haunted house to find the Yakuza's hideout, and a climax that ups the brutality of the first movie, this time with Jackie, Sammo and Yuen Biao taking on legions of Yakuza mooks.
Tropes:
- Agony of the Feet: During the fight between Inspector Woo and the henchwoman, Woo (who is wearing shoes) briefly turns the battle around by stomping the henchwoman’s foot (she had removed her slippers since she’s fighting indoors, typical Japanese-style). It’s a Curb Stomp Cushion moment for Woo until the henchwoman turns it back again to her favour.
- Amazonian Beauty: The Yakuza’s personal bodyguard is a muscular henchwoman (played by Michiko Nishiwaki) who takes on Inspector Woo and Kidstuff in the final action scene. Against Woo she holds her own well enough, but Kidstuff then knocks her out in a Single-Stroke Battle.
- Amusement Park: One is used by the Yakuza as the front for their smuggling activities. Muscles finds out a way to infiltrate by going into the Haunted House and locating a secret entrance.
- Braids of Action: The Yakuza dragon that Muscles have to defeat notably have this fashion.
- By the Hair: The Cat Fight between Inspector Woo and the henchwoman eventually have both women pulling each other’s hair in a desperate attempt to beat up each other.
- Chekhov's Gunman: The Amazonian Beauty henchwoman appears earlier in the movie in a seemingly insignificant role, as an elite Yakuza gambler. She comes back later for the final battle.
- Trope:Crossover: In the amusement park fight scene, Jackie Chan dressed up as the manga/anime character Arale Norimaki (Arale Chan) from Manga/Anime: Doctor Slump while fighting a samurai in kabuki make-up, 2 other member of the lucky stars appear as the Gatchans as well
- Cloth Fu: Part of the Yakuza’s henchwoman’s favoured method of attack, by disrobing her kimono and using it to ensnare her targets. Inspector Woo had the snot beaten out of her while getting all wrapped up by the henchwoman’s clothing. See it all in HD glory right here
. - Corrupt Cop: The Inspector played by Lam Ching-ying, secretly working for the Yakuza.
- Designated Girl Fight: Inspector Woo vs. the Yakuza’s henchwoman.
- Elaborate Underground Base: The Yakuza’s hideout is located beneath an amusement park.
- Eyepatch of Power: Kidstuff’s final opponent in the climax wears an eyepatch.
- Finger Wag: Kidstuff does this before his fight against the henchwoman, to intimidate her into coming at him so that he can knock her out in a One-Hit KO.
- Gratuitous Ninja: Inexplicably, some of the Yakuza mooks are dressed in this getup.
- Illegal Gambling Den: One of the Yakuza’s many activities the Lucky Stars have to help Muscles bust apart.
- Katanas Are Just Better: Muscles gets to use a katana he retrieved from some Yakuza in the finale.
- Railing Kill: Muscles vs The Dragon ends with Muscles knocking his opponent off a tall balcony and falling flat over a hundred meters down.
- Sequel Goes Foreign: Much of the second movie takes place in Tokyo instead of Hong Kong.
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Inspector Woo, played by 90s asskicker Sibelle Hu, who is quite feminine but can still kick ass.
- Would Hit a Girl: Kidstuff against the henchwoman, though he only did it once and it only knocks her unconscious.
- Yakuza: They are the main baddies of the sequel.
