James Wong Jim — Actor (29)
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Burning Sensation (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
火燭鬼
director: Wu Ma actor: Kenny Bee / Carol Cheng …
other title: 火燭鬼
A firefighter salvages a spiritual shrine from an old burning building, which releases the gentle ghost of a Chinese opera singer, killed in a stage fire 30 years before. Grateful for saving her, the ghost falls for the firefighter and will stop at nothing to ensure his safety from the evils that lurk ahead. At the same time, the firefighter doesn't realize he is dating a ghost.
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Doctor Vampire (1990) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
殭屍醫生
director: Jamie Luk Kim-Ming actor: Bowie Lam Bo-Yee / Ellen Chan Nga-Lun …
other title: 殭屍醫生
Chinese doctor has his car break down in England. he wanders into a castle where vampires congregate. After having sex with a Chinese vampire he leaves, however his blood is so sweet the Chinese vampire is sent to Hong Kong bring him back. While in Hong Kong he begins to show signs of vampirism and his friends have to try to save him.
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Promising Miss Bowie (1990) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
祝福
director: Yonfan actor: Carol Cheng / Gloria Yip Wan-Yee …
other title: 祝福
Miss Bowie is more or less happily raking in the cash until her life is complicated by the sudden reappearance, after 20 years, of her first (and presumably true) love. To this is added Miss Bowie's annoying teenage niece and a strange disease.
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Stooges in Hong Kong (1992) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
不文騷
director: Norman Chan actor: Tommy Wong / James Wong Jim …
other title: 不文騷
James Wong stars as a late night talk show host who tells some of the dirtiest jokes and is insanely popular. His show is the biggest rated late night show on television. But all of his credit should go to his mistreated joke writer (Tommy Wong). Instead of paying him the money he truly deserves, James Wong short changes him every chance he can get. His personal life is a mess as well. He has a hot wife whom he can't satisfy and no friends.
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The Dancing Warrior (1985) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
霹靂情
director: Chang Cheh actor: Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi / Dennis Brown …
other title: 霹靂情 / Dancing Warrior
This flick is about this gung fu dancing, alcoholic beverage guzzler named Andy Ho (Cheng Tien Chi). The title of this flick sounds like this bad warrior who kills with ease, but its not. Actually, Andy is a nice guy who has a hard time keeping a job. He runs into some rich guy who convinces him to come to the United States to work for him. Andy agrees to come to the U.S. of A. but is in for a surprise, as Mr. Big Bucks wants Andy to participate in his slugfest tournaments that he uses to make money via gambling. Andy declines and the next you know, Mr. Big Bucks is devising a plan to get rid of him! (mpongpun, HKMDB)
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The Gambling Ghost (1991) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
洪福齊天
director: Clifton Ko Chi-Sum actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Mang Hoi …
other title: Gambling Ghost / 洪福齊天
Sammo Hung plays three different characters: Fatty, Fatty's father and Fatty's grandfather, Hung Kau. Fatty is a hotel worker, yearning for sudden wealth. Therefore, he, and his co-worker, enter the gambling world, to the dismay of his father. When Fatty hits rock bottom, the ghost of his grandfather resurrects to help him. However, Fatty learns that his grandfather was murdered, therefore, he will stop at nothing to avenge his death.
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Tiger on the Beat 2 (1990) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
老虎出更2
director: Lau Kar-leung actor: Danny Lee Sau-Yin / Conan Lee …
other title: Born Hero 3 / 老虎出更2
Lam, a cop approaching 40 but without much accomplishment, always wants to achieve something memorable before his retirement. He is obliged by his sister to find a decent Chinese girl for his nephew, Baffalo, who is an "American Born Chinese". But Baffalo has an eye for a sweetie, Ellen, who has accidentally witnessed a murder. The incident gets Lam, Baffalo and Ellen being involved in a ruthless underground arms smuggling ring, wich sends the killer to eliminate them.
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Red Headed Stranger (1986) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Red Headed Stranger
director: William D. Wittliff actor: Willie Nelson / Morgan Fairchild …
other title: Pelirrojo
Reverend Julian Shay (Willie Nelson) strode into the saloon, pulled out his six-shooter, and killed his adulterous wife (Morgan Fairchild) and the man she had left him for. It was the beginning of his violent transformation from God-Loving preacher to ruthless outlaw.
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Chinatown Kid (1977) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
唐人街功夫小子
director: Chang Cheh actor: Alexander Fu Sheng / Sun Chien …
other title: Il padrino di Chinatown / Der Kung Fu-Fighter von Chinatown …
Struggling to survive the murderous gang wars of Hong Kong, Tan Tung, a young martial arts street fighter, successfully takes on all challengers—until he runs up against the savage underworld empire of Hong Kong's Triad mafia. Escaping to San Francisco, he again tangles with criminal gangs, but this time fights his way to the top of the city's most feared gangster organization led by the White Dragon boss.
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Iron Monkey (1993) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb Skybridge WikiData
黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮
director: Yuen Woo-Ping actor: Yu Rongguang / Donnie Yen …
other title: O Macaco de Ferro / El mono de hierro (Iron Monkey) …
In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.
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The Diary of a Big Man (1988) [Movie] Douban WikiData NeoDB TMDB IMDb
大丈夫日記
director: Chor Yuen actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Joey Wong …
A two-timing bigamist finds himself concocting scheme after scheme with his best friend, Chi Hung, to prevent either of his wives from discovering his bigamy. The unwanted intervention of a police officer as well as a series of unfortunate events lead to the wives discovery of the whole plot. They team up with Chi Hung's exasperated fiancée, Ka Lai, to exact revenge upon the two men.
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Fractured Follies (1988) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
長短腳之戀
director: Wang Chung actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Nina Li Chi …
Joe, a reckless cab driver, accidentally hits someone with his taxi. The person he hit is May, a sweet girl who walks with a limp due to one of her legs being longer than the other. Joe mistakenly thinks that he's paralyzed May for life; so in order to make it up to her, he works for her family, helping them run their grocery store. Soon, Joe falls in love with May, but she's slow to return his affection.
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Games Gamblers Play (1974) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
鬼馬雙星
director: Michael Hui actor: Michael Hui Koon-Man / Sam Hui …
other title: 鬼馬雙星
Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?