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A truly international production, Wheels on Meals teams up Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao in a comedic-action-crime caper that includes what some consider one of the greatest fight scenes ever filmed. Directed by Hung, the movie takes place in Spain, marking the first Jackie Chan vehicle set in a non-Asian location. Chan and Biao play two lunch-truck restaurateurs who are trying to make a living selling egg rolls and hamburgers in the busy squares of Barcelona. Hung is a novice private investigator searching for a beautiful pickpocket named Sylvia (Lola Ferner) whose thieving teams her up with Chan and Yuen. Sylvia is kidnapped after she discovers she is actually a wealthy heiress, and that's when Chan, Yuen and Hung join forces to free her and kick some bad guys' butts. Wheels on Meals is light-hearted fun with stunts and action scenes (including skateboarding tricks and a scene in which Chan and Yuen face off against a motorbike gang) that simply reaffirm the stars' physical and comic talents. The celebrated fight scene is a match between Chan and international kickboxing champion Benny "the Jet" Urquidez. The intensity of their scenes together spurred rumours of a rivalry beyond the film. Whether or not this was true, the two paired up again four years later in Dragons Forever. As for the nonsensical title, one theory claims the film's distributor (Golden Harvest) had little success with films whose titles started with "m" so they simply switched the two words around. --Shannon Gee, Amazon.com
Product Description
Buddies Thomas (Jackie Chan) and David (Yuen Biao) drive a high-tech lunch truck in Spain, where they get mixed up with a femme fatale and a novice detective (Sammo Hung).
Setting the stage for lightning-fast martial arts and wild car chases through the streets of Barcelona!
Special Features:
- Digitally Re-Mastered and Restored
- 16:9 Anamorphic Version enhanced for Widescreen TVs
- DVD Transfer created from High Definition master
- Dual Language Format (English dubbed and Cantonese with re-mastered English subtitles)
- Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks
- Original Cantonese mono audio track
- Exclusive feature-length audio-commentary with Hong Kong film expert, Bey Logan
- On Giants Shoulders: an exclusive interview with director/star, Sammo Hung
- Rush 'n' Roll: with Rush Hour 1&2 director, Brett Ratner
- The Inside Track: with ace action-director, stuntman and veteran Jackie Chan / Sammo Hung collaborator, Stanley Tong
- Born to Fight featurette: with action-icon, Yuen Biao
- Jet Fighter: an Interview and teaching seminar with undefeated kickboxing champion, Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez
- King of the Ring: a featurette with Black Belt Hall of Fame Karate champion, Keith Vitali
- Rare Out-Takes
- Trailer Gallery
- Fully Animated Menus
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Wheels on Meals is one of the greatest comedy/action movies produced by the Hong Kong film industry. These kind of movies are no longer made and why, I have no idea.
The movie was released in 1984 to deserved widespread critical acclaim and box-office success.
The theme of the movie is comedy and martial-arts action, both of these elements are impressively combined to produce pure entertainment.
The movie stars Jackie Chan, Summo Hung (Also the director of the movie) & Yuen Biao in lead roles. These three actors were the biggest stars in Hong Kong in the 80's and were referred to as the 'THREE BROTHERS'. The chemistry between the brothers is excellent, which they also proved when they starred together in 'PROJECT A' and 'DRAGONS FOREVER'. All three actors perform the comic and action scenes with natural flare and great skill.
Jackie Chan as usual is the numero uno entertainer in the movie with his natural charisma and fighting talent. This is easily one of Chan's greatest movies. Summo Hung is perfect in the comic scenes and impressive in the action scenes as well. You'll be surprised to see how physically flexible Hung is during fights since he is quite big in body size. Yuen Biao who is very underrated and always overlooked is equally as talented as Chan when it comes to martial arts or comedy. However, he has never reached his true potential. In the movie, he is a joy to watch especially when he fights against one of the villains played by Keith Vitali in the climax.
The show stealer of the movie is the beautifully chroeographed action scenes, which are naturally performed by the lead actors without the use of strings or computer generated imagery. The action scenes are simply a treat to watch, especially the last 30 minutes of the movie, which consists of the three brothers fighting three different opponents simultaneously but in different rooms. The best fight is performed by Jackie Chan who competes against another villain played by Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez (Kickboxer & Martial Arts Chreographer). The fight is regarded as a classic and is mesmerising to watch as it is real full contact fighting. You will be glued to the screen as both Chan and Urquidez beat the living hell out of each other in an entertaining way. The choreography combined with the foot tapping background score (Composed by Chris Barbida & Tang Siu Lam) is fantastic. The comic scenes are also quite funny mainly due to the perfect comic timing of the lead actors.
The movie was completely shot in Barcelona, Spain and the background scenery of the city is beautifully displayed in the movie.
The picture and sound quality of the DVD is brilliant. This DVD is the double-disc edition, which includes entertaining special features.
To enjoy the movie in its originality, you should watch it with the original cantonese audio track accompanied by the subtitles, which will give you the feel of the classic 80's Hong Kong action era. There is an option for english audio but the dubbing is poor and not enjoyable.
I watched the movie on VHS in 1988 when I was a kid, it instantly became a classic for me and I was basically in awe of the movie. I recently watched it on DVD and found it more enjoyable than before. It was like being a kid again and confirmed that the 80's era of Hong Kong action movies was just simply the best. The movie may have released in the 80's but hasn't lost its magic as it has aged very well. It is better than most of the movies being released nowadays.
It's simply a light-hearted comedy mixed with fantastic martial arts action accompanied by a cool Chinese background musical score.
It is a movie that has to be seen to really appreciate a true classic of its era.
Sensational.
The movie was released in 1984 to deserved widespread critical acclaim and box-office success.
The theme of the movie is comedy and martial-arts action, both of these elements are impressively combined to produce pure entertainment.
The movie stars Jackie Chan, Summo Hung (Also the director of the movie) & Yuen Biao in lead roles. These three actors were the biggest stars in Hong Kong in the 80's and were referred to as the 'THREE BROTHERS'. The chemistry between the brothers is excellent, which they also proved when they starred together in 'PROJECT A' and 'DRAGONS FOREVER'. All three actors perform the comic and action scenes with natural flare and great skill.
Jackie Chan as usual is the numero uno entertainer in the movie with his natural charisma and fighting talent. This is easily one of Chan's greatest movies. Summo Hung is perfect in the comic scenes and impressive in the action scenes as well. You'll be surprised to see how physically flexible Hung is during fights since he is quite big in body size. Yuen Biao who is very underrated and always overlooked is equally as talented as Chan when it comes to martial arts or comedy. However, he has never reached his true potential. In the movie, he is a joy to watch especially when he fights against one of the villains played by Keith Vitali in the climax.
The show stealer of the movie is the beautifully chroeographed action scenes, which are naturally performed by the lead actors without the use of strings or computer generated imagery. The action scenes are simply a treat to watch, especially the last 30 minutes of the movie, which consists of the three brothers fighting three different opponents simultaneously but in different rooms. The best fight is performed by Jackie Chan who competes against another villain played by Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez (Kickboxer & Martial Arts Chreographer). The fight is regarded as a classic and is mesmerising to watch as it is real full contact fighting. You will be glued to the screen as both Chan and Urquidez beat the living hell out of each other in an entertaining way. The choreography combined with the foot tapping background score (Composed by Chris Barbida & Tang Siu Lam) is fantastic. The comic scenes are also quite funny mainly due to the perfect comic timing of the lead actors.
The movie was completely shot in Barcelona, Spain and the background scenery of the city is beautifully displayed in the movie.
The picture and sound quality of the DVD is brilliant. This DVD is the double-disc edition, which includes entertaining special features.
To enjoy the movie in its originality, you should watch it with the original cantonese audio track accompanied by the subtitles, which will give you the feel of the classic 80's Hong Kong action era. There is an option for english audio but the dubbing is poor and not enjoyable.
I watched the movie on VHS in 1988 when I was a kid, it instantly became a classic for me and I was basically in awe of the movie. I recently watched it on DVD and found it more enjoyable than before. It was like being a kid again and confirmed that the 80's era of Hong Kong action movies was just simply the best. The movie may have released in the 80's but hasn't lost its magic as it has aged very well. It is better than most of the movies being released nowadays.
It's simply a light-hearted comedy mixed with fantastic martial arts action accompanied by a cool Chinese background musical score.
It is a movie that has to be seen to really appreciate a true classic of its era.
Sensational.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Awesome film!!! When I first watched this film years ago I became a fan and ever since then liked Jackie much more than Bruce Lee. The guy has got 9 lives and you can see why in this film. The fights are soooo well co-ordinated and the comedy that what makes the guy awesome. If you like this one then get: Operation Condor: Armor of God and Project A part I
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Wheels on Meals is one of the greatest comedy/action movies produced by the Hong Kong film industry. These kind of movies are no longer made and why, I have no idea.
The movie was released in 1984 to deserved widespread critical acclaim and box-office success.
The theme of the movie is comedy and martial-arts action, both of these elements are impressively combined to produce pure entertainment.
The movie stars Jackie Chan, Summo Hung (Also the director of the movie) & Yuen Biao in lead roles. These three actors were the biggest stars in Hong Kong in the 80's and were referred to as the 'THREE BROTHERS'. The chemistry between the brothers is excellent, which they also proved when they starred together in 'PROJECT A' and 'DRAGONS FOREVER'. All three actors perform the comic and action scenes with natural flare and great skill.
Jackie Chan as usual is the numero uno entertainer in the movie with his natural charisma and fighting talent. This is easily one of Chan's greatest movies. Summo Hung is perfect in the comic scenes and impressive in the action scenes as well. You'll be surprised to see how physically flexible Hung is during fights since he is quite big in body size. Yuen Biao who is very underrated and always overlooked is equally as talented as Chan when it comes to martial arts or comedy. However, he has never reached his true potential. In the movie he is a joy to watch especially when he fights one of the villains played by Keith Vitali in the climax.
The show stealer of the movie is the beautifully chroeographed action scenes, which are naturally performed by the lead actors without the use of strings or computer generated imagery. The action scenes are simply a treat to watch, especially the last 30 minutes of the movie, which consists of the three brothers fighting three different opponents simultaneously but in different rooms. The best fight is performed by Jackie Chan who competes against another villain played by Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez (Kickboxer & Martial Arts Chreographer). The fight is regarded as a classic and is mesmerising to watch as it is real full contact fighting. You will be glued to the screen as both Chan and Urquidez beat the living hell out of each other in an entertaining way. The choreography combined with the foot tapping background score (Composed by Chris Barbida & Tang Siu Lam) is fantastic. The comic scenes are also quite funny mainly due to the perfect comic timing of the lead actors.
The movie was completely shot in Barcelona, Spain and the background scenery of the city is beautifully displayed in the movie.
The picture and sound quality of the DVD is brilliant. Please note that this is the single disc edition without the special features.
To enjoy the movie in its originality, you should watch it with the original cantonese audio track accompanied by the subtitles, which will give you the feel of the classic 80's Hong Kong action era. There is an option for english audio but the dubbing is poor and not enjoyable.
I watched the movie on VHS in 1988 when I was a kid, it instantly became a classic for me and I was basically in awe of the movie. I recently watched it on DVD and found it more enjoyable than before. It was like being a kid again and confirmed that the 80's era of Hong Kong action movies was just simply the best. The movie may have released in the 80's but hasn't lost its magic as it has aged very well. It is better than most of the movies being released nowadays.
It's simply a light-hearted comedy mixed with fantastic martial arts action accompanied by a cool Chinese background musical score.
It is a movie that has to be seen to really appreciate a true classic of its era.
Sensational.
The movie was released in 1984 to deserved widespread critical acclaim and box-office success.
The theme of the movie is comedy and martial-arts action, both of these elements are impressively combined to produce pure entertainment.
The movie stars Jackie Chan, Summo Hung (Also the director of the movie) & Yuen Biao in lead roles. These three actors were the biggest stars in Hong Kong in the 80's and were referred to as the 'THREE BROTHERS'. The chemistry between the brothers is excellent, which they also proved when they starred together in 'PROJECT A' and 'DRAGONS FOREVER'. All three actors perform the comic and action scenes with natural flare and great skill.
Jackie Chan as usual is the numero uno entertainer in the movie with his natural charisma and fighting talent. This is easily one of Chan's greatest movies. Summo Hung is perfect in the comic scenes and impressive in the action scenes as well. You'll be surprised to see how physically flexible Hung is during fights since he is quite big in body size. Yuen Biao who is very underrated and always overlooked is equally as talented as Chan when it comes to martial arts or comedy. However, he has never reached his true potential. In the movie he is a joy to watch especially when he fights one of the villains played by Keith Vitali in the climax.
The show stealer of the movie is the beautifully chroeographed action scenes, which are naturally performed by the lead actors without the use of strings or computer generated imagery. The action scenes are simply a treat to watch, especially the last 30 minutes of the movie, which consists of the three brothers fighting three different opponents simultaneously but in different rooms. The best fight is performed by Jackie Chan who competes against another villain played by Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez (Kickboxer & Martial Arts Chreographer). The fight is regarded as a classic and is mesmerising to watch as it is real full contact fighting. You will be glued to the screen as both Chan and Urquidez beat the living hell out of each other in an entertaining way. The choreography combined with the foot tapping background score (Composed by Chris Barbida & Tang Siu Lam) is fantastic. The comic scenes are also quite funny mainly due to the perfect comic timing of the lead actors.
The movie was completely shot in Barcelona, Spain and the background scenery of the city is beautifully displayed in the movie.
The picture and sound quality of the DVD is brilliant. Please note that this is the single disc edition without the special features.
To enjoy the movie in its originality, you should watch it with the original cantonese audio track accompanied by the subtitles, which will give you the feel of the classic 80's Hong Kong action era. There is an option for english audio but the dubbing is poor and not enjoyable.
I watched the movie on VHS in 1988 when I was a kid, it instantly became a classic for me and I was basically in awe of the movie. I recently watched it on DVD and found it more enjoyable than before. It was like being a kid again and confirmed that the 80's era of Hong Kong action movies was just simply the best. The movie may have released in the 80's but hasn't lost its magic as it has aged very well. It is better than most of the movies being released nowadays.
It's simply a light-hearted comedy mixed with fantastic martial arts action accompanied by a cool Chinese background musical score.
It is a movie that has to be seen to really appreciate a true classic of its era.
Sensational.
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