Wheels on Meals

快餐車 (1984)

Timing: 1:49 (109 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1984-08-17

Country

Hong Kong

Production

Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Paragon Films Ltd., Laurenfilm

Genre

Romance, Action, Comedy, Crime

Budget

$0

Revenue

$13 084 714

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Director

Sammo Hung

Actors

Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Benny Urquidez, Keith Vitali, Herb Edelman, Richard Ng, John Shum Kin-Fun, Wu Ma
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Scenario

Edward Tang Ging-Sang, Johnny Lee Kwing-Kai

Producer

Leonard Ho, Raymond Chow Man-Wai, Raymond Chow Man-Wai

Operator

Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai

Composer

Chris Babida

Artist

Audition

Editing

Peter Cheung
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• The international title is “Wheels on Meals,” although “Meals on Wheels” would have been more accurate. This was done at the request of Golden Harvest film company management, who feared releasing a film starting with the letter “M” as their two previous films, “Megaforce” and “Menage A Trois,” had flopped at the box office.
• A video game, “Kung Fu Master,” was based on this film.
• This is the first of two films in which Jackie Chan starred with former kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez (the second film being “Dragons Forever” (1988)). Their fight is still considered one of the best in cinematic history.
• In one interview, Benny Urquidez said that he didn't even know who Jackie Chan was before filming began.
• Skateboard tricks were performed by Sigeru Ishihara, who was not part of Jackie Chan's stunt team, but a guest specialist who also served as the skate trick choreographer.
• In the final fight between Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez, the latter delivered a kick with such force that the resulting gust of wind extinguished several candles nearby. This moment was included in the film without cuts.
• During the final fight, Benny Urquidez was genuinely hitting, meaning he was making full contact, which greatly upset Jackie Chan. This was because Urquidez had little experience filming movies.
• In one scene, a van attempts to escape a chase. After a jump, it lands and the impact damages the bumper. However, in the next shot, the bumper is back in its original condition.
• During the chase, the van is blocked on both sides by cars, and Jackie and his companions decide to break through by reversing. During this maneuver, they break the rear bumper, but moments later, the bumper is seen to be intact again.
• The film was shot in the Republic of Tuva in 2007.
• The international title is "Wheels on Meals," although "Meals on Wheels" would have been more accurate. This was done at the request of the Golden Harvest film company's management, who feared releasing a film starting with the letter "M" because two previous films, "Megaforce" and "Menage A Trois," had failed at the box office.
• A video game, "Kung Fu Master," was based on this film.
• This is the first of two films in which Jackie Chan starred with former kickboxing champion Benny Urquidez (the second film is "Dragons Forever" (1988)). Their fight is still considered one of the best in cinematic history.