The Private Eyes is a 1976 Hong Kong comedy film directed by and starring Michael Hui and co-starring his brothers, Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui, with Shih Kien and Richard Ng in his second film role. John Woo was the production designer and also co-director though he was uncredited.Sammo Hung served as the film's action director and Jackie Chan was also a stuntman. This is the third film of the Hui Brothers and it is the first film that established the Hui Brothers' comedies internationally.
Plot
The film revolves around the exploits of a detective agency in Hong Kong called Mannix Private Detective Agency. It is headed by private detective Wong Yeuk-sze (Michael Hui) with his emotionally drained assistant Puffy (Ricky Hui). Meanwhile, Lee Kwok-kit (Samuel Hui), a kung fu expert, who works at a Vitasoy plant factory and spends most of the time doing kung fu tricks to impress a girl, ultimately loses his job. Seeking to find another line of work, Lee attempts to joins Wong's detective agency. Despite Lee's impression with his kung fu talent which involves his snatching trick, Wong was not impressed. Then, as it appears that Lee would not get the job, Wong discovers that his wallet was missing and was presumed stolen by one bystander who bumped into them, which led to a scene where Wong fights the thief in the kitchen using sausage nunchaku as a weapon. Wong's onslaught backfires, and just as the thief walks away, Lee intercepts him and recovers the wallet, thus impressed Wong to hire him for the job. In truth, the wallet was in Wong's possession the whole time; they attacked an innocent bystander and stole his wallet.
The film opens early in the twentieth century, at an English country mansion with the apparent murder of Lord and Lady Morley in their car by a figure in a black cape. Inspector Winship (Knotts) and Dr. Tart (Conway), two American detectives transferred over to Scotland Yard, then travel to the Morley mansion, brandishing a letter from the late Lord Morley asking him to investigate his own murder. They encounter the heiress (Trisha Noble) and a questionable staff. As the two investigate the murder, each of the staff, which includes a samurai, a hunchback, a bustymaid, a gypsy, and an insane butler to mention a few, are seemingly killed. However, each of their bodies disappear before the detectives can show them to the heiress. The detectives then wind up in a "torture chamber" (whose purpose is not explained), where Winship is caught in a deadly trap until the caped figure ("The Shadow") leaps out to rescue him.
Directed by Michael Hui. With Michael, Samuel and Ricky Hui.
AKA:
半斤八両
Ban jin ba liang
Boon gan bat leung
Detektif Bloon
Los líos de Mr. Boo
Mister Boo
Mister Boo, détective privé
Mister Boo: El intrépido
Mr. Boo
Mr. Boo 1 - Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
Mr. Boo 2: The Private Eyes
Mr. Boo! Agente Confidencial
Mr.Boo! ミスター・ブー
Míster Boo
O kitrinos Bobo
Os Detetives
published: 22 Nov 2021
The Private Eyes 1976 kitchen fighting scene
published: 13 Sep 2016
半斤八兩 電影片頭曲 The Private Eyes (Bun Gan Bat Leung) Opening Theme | 許冠傑 Sam Hui
Extrait du film The Private Eyes (Mr Boo détective privé) (1976) des frères Hui avec Sam Hui dans ce extrait
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published: 27 May 2020
Mr.Boo (The Private Eyes) - Trailer Original De Hong Kong
Mr.Boo (The Private Eyes) - Trailer Original De Hong Kong
Directed by Michael Hui. With Michael, Samuel and Ricky Hui.
AKA:
半斤八両
Ban jin ba liang
Boon gan bat leung
Detektif Bloon
Los líos de Mr. Boo
Mister Boo
Mister...
Directed by Michael Hui. With Michael, Samuel and Ricky Hui.
AKA:
半斤八両
Ban jin ba liang
Boon gan bat leung
Detektif Bloon
Los líos de Mr. Boo
Mister Boo
Mister Boo, détective privé
Mister Boo: El intrépido
Mr. Boo
Mr. Boo 1 - Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
Mr. Boo 2: The Private Eyes
Mr. Boo! Agente Confidencial
Mr.Boo! ミスター・ブー
Míster Boo
O kitrinos Bobo
Os Detetives
Directed by Michael Hui. With Michael, Samuel and Ricky Hui.
AKA:
半斤八両
Ban jin ba liang
Boon gan bat leung
Detektif Bloon
Los líos de Mr. Boo
Mister Boo
Mister Boo, détective privé
Mister Boo: El intrépido
Mr. Boo
Mr. Boo 1 - Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
Mr. Boo 2: The Private Eyes
Mr. Boo! Agente Confidencial
Mr.Boo! ミスター・ブー
Míster Boo
O kitrinos Bobo
Os Detetives
Starring: Michael Hui (许冠文), Samuel Hui (许冠杰), Ricky Hui (许冠英), Angie Chiu (赵雅芝), Richard Ng (吴耀汉), Lo Wai-Chi (卢慧芝), and Shih Kien (石坚).
Director: Michael Hui ...
Extrait du film The Private Eyes (Mr Boo détective privé) (1976) des frères Hui avec Sam Hui dans ce extrait
lien imdb : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074179
Extrait du film The Private Eyes (Mr Boo détective privé) (1976) des frères Hui avec Sam Hui dans ce extrait
lien imdb : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074179
Extrait du film The Private Eyes (Mr Boo détective privé) (1976) des frères Hui avec Sam Hui dans ce extrait
lien imdb : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074179
Directed by Michael Hui. With Michael, Samuel and Ricky Hui.
AKA:
半斤八両
Ban jin ba liang
Boon gan bat leung
Detektif Bloon
Los líos de Mr. Boo
Mister Boo
Mister Boo, détective privé
Mister Boo: El intrépido
Mr. Boo
Mr. Boo 1 - Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
Mr. Boo 2: The Private Eyes
Mr. Boo! Agente Confidencial
Mr.Boo! ミスター・ブー
Míster Boo
O kitrinos Bobo
Os Detetives
Extrait du film The Private Eyes (Mr Boo détective privé) (1976) des frères Hui avec Sam Hui dans ce extrait
lien imdb : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074179
The Private Eyes is a 1976 Hong Kong comedy film directed by and starring Michael Hui and co-starring his brothers, Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui, with Shih Kien and Richard Ng in his second film role. John Woo was the production designer and also co-director though he was uncredited.Sammo Hung served as the film's action director and Jackie Chan was also a stuntman. This is the third film of the Hui Brothers and it is the first film that established the Hui Brothers' comedies internationally.
Plot
The film revolves around the exploits of a detective agency in Hong Kong called Mannix Private Detective Agency. It is headed by private detective Wong Yeuk-sze (Michael Hui) with his emotionally drained assistant Puffy (Ricky Hui). Meanwhile, Lee Kwok-kit (Samuel Hui), a kung fu expert, who works at a Vitasoy plant factory and spends most of the time doing kung fu tricks to impress a girl, ultimately loses his job. Seeking to find another line of work, Lee attempts to joins Wong's detective agency. Despite Lee's impression with his kung fu talent which involves his snatching trick, Wong was not impressed. Then, as it appears that Lee would not get the job, Wong discovers that his wallet was missing and was presumed stolen by one bystander who bumped into them, which led to a scene where Wong fights the thief in the kitchen using sausage nunchaku as a weapon. Wong's onslaught backfires, and just as the thief walks away, Lee intercepts him and recovers the wallet, thus impressed Wong to hire him for the job. In truth, the wallet was in Wong's possession the whole time; they attacked an innocent bystander and stole his wallet.