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Benny Urquidez, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung

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 scen...( read more  read more... )es 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 lighthearted 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 matchup between Chan and international kickboxing champion Benny "the Jet" Urquidez. The intensity of their scenes together spurred rumors 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. The DVD boasts subtitles in eight different languages but does not include the "blooper" outtakes that frequently accompany Chan's films. --Shannon Gee

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Unrated, 99 min.

Directed by: Sammo Hung

Release Date: January 1, 1984

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001

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  • columbiatch
    February 4, 2009
    columbiatch
    Wheels on Meals has the advantage of featuring not only Sammo but his old buddies Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan. The narrative takes place in Spain, where Yuen and Jackie runs a portable fastfood parlor in their pimped out van. Sammo is a private dick who's hired by a mysterious man ...( read more)to search for a mother and her daughter whom haven't been seen for 20 years. Wheels on Meals is a very light hearted affair that uses its exotic setting and its tremendous cast to full advantage. Jackie even gets to show off his mad skateboard skillz. Yuen's father is hospitalized in an insane asylum that looks like a luxury chateau from Last Year at Marienbad, and Sammo shows great sensitivity when it comes to touchy subjects such as mentally insane. Likewise is the theme of prostitution, which is approached honestly and nobly. Sammo gives most of the screentime to Yuen and Jackie who display impressive physical skills but are not in the same league as Sammo when it comes to comedy.
  • DrBenway
    January 28, 2009
    DrBenway
    If you're a Jackie Chan or have been a Hong Kong film fan for any real period of time, then the chances are you've already seen Wheels On Meals. This is one of those classic eighties action-comedies that HK produced rather well. It has the magic of the three brothers: Jackie Chan...( read more), Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. I think I must have said the word "idiots" while laughing at least 20 times while watching.

    This is also the film that has the now legendary Jackie Vs Benny Urquidez fight. They fought again in Dragon's Forever, but it's the fight in Wheels On Meals that has to be one of the top fight scenes ever. It's really intense and both get to show some excellent moves as well as some lightning speed. Sammo and Yuen Biao also get to shine in the action scenes. Yuen Biao's fight against Keith Vitali is almost as great as the Jackie Vs Benny fight, getting to show off some of his gymnastic skills as he flips and rolls around rooms in a mansion. Unless you just can not stand martial arts films, there's no way in hell this movie won't entertain from beginning to end. It's not a perfect film and some parts, along witht he story seem to fall flat, but the comedy and incredible (an understatement) fight scenes make this one a worthwhile investment.
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  • KhrisP
    July 25, 2006
    KhrisP
    Intresting and unique! Jackie in Spain - and kickin ass!!
  • resonatingbiodroid
    October 15, 2009
    resonatingbiodroid
    How anyone can see this and not love the comedy and the martial arts I wouldn't know. That fight scene between Jackie Chan and Benny Urquidez was absolutely fantastic.
  • rheojohn16
    July 15, 2009
    rheojohn16
    this was one of my first favorites,since highschool
  • ekaniki
    April 1, 2009
    ekaniki
    Jackie Chan vs Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez
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    it's one of the best fight scenes i've ever seen:)))
  • Soundsofmadness
    February 24, 2009
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • Sypeth
    October 6, 2008
    Sypeth
    The second "three brothers" film. Not quite as good as Project A, still awesome though. Contains what many consider Jackie Chan's best on screen fight with Benny 'the jet' Urquidez.
  • alanhyc1
    August 1, 2008
    alanhyc1
    this is the best best yuen's brother action movie

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