Overview
Two pedicab drivers in Macao navigate love and danger as they fight for the hearts of their beloveds.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- energetic
- romantic
- martial arts movie night
- hong kong cinema night
What critics said
Critics and action-film poll respondents have recognized the film as an entertaining and noteworthy example of Hong Kong action comedy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The protagonists' work as Macao pedicab drivers directly informs the film's action identity and physical staging.
Lo Tung and Malted Candy seek not only romantic relationships but also freedom for women controlled by cruel employers.
The central heroes are pedicab drivers whose friendship and practical courage confront abusive bosses.
The film is explicitly identified as an action comedy and combines martial arts, romance, workplace exploitation, and comic ensemble energy.
Films like Pedicab Driver, and why
Wheels on Meals
hong kong action comedy combining exuberant martial arts, working-class camaraderie, romance, and comic set pieces
My Lucky Stars
period hong kong action comedy with ensemble chemistry, physical humor, street-level heroes, and romantic subplots
The Millionaires' Express
sammo hung action comedy balancing martial arts choreography, underdog protagonists, romance, and broad humor
Eastern Condors
romantic hong kong action comedy centered on working-class characters and inventive physical performance
Movie Details
- Director
- Sammo Hung
- Release Date
- 1989-02-11
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (44)
Cast
- Sammo Hung
- Nina Li Chi
- Sun Yueh
- Max Mok Siu-Chung
- Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying
- Lowell Lo Koon-Ting
- Mang Hoi
- John Shum Kin-Fun
- Lau Kar-leung
- Maria Cordero
Common questions
- What is Pedicab Driver about?
- Two Macao pedicab drivers turn their streetwise friendship and martial-arts grit toward winning love and rescuing women trapped by abusive bosses.
- What is Pedicab Driver like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pedicab Driver as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pedicab Driver violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Pedicab Driver as moderate.
- What did critics think of Pedicab Driver?
- Critics and action-film poll respondents have recognized the film as an entertaining and noteworthy example of Hong Kong action comedy.
- Which films are like Pedicab Driver?
- Films with a similar feel include Wheels on Meals, My Lucky Stars, The Millionaires' Express, and Eastern Condors.
- How long is Pedicab Driver?
- Pedicab Driver runs 95 minutes.
