While vacationing in Paris, King Kong is kidnapped by a British agent called James, who seeks to recover one of the stolen crown jewels, the Star of Fortune, supposedly at the request of the Queen of England. The jewel is hidden at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters and Kong will have to steal the jewel without his partner-in-crime, Detective Albert 'Baldy' Au, finding out. When James' devious intentions are revealed and Baldy and his wife, Supt. Nancy Ho, discover Kong's heist, Kong finds himself at a crossroad.
Stunts
Pre-CGI Hong Kong stunt work that genuinely risks limbs.
Acting
Richard Kiel's Jaws-ripoff Big G is unintentionally iconic.
Director
Tsui Hark
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Kiel filmed this between Octopussy and A View to Kill, literally playing his Jaws type for Hong Kong laughs.
Tsui Hark's parody of British imperialism through 'Bond' was subversive for 1984 Hong Kong cinema, poking the colonial power while stealing its aesthetic.
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