The Private Eyes (半斤八兩) 47 years old
Asia's top international comedy star creates the world's funniest private-eye.
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. Lee intercepts him and recovers the wallet, thus impressed Wong to hire him for the job.
Credits
The Private Eyes Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Ng He was 36, now 84 years old | as Police Sergeant |
| Angie Chiu She was 22, now 70 years old | as Jacky |
| Michael Hui He was 34, now 82 years old | as Wong Yuk-see |
| Ricky Hui He was 30, 65 years old when he died | as Pighead |
| Mars | as Robber |
| Sek Kin He was 63, 96 years old when he died | as Head of gang of robbers |
| Melvin Wong He was 27, now 75 years old | as Theatre robbery victim |
| Samuel Hui He was 28, now 76 years old | as Lee Kwok-kit |
| Chu Mu He was 38, 69 years old when he died | as Mr. Chu |
The Private Eyes Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Peter Cheung as Editor. He was 5 (now 53) years old | Editing |
| Chu Sheng-Shi as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Chin Sam as Art Direction. | Art |
| Sammo Hung as Choreographer. He was 24 (now 72) years old | Crew |
| Samuel Hui as Original Music Composer. He was 28 (now 76) years old | Sound |
| Raymond Chow as Producer. He was 47 (89) years old when He died | Production |
| Michael Hui as Director. He was 34 (now 82) years old | Directing |
| Michael Hui as Writer. He was 34 (now 82) years old | Writing |
The Private Eyes (47 years)
Asia's top international comedy star creates the world's funniest private-eye.
- Release day: Thursday, December 16, 1976
- Runtime: 94 minutes