Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

{{Infobox film

| name = Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars

| image = Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 夏日福星

| s = 夏日福星

| p = Xià Rì Fú Xīng

| j = Ha6 Jat6 Fuk1 Sing1}}

| director = Sammo Hung

| producer = Eric Tsang

| screenplay = Barry Wong

| story = Lo Kin
Barry Wong
Roy Szeto

| starring = Sammo Hung
Jackie Chan
Yuen Biao

| music = Anders Nelsson

| cinematography = Arthur Wong
Johnny Koo

| editing = Peter Cheung

| production_companies = Golden Harvest
Bojon Films Company
Paragon Films

| distributor = Golden Harvest

| released = {{film date|df=yes|1985|8|15}}

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese

| budget =

| gross = HK$28,911,851

}}

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars ({{zh|t=夏日福星}}) is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.{{cite web |title=Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars: Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/twinkle-twinkle-lucky-stars/cast/133025/ |website=TV Guide |access-date=26 February 2019}} It is the third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners (1983) and My Lucky Stars (1985). Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 15 August 1985.

Plot

The Five Lucky Stars, one of them being replaced by a younger brother, are assigned by the police to allow an actress to live with them. The actress has information on a crime syndicate and assassins are sent after her. Ricky and Swordflower are to stay at the actress’s home undercover to capture the assassins.

Throughout the course of the movie, the Stars chase the attractive woman around the house, though their efforts are largely unsuccessful. At the climax, the three assassins eventually end up at a recreation building to take down Swordflower (mistaking her to be their target), but coincidentally Kidstuff and his friends are there and they recognize one of them, with help from the actress. Muscle and Ricky arrive in the nick of time and a showdown takes place, eventually ending with the protagonists victorious. The police and a large ensemble of Chinese actors arrive to congratulate them.

Cast

{{cast listing|

Sammo Hung as Kidstuff{{cite book |last1=Charles |first1=John |title=The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios |date=16 April 2009 |publisher=McFarland & Company |location=United States |isbn=978-0-7864-4323-9 |page=327}}
Jackie Chan as Muscles
Yuen Biao as Fung
Eric Tsang as Roundhead
Richard Ng as Sandy
Stanley Fung as Rawhide
Michael Miu as Pagoda
Rosamund Kwan as Wang Yi-ching
Sibelle Hu as Woo Ba-wah
John Shum as Wormgrass
James Tien as Lau
Andy Lau as Associate of MusclesInternet Movie Database [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085127/business Business Data] . Retrieved 1 April 2006.
Anthony Chan as Lotta
Sandra Ng as Tour Girl
Kara Hui as Tour Girl
Season Ma as Tour Girl
Chung Fat as Assassin with Moustache
Richard Norton as Caucasian Assassin
Yasuaki Kurata as Japanese Assassin
Charlie Chin as Herb
Cho Tat Wah as Tsao
Michelle Yeoh as Judo Teacher
Wu Ma as Black Magic Teacher
Billy Lau as Play Director
Dick Wei as Thug
Phillip Ko as Thug
Lau Kar-wing as Thug
Lee Hoi-sang as Thug
Melvin Wong as Ma

}}

Release

Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars was released in Hong Kong on 15 August 1985, and was also released in the Philippines as Dragon Mission on 6 May 1987.{{cite news|title=Movie Guide|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19870506&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=24 August 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=May 6, 1987|page=15|quote=EVER................Dragon Mission}}{{cite news|title=Movie Guide|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19870505&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=24 August 2020|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=May 5, 1987|page=15|quote=EVER[...]Black Moon Rising}}{{cite news|last1=Soriano|first1=Luciano|title=Crazy craze|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19870512&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=26 December 2018|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=12 May 1987|page=13}}

=Box office=

The film grossed HK $28,911,851 at the Hong Kong box office.

Home media

On 30 June 2003, DVD was released by Hong Kong Legends at the United Kingdom in Region 2.

On 22 March 2021, the UK boutique film label, Eureka Video, released Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars as part of the Lucky Stars trilogy collection on Blu Ray. The set includes remastered versions of Winners and Sinners (1983), My Lucky Stars (1985) in addition to the aforementioned Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (1985). [https://eurekavideo.co.uk/movie/the-lucky-stars-3-film-collection/]

It was released on blu ray as part of the Shout! Factory title [https://shoutfactory.com/products/the-jackie-chan-collection-vol-2-1983-1993 The Jackie Chan Collection: Volume 2] in 2023.