Bons Baisers de Hong Kong

Bons Baisers de Hong Kong
Bons Baisers de Hong Kong
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Directed by	Yvan Chiffre
Written by	Christian Fechner ; Yvan Chiffre
Produced by	Christian Fechner
Starring	Les Charlots
Cinematography	Walter Wottitz
Edited by	Monique Isnardon; Robert Isnardon
Music by	Les Charlots
Production; companies	Les Films Christian Fechner; Renn Productions
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	December 17, 1975
Running time	97 min
Country	France
Language	French

Bons Baisers de Hong Kong (also known as From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French spy comedy film directed by Yvan Chiffre.^[1]

It is a parody and spin-off of the James Bond film series starring Les Charlots,^[1] with Mickey Rooney portraying the antagonist. Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell make cameos in their roles as M and Miss Moneypenny (though the characters remain unnamed). Part of the picture was filmed at the Shaw Brothers studios in Hong Kong. Besides the James Bond series, the film also parodies Hong Kong martial arts films.

Synopsis[]

The film starts with James Bond being shot and killed during in a parody of the James Bond gun barrel sequence. Queen Elizabeth II (Huguette Funfrock) is then kidnapped by a wealthy American megalomaniac (Mickey Rooney). Since their best agent is dead, the British secret services ask for help from their French counterparts, the SDECE. The Les Charlots group are tasked with hiding the queen's disappearance while the investigation continues to Spain, then to Hong Kong. In the meantime, a parisian concierge, who is a dead ringer for Elizabeth II, impersonates the Queen in public.

Cast[]

Gérard Rinaldi as Gérard
Gérard Filippelli as Phil
Jean Sarrus as Jean
Jean-Guy Fechner as Jean-Guy
Mickey Rooney as Marty
Víctor Israel as Victor
David Tomlinson as Sir John MacGregor
Huguette Funfrock as Madame Loubet / Queen Elizabeth II
Lingfeng Shangguan as Tigress Li
Yuen Siu Tien as Old Fu
Jeane Manson as The Star
Clifton James as Bill
Thick Wilson as Fatty
Leroy Haynes as Fat Black Man
Louis Seigner as Vannier
Léon Zitrone as French Spy
Bernard Lee as M
Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny
Alan Adair as English Lord
André Badin as The Driver
Philippe Castelli
Jean-Louis Buhrer
André Pousse as René
Jacques Marin as Policemen
Bernard Ranvier as Alistair
Arch Taylor as American General
Richard M. Dixon as President Richard M. Nixon
Jodie Pretty as Doll Robot

References[]

^ ^a ^b Clarke Fountain (2014). "Bons Baisers de Hong Kong". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16.

External links[]

Bons Baisers de Hong Kong at IMDb

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[NYT-1] Clarke Fountain (2014). "Bons Baisers de Hong Kong". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-07-16.

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