Ah Long's day job is as a labourer at the local quarry, in this case at Anderson Road in the hills above Kwun Tong. Quarrying has not been carried out here for some time, I believe, and there are plans to construct a new housing estate inside, but it's been a while since I was up here and don't know if it's started/finished yet.
Hong Kong (& Macau) Film Stuff
Welcome to my blog about HK and Macau film locations.
Saturday, 25 June 2022
All About Ah Long - Chow Yun Fat (1989) - Anderson Road Quarry, Kowloon
Friday, 24 June 2022
All About Ah Long - Chow Yun Fat (1989) - Yau Yat Chuen School, Yau Yat Chuen
Thursday, 23 June 2022
All About Ah Long - Chow Yun Fat (1989) - Water Street, Sai Ying Pun
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
All About Ah Long - Chow Yun Fat (1989) - Bonham Road, Sai Ying Pun
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
All About Ah Long - Chow Yun Fat (1989) - Li Chit Street, Wanchai
The movie is about a former criminal, Ah Long (Chow) and his ex-girlfriend Porpor (Sylvia Chang) and their son Porky. It was shot in both Hong Kong and Macau, and for some streange reason that I can't fathom out, also includes a very brief moment that was actually filmed in Singapore. I can only summise that perhaps there was some tax break afforded for the shoot there because the location is still supposed to be in Hong Kong. It's a weird one, but I will include it even though I generally tend to ignore anything outside of HK/Macau (there have been exceptions). Anyway, there's also some later scenes for bike fans shot at the Macau GP (I assume 1988?).
First up is Ah Long's apartment in Li Chit Street in Wanchai. The buildings along here were recognisable due to the curved shape of the balconies but they were all knocked down in the early 90s to make way for a new development (Li Chit Garden) that actually straddles where the road used to be located and essentially pedestrianised the old road space. In a sort of weird and poorly informed nod to these old Chinese tenements, the Govt constructed some weird fake building facades to remind everyone of what they just demolished.
Monday, 20 June 2022
Kimberley Road Steps - Now and Then
Sunday, 19 June 2022
Signal Hill/Blackhead Point - Now and Then
As you can see below, the pavilion is still there but the red tiles have been removed from the columns (I think that's a recent thing because I'm sure they were still there when I was last here a few years ago) and the balustrade finials have also been removed and just replaced with a pyramid style point.
Saturday, 18 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - Jardim de Lou Lim Ioc, Macau
Friday, 17 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - Largo Eduardo Marques, Coloane
Thursday, 16 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - Concrete Pier, Coloane
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - Jardim de Luís de Camões, Macau
The next location we arrive at is Jardim de Luís de Camões. I know for sure most people reading this will know that this is the location for the famous "No Dogs or Chinese" scene from Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury. The difference here is that in Pedicab Driver we are seeing those famous park gates from the inside rather than the outside.
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - Rua do Guimarães, Macau
Monday, 13 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - Jardim do Carmo, Taipa
Sammo's amazing leap from the church terrace lands him right back in Taipa. It must be a world record jump because the pedicab touches down on the pathway next to the Jardim do Carmo with Rua do Supico right in front. Actually, one of the things that makes some of the more difficult to find locations in this chase scene is that Sammo appears to have filmed everywhere - so I haven't been able to narrow down some of the more obscure places.
Sunday, 12 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - St Paul's Facade, Macau
Saturday, 11 June 2022
Pedicab Driver - Sammo Hung (1989) - Rua do Supico, Taipa
The section of the wall we can see here is actually on Rua do Supico which intersects with Rua da Restauração at the bottom of the slope.