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The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

19876.91h 33m

Overview

Treasury employee Fatty (Eric Tsang) discovered that bags of used 30 million in Hong Kong Dollars have not been incinerated due to a system error; therefore, he hatches up a plot to grab the doe before they are burned. He seeks his friends Mark (Mark Cheng) and Tomboy (Anglie Leung) to help him with the heist; but, they also enlist actual thief Baldy (Karl Maka), who had just been released from prison, to double the assistance with his thievery skills. But, Baldy wants the money for his own and to share it with love interest Siu-Fung (Paula Tsui). Hot on their trail is a hothead inspector (Ching Wong) and a nun, Sister Maria (Brigitte Lin), who wants to save them for redemption.

Directed by Karl Maka
Written by Tsang Kwok-Chi, Wellington Fung Wing, Karl Maka
Produced by Karl Maka
Box Office0Revenue: $1.7M

Top Cast

Karl Maka

Karl Maka

Baldy

Brigitte Lin

Brigitte Lin

Sister Maria

Paula Tsui Siu-Fung

Paula Tsui Siu-Fung

Siu-Fung

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Fatty

Anglie Leung Wan-Yui

Anglie Leung Wan-Yui

Tomboy

Mark Cheng Ho-Nam

Mark Cheng Ho-Nam

Mark

Wong Ching

Wong Ching

Lau Kar-Leung

Lau Kar-Leung

John Woo

John Woo

Ling's Husband

Wong Jing

Wong Jing

Pimp Tak [cameo]

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About The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush is a comedy, adventure film released in 1987. Directed by Karl Maka, it stars Karl Maka, Brigitte Lin, Paula Tsui Siu-Fung. Treasury employee Fatty (Eric Tsang) discovered that bags of used 30 million in Hong Kong Dollars have not been incinerated due to a system error; therefore, he hatches up a plot to grab the doe before they are burned. He seeks his friends Mark (Mark Cheng) and Tomboy (Anglie Leung) to help him with the heist; but, they also enlist actual thief Baldy (Karl Maka), who had just been released from prison, to double the assistance with his thievery skills. But, Baldy wants the money for his own and to share it with love interest Siu-Fung (Paula Tsui). Hot on their trail is a hothead inspector (Ching Wong) and a nun, Sister Maria (Brigitte Lin), who wants to save them for redemption.

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