The "Best Partner" series of movies is a Hong Kong action comedy film released in 1982, the first three films are directed by Zeng Zhiwei, written by Huang Baiming, and starring Xu Guanjie, Mai Jia, and Zhang Aijia. THE "BEST PARTNER" IN THE FILM REFERS TO KING KONG (XU GUANJIE) AND THE BALD GUY (MAI JIA), AND SOMETIMES THE CHAPO (POLICEWOMAN, ZHANG AIJIA).
The first part of "Best Partner" was released in January 1982 with a box office of 27 million, making a sensation in Hong Kong, surpassing the Chinese New Year films "Shaolin Temple" and "Master Dragon" in the same period, and was the first work in Hong Kong film history to exceed 20 million at the box office, and it is also the Hong Kong-made film with the highest number of visitors in Hong Kong to date (about 2.11 million people, the total population of Hong Kong in 1982 was 5.26 million, which is equivalent to 40% of the Hong Kong population watching this film). The second part of "Best Partner" was released in February 1983 and grossed 23 million at the cumulative box office, making it the highest-grossing Chinese film in 1983.
The "Best Partner" series of movies made the main actor Hui Guanjie the highest-paid film in Hong Kong. Another leading character, Mak Ka, won the Best Actor Award at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards for his first film. Personally, I think Zhang Aijia's performance is the biggest attraction. She is a real actor, Xu Guanjie and Mai Jia are both funny.
"Best Partner" predicts the power of drones that will play a role in today's Russia-Ukraine war. Screenwriter Huang Baiming may just be creating a comedic dramatic effect. He wouldn't have really imagined that radio-controlled vehicles and model airplanes would one day become murderous weapons. In any case, when I watched this movie, I thought that the creative ability of Hong Kong people is really commendable.
