No Risk, No Gain

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No Risk, No Gain
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Traditional Chinese 至尊計狀元才
Simplified Chinese 至尊计状元才
Hanyu Pinyin Zhì Zūn Jì Zhuàng Yuán Cái
Jyutping Zi3 Zyun1 Gai3 Zong4 Jyun4 Coi4
Directed by Jimmy Heung
Taylor Wong
Written by Wong Jing
Produced byWong Jing
Starring Alan Tam
Andy Lau
Natalis Chan
Chen Song-yong
Michelle Reis
May Lo
Christine Ng
Shing Fui-On
Anthony Wong
CinematographyDavid Chung
Edited byRobert Choi
Music by Lowell Lo
Sherman Chow
Production
company
Distributed by Media Asia Entertainment Group
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Release date
  • 5 April 1990 (1990-04-05)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Languages Cantonese
Mandarin
English
Box officeHK$19,078,746

No Risk, No Gain is 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jimmy Heung and Taylor Wong and starring Alan Tam, Andy Lau and Natalis Chan. It is the second installment of the Casino Raiders series.

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Plot

Cheung San-ho forces Ray to Macau to compete with him in gambling and has Ray to go to Macau to wait for his arrival. Coming back from the United States to Hong Kong in search of his cousin, he was swindled by con artists Big Dee and Leslie Mo, who take his gambling stake and VIP card (an identification given by Cheung to Ray). The two counterfeit Ray's supreme identity (Leslie acts as Ray while Big Dee acts as his bodyguard) to Macau for gambling. Not long later, Ray catches up and catches them, but decided to let Leslie impersonate him. Unexpectedly, Yeung Sing and Yeung Chun have evil intentions, planning to murder the three of them and then frame Cheung. When Yeung Sing brings his three henchmen to kill them, Yeung Chun and Cheung arrive, and Chun kills Sing. Cheung apologises to Ray for this incident, while Ray suggests Big Dee and Leslie take part in the gambling competition, to which Cheung agrees. During the final round of the competition, due to Cheung and Ray's rivalry for snipe and the clam, it allows Big Dee to get all the spoils of a small card to become the big winner. But after the game, Yeung Chun reveals his true self: he wanted to takes his boss Cheung's spot and hired Big Fool to kill him, but Big Fool did not listen to Chun because he is actually Ray's longtime friend. In the end, Yeung Chun gets his punishment. After that, Ray returns to the United States while Big Dee makes a deal with him that, a year later, he will truly beat Ray again at the gambling table.

Cast

Theme song

Box office

The film grossed HK$19,078,746 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 5 April to 26 April 1990 in Hong Kong