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==Film production== ===Gar Bo Motion Picture Company=== In 1978 Sammo Hung formed Gar Bo Motion Picture Company, a subsidiary of [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]],<ref>{{cite web | title= Gar Bo Motion Picture Company | url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/studio.asp?id=69 | publisher = Hong Kong Cinemagic | access-date=2007-09-12 }}</ref> with director [[Karl Maka]] and former actor-choreographer [[Lau Kar Wing]] (brother of actors [[Lau Kar-leung]] and [[Gordon Liu]]). The company's name consists of the "Gar" sound from Lau '''''Kar''''' Wing and Karl Maka (Mak '''''Kar'''''), and "Bo" from Hung Kam '''''Bo'''''.).<ref name=OddCouple>{{cite video|title=''[[Odd Couple (1979 film)|Odd Couple]]'', Bey Logan audio commentary|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Hong Kong Legends]], UK|orig-year=1979|date=2005}}</ref> The company disbanded in 1980, when Maka moved on to form [[Cinema City & Films Co.]] with [[Raymond Wong (film director)|Raymond Wong]] and [[Dean Shek]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Jongo Knows | work = Sammo Hung (洪金宝) | url = http://knows.jongo.com/res/article/14749 | access-date = 2008-08-29 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090115230842/http://knows.jongo.com/res/article/14749 | archive-date = 15 January 2009 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> Gar Bo released two films, both starring Hung and Lau: * ''[[Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog]]'' (1978) * ''[[Odd Couple (1979 film)|Odd Couple]]'' (1979) ===Bo Ho Film Company Ltd.=== 1980 saw Raymond Chow pull one of Hung's films from local cinemas after just two weeks. Hung responded by starting his own production company, Bo Ho Film Company Ltd., allowing him to have greater control in producing Hong Kong films.<ref>{{cite web | title= Bo Ho Films Co., Ltd. | url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/studio.asp?id=12 | publisher = Hong Kong Cinemagic | access-date=2007-09-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= Sammo Hung 洪金寶 | url= http://www.barry.fryer1.btinternet.co.uk/actorsprofiles/sammohung.html | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040921161201/http://www.barry.fryer1.btinternet.co.uk/actorsprofiles/sammohung.html | url-status= dead | archive-date= 2004-09-21 | publisher= EasternLens.co.uk | access-date= 2008-08-29 }}</ref> While Bo Ho produced, Golden Harvest still operated as distributors. In all, 44 films were released by Bo Ho, several of which starred Hung: {{div col|colwidth=22em|content= * ''[[Encounters of the Spooky Kind]]'' (1980) * ''[[Long Arm of the Law (film)|Long Arm of the Law]]'' (1984) * ''[[Pom Pom (film)|Pom Pom]]'' (1984) * ''Hocus Pocus'' (1984) * ''[[Mr. Vampire]]'' (1985) * ''[[Heart of Dragon]]'' (1985) * ''[[Those Merry Souls]]'' (1985) * ''Goodbye Mammie'' (1986) * ''[[Lucky Stars Go Places]]'' (1986) * ''[[Millionaires Express]]'' (1986) * ''[[Righting Wrongs]]'' (1986) * ''[[Rosa (1986 film)|Rosa]]'' (1986) * ''The Strange Bedfellow'' (1986) * ''[[Mr. Vampire II]]'' (1986) * ''[[Eastern Condors]]'' (1987) * ''[[Mr. Vampire III]]'' (1987) * ''The Final Test'' (1987) * ''The Happy Bigamist'' (1987) * ''My Cousin, the Ghost'' (1987) * ''[[Scared Stiff (1987 film)|Scared Stiff]]'' (1987) * ''[[Sworn Brothers]]'' (1987) * ''To Err is Humane'' (1987) * ''In the Blood'' (1988) * ''[[Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch]]'' (1988) * ''[[Mr. Vampire IV]]'' (1988) * ''[[On the Run (1988 film)|On the Run]]'' (1988) * ''[[Paper Marriage]]'' (1988) * ''Picture of a Nymph'' (1988) * ''One Husband Too Many'' (1988) * ''Blonde Fury'' (1989) * ''Burning Sensation'' (1989) * ''In Between Loves'' (1989) * ''[[A Fishy Story]]'' (1989) * ''Doctor's Heart'' (1990) * ''[[Her Fatal Ways]]'' (1990) * ''Mortuary Blues'' (1990) * ''[[Shanghai, Shanghai]]'' (1990) * ''[[She Shoots Straight]]'' (1990) * ''Queens Bench III'' (1990) * ''Bury Me High'' (1991) * ''[[The Top Bet]]'' (1991) * ''You Bet Your Life'' (1991) * ''Lover at Large'' (1991) * ''[[The Scorpion King (1992 film)|The Scorpion King]]'' (1992) }} ===D&B Films Company Ltd=== In 1983, Hung co-founded another production company, D&B Films Company Ltd ("D&B" being short for "Duk-Bo"), with [[Dickson Poon]] and [[John Shum]].<ref name="SkinnyTiger" /> The company operated until 1992 and produced a total of 68 Hong Kong films:<ref>{{cite web | title= D&B Films Co | url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/studio.asp?id=10 | publisher = Hong Kong Cinemagic | access-date=2007-11-21 }}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em|content= * ''[[Hong Kong 1941]]'' (1984) * ''[[The Owl vs Bombo]]'' (1984) * ''[[The Return of Pom Pom]]'' (1984) * ''The Island'' (1985) * ''It's a Drink, It's a Bomb'' (1985) * ''[[Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom]]'' (1985) * ''[[Yes, Madam (1985 film)|Yes, Madam]]'' (1985) * ''Night Caller'' (1985) * ''[[Dream Lovers]]'' (1986) * ''Silent Love'' (1986) * ''Passion'' (1986) * ''[[Legacy of Rage]]'' (1986) * ''My Family'' (1986) * ''[[Pom Pom Strikes Back]]'' (1986) * ''Conduct Zero'' (1986) * ''[[In the Line of Duty (film series)|Royal Warriors]]'' (1986) * ''Brotherhood'' (1986) * ''From Here to Prosperity'' (1986) * ''[[The Lunatics]]'' (1986) * ''Caper'' (1986) * ''[[Devoted to You (film)|Devoted to You]]'' (1986) * ''[[Where's Officer Tuba?]]'' (1986) * ''Kiss Me Goodbye'' (1986) * ''It's a Mad Mad World'' (1987) * ''Porky's Meatballs'' (1987) * ''The Wrong Couple'' (1987) * ''Wonder Women'' (1987) * ''[[Magnificent Warriors]]'' (1987) * ''You're OK, I'm OK!'' (1987) * ''The Final Victory'' (1987) * ''Easy Money'' (1987) * ''The Gang Don't Shoot Straight'' a.k.a. ''The Goofy Gang'' (1987) * ''[[An Autumn's Tale]]'' (1987) * ''Sapporo Story'' (1987) * ''Heart To Hearts'' (1988) * ''It's a Mad Mad World 2'' (1988) * ''[[Tiger Cage (film)|Tiger Cage]]'' (1988) * ''Fury'' (1988) * ''Classmate Party'' a.k.a. ''Student Union'' (1988) * ''[[Double Fattiness]]'' (1988) * ''[[In the Line of Duty (film series)|In the Line of Duty III]]'' (1988) * ''Vengeance is Mine'' (1988) * ''Keep on Dancing'' (1988) * ''Bless This House'' (1988) * ''[[Happy Together (1989 Hong Kong film)|Happy Together]]'' (1989) * ''[[In the Line of Duty 4: Witness]]'' (1989) * ''Mr. Fortune'' (1989) * ''Unfaithfully Yours'' (1989) * ''It's a Mad Mad World 3'' (1989) * ''The Nobles'' (1989) * ''Funny Ghost'' (1989) * ''A Bite of Love'' (1990) * ''Love is Love'' (1990) * ''Middle Man'' (1990) * ''[[Tiger Cage 2]]'' (1990) * ''Heart into Hearts'' (1990) * ''BB 30'' (1990) * ''[[Forbidden Arsenal]]'' (1991) * ''[[The Perfect Match (1991 film)|The Perfect Match]]'' (1991) * ''The Plot'' (1991) * ''Sea Wolves'' (1991) * ''Dreams of Glory, A Boxer's Story'' (1991) * ''[[Tiger Cage 3]]'' (1991) * ''[[Black Cat (1991 film)|Black Cat]]'' (1991) * ''His Fatal Ways'' (1991) * ''Will of Iron'' (1991) * ''Black Cat 2'' (1992) * ''Heart Against Hearts'' (1992) }} ===Bojon Films Company Ltd=== In 1980, Hung formed a production company, Bojon Films Company Ltd.<ref>{{cite web | title= Bojon Films Company | url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/studio.asp?id=45 | publisher = Hong Kong Cinemagic | access-date=2007-09-12 }}</ref> The company produced 12 films, 8 of which starred Hung: * ''Two Toothless Tigers'' (1980) * ''[[Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars]]'' (1985) * ''Spooky, Spooky'' (1988) * ''[[Pedicab Driver]]'' (1989) * ''Into the Fire'' (1989) * ''[[Encounters of the Spooky Kind II]]'' (1990) * ''[[Pantyhose Hero]]'' (1990) * ''License to Steal'' (1990) * ''[[Slickers vs. Killers]]'' (1991) * ''Banana Spirit'' (1992) * ''Lover's Tear'' (1992) * ''[[Don't Give a Damn (film)|Don't Give a Damn]]'' (1995)
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