History Film / WheelsOnMeals

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-->'''Thomas:''' Let's climb the trees!
-->'''Moby:''' ...elephants can't climb trees!

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: When Thomas, David, Sylvia and Moby were being chased by a group of 6 gangsters, Thomas states that he's tired of running and just wants to beat'em up, ignoring Moby's advice that "Running is Winning", and wants to [[ArrogantKungFuGuy show off the power of Chinese martual arts]]. H partnered up with David and they easily beat the first 4 men. Then the last two arrived late [[OhCrap with a very confident attitude]]. Since Thomas and David were getting cocky, they didn't get the situation and dropped their guard- then got promptly beaten up easily by the last two.

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: When Thomas, David, Sylvia and Moby was chased by a group of 6 gangster, Thomas states that he tired of running and just wanted to beat'em up ignoring Moby's advice "Running is Winning" and [[ArrogantKungFuGuy showing of the power of chinese]] then partnered up with David and easily beat the first 4 person. Then the last two come late [[OhCrap with very confident attitude]]. Since the two (Thomas and David) were getting cocky, they doesn't get the situation and lowered their stances then got beaten up easily by the two.

* UpToEleven: Thomas and David with their increasingly silly methods of getting into the castle. Where did he even ''get'' a crossbow that shoots grappling hooks?!

* TheCameo: The two mental patients that find Moby in the Trojan horse ambulance are Richard Ng and John Shum, Sammo Hung's co-stars from the ''Lucky Stars'' movies.

Two cousins, David (Yuen Biao) and Thomas (Creator/JackieChan), run a quirky Chinese food truck in Spain and are incredibly good at martial arts. Moby (Creator/SammoHung) is an assistant to a PrivateDetective in serious debt, so he takes over when his boss flees in fear for his life. Moby gets a job to track down a woman and her child from a mysterious stranger, but finds out that he's not the only one looking for her. It turns out that the woman Moby is looking for, Gloria, is in love with David's insane father, and her daughter Sylvia is now full-grown. David and Thomas take a shine to her, and along with Moby (who, it turns out, knows them both) seek to protect Sylvia while trying to figure out what's going on.

A 1984 [[MartialArtsMovie Kung Fu Action]] Comedy, starring three of the most famous graduates of the Peking Opera House.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Averted. Much was shot on location in Barcelona, with one key scene taking place at the distinctive [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia Sagrada Família]].

* WhatTheHellHero: Moby calls out Dave and Thomas for not wanting to helping Sylvia out after they find out after they find out she is the heir to a fortune and even points out that they were willing to help when they thought she was just a normal girl. This speech convinces Thomas and Dave to help her.

* JackieChan: Along with Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung.
* LoveableRogue: Moby appears to be one with Thomas and David doing everything they can to avoid getting caught up in him schemes

-->'''Thomas:''' Yes, they're very strong.

Two cousins, David (Yuen Biao) and Thomas (Creator/JackieChan), run a quirky Chinese food truck in Spain and are incredibly good at martial arts. Moby (SammoHung) is an assistant to a PrivateDetective in serious debt, so he takes over when his boss flees in fear for his life. Moby gets a job to track down a woman and her child from a mysterious stranger, but finds out that he's not the only one looking for her. It turns out that the woman Moby is looking for, Gloria, is in love with David's insane father, and her daughter Sylvia is now full-grown. David and Thomas take a shine to her, and along with Moby (who, it turns out, knows them both) seek to protect Sylvia while trying to figure out what's going on.

* EpiphanyComeback: [[spoiler: Thomas gets one of these in a climatic fight, switching from a defensive no-nonsense fighting style to a looser, more playful style that catches his opponent off guard. ]]

* EpiphanyComeback: [[spoiler: Thomas gets one of these in a climatic fight, switching from a no-nonsense fighting style to a looser, more playful style that catches his opponent off guard. ]]

* EpiphanyComeback: [[spoiler: Thomas gets one of these in climatic fight, switching from serious one on one to a more playful lose style that catches his opponent off guard. ]]

Two cousins, David (Yuen Biao) and Thomas (JackieChan), run a quirky Chinese food truck in Spain and are incredibly good at martial arts. Moby (SammoHung) is an assistant to a PrivateDetective in serious debt, so he takes over when his boss flees in fear for his life. Moby gets a job to track down a woman and her child from a mysterious stranger, but finds out that he's not the only one looking for her. It turns out that the woman Moby is looking for, Gloria, is in love with David's insane father, and her daughter Sylvia is now full-grown. David and Thomas take a shine to her, and along with Moby (who, it turns out, knows them both) seek to protect Sylvia while trying to figure out what's going on.

Notable for a) being one of the few modern films that unites Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan, and Sammo Hung, and b) an epic fight sequence between Jackie and Benny The Jet. Not to be confused with the nonprofit organization, Meals on Wheels.

* {{Flynning}}: Played straight and subvert in the final sword fight, [[spoiler: When David, Thomas and Moby all gang up on Mondale, they initially call out their synchronized attacks until the final one where they call aim at different points, forcing him to surrender. ]]

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Sylvia, although the "heart of gold" is a bit hard to find at first.

** [[spoiler: Sylvia]]

A 1984 Kung Fu Action Comedy, starring three of the most famous graduates of the Peking Opera House.