chauffeur informs Jack, who orders his men to search for them. Later, Jack hosts a party at his mansion. Teapot and his friends decide to gatecrash, hoping to expand their business with the wealthy guests. They successfully enter the mansion undetected, and while socializing with the other guests, Jack privately meets a Triad boss to discuss a new deal for the counterfeit plates. A bodyguard then realizes the Five Stars Cleaning Co. are there, and alerts Jack, who interrogates Curly. Curly insists he has no knowledge about the case, and the ensuing ruckus causes a physical confrontation between the friends and Jack's bodyguards. The friends narrowly escape, only to be kidnapped by the Triad boss, who secretly wants to cut off the deal with Jack and obtain the plates himself. He orders the friends to give up the case, and holds Shirley hostage. The friends return home and finally discover the case. When they leave to make the dropoff, however, Jack's men arrives. Teapot, Exhaust Pipe, and Vaseline engage them in battle, while Curly leaves to fetch the Triad boss and Rookie goes for help. The Triad boss and his bodyguards arrive, where Jack learns of his motives and turns the fight against him instead. The police arrive, led by Rookie, who reveals himself to be undercover. They arrest Jack and the Triad boss and their men and rewards the friends for their assistance. Cast Sammo Hung as Teapot John Shum as Curly / Jack So Richard Ng as Exhaust Pipe / Wind Pipe Charlie Chin as Vaseline Stanley Fung as Rookie / Ranks Cherie Chung as Shirley Jackie Chan as CID 07 / Cop #7086 Cecilia Yip as Ceci (CID 07's Girlfriend) Yuen Biao as CID Agent Moon Lee as CID Agent’s Girlfriend Philip Chan as Inspector James Tien as Jack Tar Mars as Robber Tai Bo as Chai Fung Hak-on as Pat Fung Ging-man as Angry Fisherman Paul Chang as Inspector Dick Wei as Henchman Wu Ma as Postman Chiu Chi-ling as Master Chiu Production Sammo Hung got the idea for the film from an old TV show, in which a group of police officers from different backgrounds worked together, each displaying their own particular skills. By giving the characters humorous and disparate backgrounds, he hoped to make an entertaining film. The film's Chinese title, Five Lucky Stars was chosen as it was evocative of the Seven Little