Gameboy Kids

Gameboy Kids

Year: 1992

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: Gordon Chan

ComedyAction

Andy is positioned as the successor to a criminal organization while awaiting their boss’s arrival from a plane. In a mishap, they recruit a tall, very low‑IQ individual who begins handing out candy bars to anyone who does a “nice job,” gradually turning the syndicate into a bizarre utopia. Aaron serves as Andy’s loyal bodyguard.

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Timeline – Gameboy Kids (1992)

Trace every key event in Gameboy Kids (1992) with our detailed, chronological timeline. Perfect for unpacking nonlinear stories, spotting hidden connections, and understanding how each scene builds toward the film’s climax. Whether you're revisiting or decoding for the first time, this timeline gives you the full picture.

1

Uncle Eight Taels falls ill and calls for succession

In Hong Kong, triad leader Eight Taels is terminally ill and asks his son Wong Kau-tai to return and take over the gang before he dies. 7.5 Taels and his bodyguard Chung wait for Wong’s appearance, signaling a fragile transfer of power that unsettles the organization.

Hong Kong
2

Yip Sin-man is taken to India for study

Yip Sin-man is a grown man with a five-year-old mentality who is taken from China to India by two MFA officials to study. He proves a fast learner despite his condition, setting the stage for his unlikely future role in the underworld.

India
3

Passport swap leads to Hong Kong departure

At the Indian airport, Wong Kau-tai is briefly arrested for breaking a telephone and drops his passport. An Indian child pockets it and hands it to Yip, who then travels to Hong Kong with the two ministers, tacitly mistaken as Wong.

Indian airport to Hong Kong
4

Chung greets Yip in Hong Kong

Chung picks up Yip at the airport and greets him as 'Big Brother', while Yip remains oblivious to the surrounding machinations. This marks the beginning of his life among the triads.

Hong Kong
5

Hau-tin’s threat and Yip’s odd humility

Triad member Hau-tin arrives intending to kill Yip and seize control, but Yip humiliates him by asking him to tie his shoes. Chung and the others shadow Yip as he remains more playful than violent.

6

Gun training begins

Chung teaches Yip how to use guns and closely follows him with the other bodyguards, though Yip shows little real interest in violence and would rather play. This creates tension between Yip’s childlike nature and the criminal world around him.

7

Toy store dispute and anti-violence plan

The next day, Yip’s underlings encounter trouble at a toy store when a manager resists selling a motorcycle; 7.5 Taels’ henchmen force the sale. Later, Yip agrees to help Superintendent Lam by involving his men in an 'Anti-Violence Movement'.

Hong Kong
8

Chi-lam enters Yip’s life

Chi-lam, daughter of rival Master Dragon, plots to kill Yip to aid her father. Yip meets Chi-lam that night and instantly falls in love; they go out to dinner together, beginning a dangerous romance.

Hong Kong
9

Marriage and assassination plans

The day after their meeting, Yip and Chi-lam marry. Chi-lam plots to kill him at night, but hesitates when she sees a large portrait of herself in his bedroom, realizing she may love him instead.

Hong Kong
10

Dragon’s test and a display of fighting

Master Dragon won’t accept Yip as son-in-law until Yip can beat Dragon’s top henchmen. Chi-lam teaches Yip to fight and he quickly learns, defeating them; a henchman abducts Dragon’s younger daughter, but Yip kills him and gains Dragon’s approval.

Dragon’s territory
11

Identity revealed and a bar murder

Chi-lam’s sister reveals that Yip is not Wong Kau-tai, and Chi-lam murders a mob boss to protect the lie. Hau-tin informs the police, and Chi-lam is arrested at the mansion.

Hong Kong
12

Road escape and a staged standoff

It becomes clear to everyone that Yip is not Wong; he flees with 7.5 Taels and his daughter as their car breaks down on the road. Chung arrives to trigger a staged standoff, but 7.5 Taels shoots Chung after Yip empties the gun himself.

On the road
13

Return to the mansion and Hau-tin’s assault

Chi-lam’s sister arrives and ferries Yip and 7.5 Taels back to the mansion. Hau-tin tries to rape Chi-lam, and 7.5 Taels arrives with three guns; a fierce gun battle erupts as Hau-tin’s henchmen are defeated.

Mansion
14

Final confrontation and Hau-tin’s death

Hau-tin overpowers Yip, Chi-lam, and 7.5 Taels as bullets run dry, but Chung arrives, shoots Hau-tin’s gun, and Yip finally overpowers Hau-tin. After a moment of hesitation, Yip shoots Hau-tin dead, ending the threat.

Mansion

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