Aces Go Places (Chinese: 最佳拍檔; lit. 'The Perfect Partners') also known as Mad Mission in the United States, is a series of Hong Kong action comedy films created by Raymond Wong. The films star Sam Hui as King Kong, a master thief and martial arts expert who is aided by his bumbling sidekick, Detective Albert "Baldy" Au, portrayed by Karl Maka.
The series began in 1982, with the first two films directed by Eric Tsang. Subsequent films were directed by Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Lau Kar-leung respectively. A sixth film, 97 Aces Go Places, was made in 1997 with a different cast.
Lucky Stars Go Places, a crossover with the Lucky Stars film series, was released in 1986.
Titles in the series
Aces Go Places (Mad Mission 1, 1982)
Aces Go Places 2 (Mad Mission 2: Aces Go Places, 1983)
Aces Go Places 3 (Mad Mission 3: Our Man From Bond Street, 1984)
Aces Go Places IV (Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice, 1986)
Lucky Stars Go Places (1986)
Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit (Mad Mission 5, 1989)
97 Aces Go Places (1997)