Mismatched Couples (a.k.a. Love Meets the Match) is a 1985 Hong Kong action romantic comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring himself alongside Donnie Yen.

The film was created during hip hop culture's height of popularity in the 1980s, and in addition to martial arts, incorporates b-boying, popping, locking, and the electric boogaloo.

Plot

Eddie (Donnie Yen) is a martial artist and hip hop dancer. In the film, he befriends a poor old man named Mini (Yuen Woo-ping). Mini later falls in love with Eddie's older sister, Ying (Wong Wan-si). Later, Eddie's cousin, Stella (May Lo), falls for him, but Eddie actually has his eyes on Anna (Anna Kamiyama). Meanwhile, Kenny (Kenny Perez) also has his eyes on Anna, while there is a fighting champion (Dick Wei) who is obsessed with fighting Eddie.

Cast

Cast Role
Donnie Yen Eddie
Yuen Woo-ping Mini
Wong Wan-si Ying
May Lo Stella
Anna Kamiyama Anna
Dick Wei Fight champion
Brandy Yuen Drunkard at Kenny's party
Mandy Chan Colourful Punk
To Wai-wo Molester
Yip Ha-lei Old man at airport
Kenny Perez Kenny
Lee Yue Buyer of sugar cane
Jackson Ng Molester
Ken Boyle Tourist
Shirley Tan Lynn
Chui Ching-hong Customer teasing Stella
Sam Wong neighbour


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