''The Conmen in Vegas'' is a 1999

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produced, written and directed by

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and is a sequel to the 1998 film ''

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''. The film stars original returning cast members

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and

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with new cast members

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, Meggie Yu,

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and Jewel Lee in her debut film role. The film was partially filmed in the

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Resort,

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Plot

The story directly follows ''

'', where Dragon's sister, Ching, has left to study in Canada. After King and Dragon defeat Macau Mon, they become swindling partners. Along with Dragons' older cousin Luk Chard, the trio try swindling a large amount of money from Big Eyed Man at his underground casino. While the trio are enjoying themselves, unexpectedly, Man sends people to kill them and kidnap Dragon. King and Luk Chard are brought to the Senior Chinese Front. It turns out that they want to hire them to go to Las Vegas to complete a task: to catch Peter Chu, a man who was in charge of multiple

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s in the past few years in China, and then stole a large amount of money and fled to the United States. Because Chu is backed by many American politicians and organised gangs, they could not use diplomatic and legal channels to extradite him, they could only send a few gambling experts to catch him in the

casino where he visits daily. King and Luk would receive $120,000,000 as a reward. Since King needs to give $30,000,000 to Big Eyed Man to rescue Dragon, he accepts the task and goes to Las Vegas with Luk Chard. Upon arriving in Las Vegas, King and Luk Chard encounters two gorgeous ladies Betty and Sammi, whom they previously met in Hong Kong. The four of them set a trap where Sammi seduces Chu and successfully capture him, but Chu has secretly notified his henchmen and girlfriend, Fei-fei, who are waiting for the arrival of the four at the airport, so King decides to escort Chu via a road trip to Los Angeles and board a flight there. However, Chu tries to break free on the way, which startles the bus driver and passengers, causing the four and Chu to travel on foot in the desert, where both Chu and Luk Chard suffer from rattlesnake bites. Luckily, King encounters his friend, adult film director Handsome Wu, who was filming in the desert. Wu helps King stage a rescue attack using cinematic effects to fool Chu and successfully escorts the latter back to China to be taken by the SCF, who have rescued Dragon from Big Eyed Man The FBI was able to retrieve the stolen money after King and Handsome trick Chu into revealing the password of his safe. In the end, King and Betty also become lovers.

Cast

as King, a master gambler and con artist who helps the a Senior Chinese Front (SCF) in capturing swindler Peter Chu in order to save his abducted apprentice, Dragon. *

as Luk Chard, (阿叻), Dragon's older cousin who serves as King's side kick. *

as Dragon (化骨龍), King's apprentice who was abducted by Big Eyed Man after swindling the latter. *

as Betty (阿扁), a Taiwanese girl sent by the SCF to assist King and Luk Chard and develops a romance with the former. *Meggie Yu as Sammi (小心), Betty's friend who was also sent by the SCF to assist King and Luk Chard in capturing Peter Chu. *Jewel Lee as Fei-fei (菲菲), Peter Chu's girlfriend and bodyguard. *

as Peter Chu (朱培琨), a swindler wanted by the Chinese government after getting rich in

schemes. *Nam Yin as Big Eyed Man 大眼文), a triad leader who abducts Dragon, who schemed with King and Luk Chard to swindle him. *

as Handsome Wu, King's friend who is an adult film director working in Hollywood. *Leung Kei-hei as Big Eyed Man's thug. *So Wai-nam as Big Eyed Man's thug.

Theme song

*''Only You in My Heart'' (心只有你) **Composer: Duck Lau **Lyricist:

**Singer:

Box office

The film grossed HK$17,761,670 during its theatrical run from 25 June to 21 July 1999 in

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Plot

Cast

Theme song

Box office

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