Synopsis: In this Spanish-set movie, Moby (Sammo Hung) is promoted to detective when his boss leaves town due to some unfortunate business with some local loan-sharks.  He is soon charged with the task of tracking down a woman who stands to inherit a fortune.  Unknown to him, his two friends David and Thomas (Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan - who run a mobile fast-food restaurant unforgettably titled Everyone’s Kitchen) have already made her acquaintance – plying her trade in the oldest profession.  David and Thomas befriend her (even though she has a nasty habit of stealing their money) and when she is kidnapped by a dastardly uncle (who wants the fortune for himself, naturally) the three come together to help.

Cal's Review: It’s hard to think of this as anything but a Jackie Chan movie, so prominently does he feature in it.  Sammo directed, but must have known that people would rather see Jackie as the star.  Jackie isn’t normally as generous! 

Anyway, this is a classic.  Set in Barcelona (where even Italian adulterers speak fluent Cantonese) this movie is pure fantasy.  Nothing here could possibly happen in the real world – but who really cares?  The movie has such enthusiasm and wistfulness that you’d have to be pretty mean-spirited to dislike it.  The plot is solid (but totally ga-ga, of course), the humour is, well, quaint, and the fights are awesome.  Nowhere else do you see Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung showing their talents so effectively in one movie.  Some say that Jackie is best under the direction of Sammo, and while I don’t totally agree, you certainly see what they’re getting at with this one.  Added to this is the storming of the medieval castle (which provides some great gags and stunts) and of course the much talked about duel between Jackie and Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, which is now so widely seen that no explanation is necessary.  In true fantasy style, our heroes defeat the wicked villain in the end and live happily ever after.  You finish this one thinking that maybe the world isn’t such a grim place after all.  Amen to that.

Score: 9/10

Reader Reviews

Anonymous Review: thuis is an entertaing martial arts film where jackies fight agaisnt benny urquidez is one of the best fights jackie has been involved in. Note: in an interview benny said that in compering sanmmo hung and jackie chan he said that sammo is the best fighter but jackie is the best akrobat

Score: 10/10

HERVEY TAYLOR's Review: Wheels on Meals is a comedy. It has little action in it. It does have a good fight at the end. Now, don't get me wrong, this is a good movie for lovers of Hong Kong Cinema and Jackie Chan. But it is a bit slow at times. When you watch the finale, though it does make up for it. I must say that Chan vs. Benny was awesome.
Those of us who are the hard core Chan fans must see this movie.
Actually, I recomend it to anyone who enjoys watching Jackie Chan. But be warned the action is not high. The Fight at the end is great, though. Remember that.
For it's time, it was a decent flick.
I enjoyed it. Don't over estimate it and don't underestimate it either.
Just watch it for what is and you should enjoy it.

Score: 7/10   Final fight 10/10

THENEXTJACKIECHAN's Review: I watched this movie about when i was about 10 and i didnt think it was all that good. now im 14 and im a martial artist and i have been learning all the martial art there is like gung fu, tae kwon do ,judo ,hapkido and more.than i got bored one day and watched Wheels on meals again. In my head I said WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW this is awesome look at Jackies moves and look at Benny's.look at the kicks its awesome. Than i found out that some of the fight was REAL and i just watched it over and over again. Never miss the last fight or wheels on meals will be crap on meals.

Score: 15 for Benny's roundhouse kicks and Jackie's boxing

OJJE,S REVIEW.THIS MOVIE IS A GOOD MOVIE BUT CAN GET A BIT BORING AT SOME TIMES
I STARTES OF OK WITH YUEN BIAO AND CHAN DOING WARM UPS THEN THE MIDDLE GOT SLOW WITH A COUPLE OF SHORT FIGHT SCENES THEN A NICE CAR CHASE THEN IT STARTED TO HEAT WITH JACKIE AND YUEN AND SAMO TRYING TO GET IN THE CASTLE AFTER THE GIRLS WERE KIDNAPPED THEN HELL BROKE LOOSE WHEN  BEATING EACH OTHER UP THEN THE NICE FIGHT BETWEEN JACKIE AND BENNY FIRST IT STARTED OF WITH THE JET JUST MANHANDING CHAN THEN CHAN PACED UP BY BLOCKING EVERY PUNCH THAT CAME NEAR HIM THEN JACKIE STARED BEATING THE JET UP TOTALLY THEN HE FINSED HIM OFF BY KNEEING HIM UP HIS CHIN .THE FILM IS GOOD IF YOU LIKE ACTION I ADMIRE IF YOU GAVE IT A TRY.

Score: 7/10

Eternal baby b-boy's Review: Whoa....man this movie is really cool! Especially the fight scenes in this movie. The '' 3 bros.'' in this movie are the best. If you rent or buy this movie DON'T miss the first and last parts of this movie(Jackie Chan VS. Benny 'the jet' Urquidez)! Also don't miss the skateboarding scenes!

Score: 10/10

alwaysjackiefan's Review: First movie I've seen with the "Terrible trio" Striked me that they were so much (sorry English is NOT my native language) oke that they were so much "3 characters filling in the other one's needs". Jackie was just the nice guy, Yuen was the "easily taken over buy a smile" guy, Sammo was just the "want to make a buck out of ANYTHING" guy...so seemed to very worlds apart...

But the 3 together....sheer magic...!

As in the castle posing as the 3 musketeers...hilarious! But still so good to watch! And then Jackie's fight with Benny Urquidez...breathtaking!  Once heard Jackie say in an interview that he believed Benny Urquidez was the (besides his stunt team that knows LIKE ANY MOVE Jackie makes...Because Jackie and Benny were like fighting for real...oke if I hurt you, oke, if you hurt me, okay too! So that attitude gives a lot more (*sparkle of the real action*) and not like some movies where the actors "fighting" eachother, just pull before they can really hit their opponents...Think Jackie and Benny DID hit each other for real several times...but to me it only adds to the value of the credibility of this movie..

Made my jaws crack with laughter...

Score: 8/10

Noj Airk's Review: Branded by some as either the funniest kung-fu movie of all time, and/or having the greatest fight sequence of all time, this requires much speculation.  I personally didn't think the humor or the end fight scene were all that amazing, but they were still on the high side.  It is, however, perfect at what it tries to be: nothing but fun.

Plot: Full of subplots and mixups, Wheels on Meals isn't the most pointless or uncaring-about movie of the century.  Actually, for a kung fu movie, especially back in 1984, it was quite detailed and advanced; it's still good for today.  However, there are three problems with this movie's plot: a) it's rather bizarre,  b) it's rather confusing the first couple of times you see it, and c) the villains have extreamly little development.
However, these problems really only amount to trivial matters in the long run, which is generally the only way you'll get it, unless you want to rent it from your local movie store by buying it, having fun watching it, and returning it, faking that you were dissatisfied.

Script:  With subtitles, it can often be hard to read them since Cantonese is a very fast language, and hard to translate both accurately, and making sense to the American audiences.  This movie has additional problems with that since it will commonly flash subtitles up for a mere frame or two.  All these pose quite a problem, since this is one of the kung-fu movie most based on dialogue and lengthy scenes.  So, as such, the writing, which is pretty good, is, well, to the slower readers, shrowded in mystery.  But still, it's slick, it's humorous, and it's fun.

Soundtrack:  I don't know what it is about me, but I love charasmatic films with low-budget soundtracks, as long as they're good in terms of composition (more tha just drumming).  The soundtrack is quite fun and nice, with a good song sung by Jackie Chan, in which one can hear backup singers that sound much like his brothers Sammo Hung, and Yuen Baio.
However, there is virtually no music during any of the action sequences, but the conversational and enjoyable scenes get their share of fine music.  Also, the music playing in the Disco was awesome!  I would buy the soundtrack if I could find it if I learned it was on there.

Casting/Acting:  Never in a kung-fu flick have I seen such chemistry between two characters, here being the two heroes: Jackie Chan and Yuen Baio.  They're cool, they're fast, they're funny, and they're almost always together.  The first person they're subjected to is a woman named Sylvia, played by beautiful, almost stunning Lola Forner, who also makes quite a decent performance.  She's crafty as a fox, yet appearing as innocent as a daisy.  Next they run into old, well, half-freind and bumbing new PI Moby, played neurotically by Sammo Hung.  They try to avoid him while he moves himself closer to finding a child born 22 years ago (an impossible assignment), which involves them, whether they like it or not.  And lastly, are some villains, primarily the super-henchman played by Benny "The Jet" Urquidez.  Urquidez is an incredible fighter (using kick-boxing rather than kung-fu), like the three heroes.  The only problem, in fact, why the end battle sequence between Jackie and T!
he Jet wasn't as good as people say it is, is simply because the two of them use a "charge-in, flail, jump-back, repeat" technique.  The two charge in, rumble with each other with fast fists and feet, and jump back.  However, luckily, the rumbling is easily as good as in any movie ever.  I just slightly prefered their rematch in Dragons Forever, as it was more intense.
It should also be noted that not only are the performers very in-sync with their characterizations, but the three also prove here, more than just about anywhere else, their Hollywood level of script memorization, as some scenes are several minutes long.

Reviewers Tilt:  This movie wasn't the greatest, but I still watch it occasionally.  Getting it for Christmas this past year was very much a good thing for me, because it's a fun movie, that lacks the budget to make it glamourous; as such, it coasts solely on its characters, its action, and its humor.  Not to mention, for a film student like me, this is a good place to look for techniques on how to make low-budget material as entertaining as big-budget material.

Scores -- Plot: 7, Script: 7, Soundtrack: 8, Casting/Acting: 10, Reviewers Tilt: 9

Score: 6/10

Storm of JC's Review: I just came over that page and I pretty like it. There's just one thing that makes me a little "angry". Where the hell is the big fat perfect "10" for this movie!?
Of excellent humor, the acting of the three brothers is one of a kind and the fighting is outstanding.
Do you like Jackie Chan? You're gonna love that one!!!

Score: 10/10

Joe's Review: Argggg. Bad movie that was really bad, saved by a great fight at the end. Rent it, just to see the ending, otherwise this movie, well, sucks.

Score: 4/10.

Oliver's Review: This movie is real good, All the smart thinking, comedy and stunts with a real good story too. You get happy to see this one and you get dangerous after the end fight because that's one of the best I have ever seen.
This movie have it all and not just that "talking without a word thats interest you" All the talk in this movie does the movie better and the acting is very good.
See this one if you like all kinds of movies.

Score: 9/10

Adam JC fan's Review: This movie was ok. Some humor. The fight scenes were ok. 

Score: 6/10

Brendan's Review: I wasn't a big fan of this movie- the storyline is pretty awful. The comedy ain't particularly great either. The fight with Benny "The Jet" Rodriquez" redeems it a LOT, but I still don't think a lot of this film. If you don't like the Lucky Stars series much, chances are you probably won't think this is too great either.

Score: 4.5