Plain Jane to the Rescue (Chinese: 八彩林亞珍; pinyin: Bācǎi Lam Ah Chun) is a 1982 Cantonese-language Hong Kong comedy film directed by John Woo.

When she is fired from that job as well, she is hired by Mr Sha, the head of the Zada Group who controls 40% of Hong Kong's finances, to teach his father manners.

At his father's birthday party, Mr Sha tricks him into signing his will and encourages him to blow out all the candles on a very long cake, hoping that he will die due to his bad lungs.

Lam Ah Chun visits a lawyer who says that Mr Sha's father controls most of the shares of the Zada Group and can revoke his will by signing all of the pages of a particular form.

Mr Sha's father escapes from his imprisonment in his house and is taken by police to the tunnel, where he signs the final page of the form to revoke his will.

[2] Reviewer Kenneth Brorsson of sogoodreviews.com wrote, "John Woo's Lam Ah Chun contribution showcases what we unfortunately know of his comedy side; it ain't pretty.

As Woo, who also wrote, pours on his social commentary about evil corporate Hong Kong, it's painfully obvious he lacks the skills of Michael Hui to combine this with a skit structure.

"[5] In the book John Woo: The Films, author Kenneth E. Hall wrote that "aspects of Plain Jane to the Rescue fit well into that tradition of Cantonese comedy which privileges the 'little guy,' pitting him (or her) against faceless corporations, impersonal police forces or well-organized criminals.

"[6] In the book Planet Hong Kong: Popular Cinema and the Art of Entertainment, author David Bordwell wrote, "Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982), with its graceful tracking shots and clever cutting, has a technical finish rare in local comedy of the time.

"[10] Author Karen Fang wrote that the film "blends socially-pointed imagery of public protest with an elaborate and sustained car chase sequence around Hong Kong's famous cross-harbor tunnel.