Hao men ye yan (1991)

Film with a weak plot about an businessman trying to clinch a deal for the reconstruction of Kuwait after the Gulf War from a Kuwaiti prince. The climax of the movie is a banquet/dinner at ... See full summary »

Directors:

Alfred Cheung, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung,

Writers:

Gordon Chan (story), Tessa Choi (screenplay),

Stars:

Anthony Chan, Pak-cheung Chan, Philip Chan

Cast

Credited cast:
Anthony Chan	...	Himself
Pak-cheung Chan	...	Man Feeding Dog
Philip Chan	...	Policeman
Sylvia Chang	...	Herself
Carol 'Do Do' Cheng	...	Mimi
Jacky Cheung	...	Jacky
Leslie Cheung	...	Himself / Little B-head
Maggie Cheung	...	Dancer
David Chiang	...	Party Guest
Siu-Tung Ching	...	Man at Dinner
Angie Chiu	...	(as Teresa Chiu)
Yuen Chor	...	Man on Stairs
Stephen Chow	...	Himself
Maria Cordero	...	Woman with Michael Hui
Elaine Eca Da Silva

Storyline

Film with a weak plot about an businessman trying to clinch a deal for the reconstruction of Kuwait after the Gulf War from a Kuwaiti prince. The climax of the movie is a banquet/dinner at the end featuring cameos by several Hong Kong movie celebrities.

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Plot Keywords:

kuwait | father son relationship

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin English

Release Date:

30 November 1991 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Ho moon ye yin

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hitamin

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

An excuse for assembling its all-star cast

The occasion was Chinese flood relief, we are told in the introduction, and so this was put together even more quickly than the average Hong Kong film.

The movie is very light entertainment, but it's quite funny in spots and amiable the rest of the time. I mean, canto-pop singer George Lam as an Arab prince. It's like watching old friends clowning around in amateur theatricals. By this point, 1991, is George married to Sally Yip/Yeh, one of the film's other star cameos, or does that happen later? This is an Arab prince who speaks Cantonese, of course. Is George putting on an amusing accent? I'm guessing he is.

Some of the cameos are pretty slight. I lost track of how many lines Gong Li had. Was it two, or was it three? But she does get to look more glamorous than she does in most of her (later) Zhang Yimou pictures, where she always ends up with the entire weight of modern Chinese history on her shoulders. Sheesh.

Eric Tsang plays the main character, the tycoon who has forgotten his humble origins. Class-ridden Hong Kong society certainly is, and we get a good taste of that here, as the Rolls Royce rolls along what looks like Connaught Road in Central, and throughout the rest of the story.