All's Well, Ends Well (1992)
"Ga yau hei si" (original title)

A romantic Chinese New Year comedy about the three Shang brothers. Eldest brother Shang Moon is a philandering businessman who treats his hideous yet hard-working wife like dirt. Middle ... See full summary »

Director:

Clifton Ko

Writers:

Roman Cheung (screenplay), Ting Ting Choi (screenplay),

Stars:

Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, Maggie Cheung

Cast

Credited cast:
Leslie Cheung	...	Shang So
Stephen Chow	...	Shang Foon
Maggie Cheung	...	Ho Yuk 'Holliyuk'
Bak-Ming Wong	...	Shang Moon
Teresa Mo	...	Leung Mo-Shang
Sandra Ng Kwan Yue	...	Ching
Sheila Chan	...	Sheila
Heung Kam Lee	...	Grandmother
Hoi-Shan Kwan	...	Grandfather
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clifton Ko	...	Annoyed Karaoke Patron
Vincent Kok	...	Japanese Businessman
Loletta Lee	...	Foon's Girl
Tak-Kan San
James Wong
Kwong Leung Wong	...	Brother Kwong

Storyline

A romantic Chinese New Year comedy about the three Shang brothers. Eldest brother Shang Moon is a philandering businessman who treats his hideous yet hard-working wife like dirt. Middle brother Shang Foon is a disc jockey/playboy who tries to score with as many girls as possible. Youngest brother Shang So is an obviously gay dance instructor. Moon soon gets the tables turned on him as his wife leaves to become a glamorous karaoke hostess, and Foon gets into a bizarre relationship with a fan so obsessed with movies that she constantly acts out characters on dates, until he suddenly becomes temporarily mentally ill. And So is continually at odds with obvious butch lesbian family cousin. Hilarity ensues.

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | massage | radio show host | mistress | housewife | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

25 January 1992 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

All's Well, Ends Well

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ko Chi Sum Films Company Limited, Mandarin Film Company, Regal Films Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Outtake reel is shown during the credits.

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Connections

Followed by All's Well Ends Well 2010 (2010)

User Reviews

Good spoofing & many laughs

A large extended family lives in a large up-scale estate. The three adult brothers of the house each have a clear and unique personality. The gay brother is very gay. The oldest brother is very successful, but is a sleazy wife cheater. And the younger brother is an unattached, carefree playboy.

The female characters are also clearly potrayed... The housewife is so geeky looking, everything she does is funny to watch. Her husband's classy mistress is very high maintenance. The lesbian cousin is very... well, manly. The unmarried brother's main girlfriend is crazy about movies.

"ALL'S WELL ENDS WELL" smartly spoofs the movie GHOST, and also spends some time poking fun at PRETTY WOMAN, THE TERMINATOR, and even MISERY.

The plot twists and turns with more skill than most Hong Kong comedies ever muster. Also, some of the romantic ploys seen in the movie are fun and clever.

Although there are fewer laughs in the last 30 minutes, ALL'S WELL, ENDS WELL is a fun view -- specially for those who enjoy spoof movies.