Forever Fever (1998)

Director:

Glen Goei

Writer:

Glen Goei (writer)

Release Date:

28 May 1998 (Singapore)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A romantic comedy with twists and turns.

Plot:

Kung Fu meets disco in Singapore. Hock is a grocery clerk longing for a motorbike. He lives with his...

Plot Keywords:

Disco | Singapore | Transvestism | 1970s | Family Relationships

Cast

Adrian Pang	...	Hock
Medaline Tan	...	Mei
Pierre Png	...	Richard
Anna Belle Francis	...	Julie
Steven Lim	...	Boon
Westley Wong	...	Bobby
Alaric Tay	...	Ah Seng
Dominic Pace	...	Hock's Guardian Angel
Caleb Goh	...	Leslie / Ah Beng
Pamela Oei	...	Mui (as Pam Oei)
Kay Siu Lim	...	Father
Margaret Chan	...	Mother
Lily Siew Lin Ong	...	Grandmother
Kumar	...	Tranny #1 / Larry / Host
Kay Tong Lim	...	Mr. Tay

Also Known As:

Don't Call Me John Travolta (Singapore: English title) (working title)
That's the Way I Like It (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for momentary language and some violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Singapore

Language:

English | Hokkien

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Singapore

Company:

Chinarunn Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

Immediately after the scene where Hock runs in full '70s dance getup to meet with Mei and when he finally arrives, there is a truck in the background with a large blue covering on it. The purpose of this vehicle was not only as a set dressing, but it was used to block the camera's view of the catering area so that the crew would not have to move all of the tables and food to another location.

Quotes:

Ah Hock: Hey! Don't call me John Travolta!

Movie Connections:

References Mean Streets (1973)

Soundtrack:

Jive Talking

Cute, and better than you'd expect

I checked this out from the library - I figured, what the heck, it's free, and I'll get a campy laugh from it. But the movie is in fact sweet & affectionate. OK so the guy playing Travolta who walks off the screen looks nothing like him & is actually doing a slightly Southern accent. The lead actor (playing Hock) looks a lot like Bruce Lee and turns out to be a good dancer as well as great at kung fu. Nobody has yet mentioned a minor subplot, of the idolized older brother - a med student who needs money for a sex-change operation. The father disavows the med student son in anger. The 70s costumes are good fun and I like the kid sister character who's hooked on romance novels. It reminded me in a way of "Strictly Ballroom" (a much better Baz Lehrman film than "Moulin Rouge" BTW!) And everybody's speaking quite good English - no terrible dubbing! So check this one out & enjoy.