Bill, a TV news reporter, tries to make ends meet to support himself, his wife and three daughters in urban Hong Kong. In the mist of the misadventures of Bill and his family, their luck ...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Bill Tung | ... | Bill | |
| Lydia Shum | ... | Mrs. Bill | |
| Elsie Chan | ... | Da-Dai | |
| Loletta Lee | ... | Wai-Dai | |
| Eric Tsang | ... | Siu Kou-Joe | |
| David Chiang | ... | John | |
| Wing-Cho Yip | ... | Chan (as Teddy Yip) | |
| Pauline Kwan | ... | Zhiu-Dai | |
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San Leung | ... | Miss Lui Mor |
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Danny Summer | ... | Joe's Friend (as Shiu Sing Ha) |
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Mo-Hau Cheung | ... | Joe's Friend |
| Shu-Kei Wong | ... | TV Boy | |
| Fan Hui | ... | TV Boy's Mother | |
| Siu Ping Cheng | ... | Aunt Nam | |
| Ying-Ying Hui | ... | Bill's Neighbor | |
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Bill, a TV news reporter, tries to make ends meet to support himself, his wife and three daughters in urban Hong Kong. In the mist of the misadventures of Bill and his family, their luck and lives ultimately change when Bill's wife suddenly wins the lottery. Written by Oliver Chu
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The scene in which the youngest daughter participates in a school science fair but realizes her project is heavily out-shined by her classmates' science fair exhibits is an almost direct, dialogue-for-dialogue homage to a scene in The Cosby Show (1984) episode The Cosby Show: Vanessa's New Class (1985) in which the daughter Vanessa (played by Tempestt Bledsoe) participates in a school science fair but realizes that her minimal effort on her project is heavily lacking compared to her classmates' projects. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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28 January 1987 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (1987) was the first of the Piu family series. Bill Tung stars as the patriarch of the family, his wife is played by Lydia Sum. The movie follows the everyday lives of the Piu family. Lydia can't get no love from her goofy husband, the oldest daughter hangs out with a bad crowd, the youngest daughter's a junior genius and the middle sibling feels it from both ends. Can Bill and Lydia ever rekindle their sex life? What kind of trouble will Loletta get into next? Check out It's A MAd, Mad, Mad World! David Chang makes a guest appearance as Bill's shady brother, Eric Tsang co-stars as Bill's oldest daughter's annoying boy friend.
A very fun film that spans over a series. The next episodes follow their exploits in Canada and Lydia's obsession with playing Mark Six lottery game. Her problems with it during this film does not go away. Recommended for fans of Hong Kong comedies.
Highly recommended.