Yuen scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuen meets his parents during their joyous courtship. Yuen comes to understand ...
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Title: He Ain't Heavy... He's My Father (1993)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tony Chiu-Wai Leung | ... | Chu Yuan (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung) | |
| Tony Ka Fai Leung | ... | Chu Ren | |
| Anita Yuen | ... | Yee / Lynn | |
| Carina Lau | ... | Laura Watt | |
| Yuen Chor | ... | Lord Watsons | |
| Michael Man-Kin Chow | ... | The Professor | |
| Waise Lee | ... | Lee Kar-Shing | |
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Yeung-Wah Kam | ... | Rocky |
| Anita Lee | ... | Kan | |
| Valerie Chow | ... | Dr. Jenny Chung | |
| Lawrence Cheng | ... | Lone / Chuen | |
| Lawrence Ng | ... | Loanshark Fung | |
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Hang-Lan Yung | ... | (as Helen Yung) |
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Kan-Wing Tsang | ||
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Quinton Wong | ||
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Yuen scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuen meets his parents during their joyous courtship. Yuen comes to understand and admire his dad, and reflect on his own moral defects. Written by Greg Pribyl <gpribyl@isd.net>
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CantoneseRelease Date:
11 December 1993 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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Seen subtitled on the International Channel, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother [Father]" released in 1993 is a comedy/drama that stays with you a long time. It is sweet and good-natured and touches upon one of the deepest wishes that children of dead or dying parents may have -- to go back in time -- to KNOW.