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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1

Original title: Jat go zi tau di daan sang
  • 19971997
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
902
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POPULARITY
115,428
47,854
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
ActionComedyCrime
When Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle poin... Read allWhen Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle point without return. Will he go to Mainland China with his fellow gangsters to close a deal o... Read allWhen Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle point without return. Will he go to Mainland China with his fellow gangsters to close a deal on a couple of stolen cars? Or will he instead chose to accompany his friend on a trip to k... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
902
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
115,428
47,854
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    • Director
      • Ka-Fai Wai
    • Writers
      • Ka-Fai Wai(script writer)
      • Kam-Yuen Szeto(script writer)
      • Matt Chow(script writer)
    • Stars
      • Ching Wan Lau
      • Carman Lee
      • Francis Ng
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ka-Fai Wai
    • Writers
      • Ka-Fai Wai(script writer)
      • Kam-Yuen Szeto(script writer)
      • Matt Chow(script writer)
    • Stars
      • Ching Wan Lau
      • Carman Lee
      • Francis Ng
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    • 4User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Ching Wan Lau
    Ching Wan Lau
    • Kau
    Carman Lee
    Carman Lee
    • Prostitute
    Francis Ng
    Francis Ng
    • Matt
    Ruby Wong
    Ruby Wong
    Tat-Ming Cheung
    Tat-Ming Cheung
    • Bo
    • (as Tat Ming Cheung)
    Elvis Tsui
    Elvis Tsui
      Joe Cheng
      Joe Cheng
      Matt Chow
      Matt Chow
        Pounh Chong Soong
        Yan-Tak Chiu
        Ha Ha
        Morris Hsiang Jung
        Morris Hsiang Jung
        Tien-Fa Kao
        Turbo Kong
        Turbo Kong
        • Spa Customer
        Yuen Man Leung
        Yuen Man Leung
        Chao-Hsiung Lin
        Rio Peng
        Rio Peng
        Tai-Bo
        Tai-Bo
        • Director
          • Ka-Fai Wai
        • Writers
          • Ka-Fai Wai(script writer)
          • Kam-Yuen Szeto(script writer)
          • Matt Chow(script writer)
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        Storyline

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        • Goofs
          During the van robbery shootout, at least one shot is reversed. The "Accord" in "Honda Accord" is shown backwards.
        • Connections
          Followed by The Odd One Dies (1997)

        User reviews4

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        Top review
        5/10
        For want of a tighter script...
        The first thing a viewer will notice about this film is the camera-work: some love it, some hate it... me: I found it distracting. There are some nice ideas, like when the crew all sit around the table in the first act and the camera revolves from the centre, but for the most part, it stinks of an amateur director playing around with a hand-held.

        Should one outlast the "annoyance" of the "cinematography", the film is actually quite enjoyable - it features some truly humorous moments and some really good ideas... just a shame really then, that it all needed a bit more time during the script development stage, because, cameras aside, that's what really let's this film down: the underwhelming build-up and/or pay-off to all the characters, gags/events and plot.

        Verdict: not horrible, but it definitely could have been a lot better.
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        • grandmastersik
        • Feb 1, 2013

        Details

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        • Release date
          • March 14, 1997 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Cantonese
        • Also known as
          • Zombi 57: The Zombie that couldn't stop being no. 1
        • Production companies
          • Golden Harvest Company
          • Milky Way Image Company
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 30 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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