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The Lucky Guy

Original title: Hang wan yat tiu lung
  • 1998
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.2K
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Daniel Hiu Tung Chan, Sammi Cheng, Stephen Chow, Eric Kot, Man-Tat Ng, Bobby Yip, Shu Qi, and Kristy Yeung in The Lucky Guy (1998)
ComedyDramaRomance

"Lucky" Coffee Shop is well known for its egg tarts and tea. Waiter Sui, named as Prince Egg Tart, attracts lots of girls but only loves Candy. He and his friends, Nam, and Fok, all have lov... Read all"Lucky" Coffee Shop is well known for its egg tarts and tea. Waiter Sui, named as Prince Egg Tart, attracts lots of girls but only loves Candy. He and his friends, Nam, and Fok, all have love problems. At the same time, the coffee shop may collapse since the landlord is increasin... Read all"Lucky" Coffee Shop is well known for its egg tarts and tea. Waiter Sui, named as Prince Egg Tart, attracts lots of girls but only loves Candy. He and his friends, Nam, and Fok, all have love problems. At the same time, the coffee shop may collapse since the landlord is increasing the rent tremendously.

  • Director
    • Lik-Chi Lee
  • Writers
    • Man-Fai Cheng
    • Lik-Chi Lee
  • Stars
    • Daniel Hiu Tung Chan
    • Joyce Chan
    • Kim-Wan Chan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lik-Chi Lee
    • Writers
      • Man-Fai Cheng
      • Lik-Chi Lee
    • Stars
      • Daniel Hiu Tung Chan
      • Joyce Chan
      • Kim-Wan Chan
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Daniel Hiu Tung Chan
    Daniel Hiu Tung Chan
    • Nam
    Joyce Chan
    • Pricey Car Wooing Girl
    Kim-Wan Chan
    • Cook at Lucky Restaurant
    Joe Cheng
    Joe Cheng
    • Manager of King Thunder Fist Academy
    Man-Fai Cheng
    • Rookie waiter at Lucky Restaurant
    Sammi Cheng
    Sammi Cheng
    • Candy
    Emotion Cheung
    Emotion Cheung
    • Man dancing at party
    Stephen Chow
    Stephen Chow
    • Sui
    Lung Dai
    • Law Chat Fai
    Tony Ho
    Tony Ho
    • Man dancing at party
    Kang King
    Kang King
      Vincent Kok
      Vincent Kok
      • Doctor T. F. Kok
      Eric Kot
      Eric Kot
      • Fook
      Suet Lam
      Suet Lam
      • Triad Henchman
      Bowie Lau
      • Man with fan
      Kin-Yan Lee
      • Chibi Maruko At Shopping Mall
      Siu-Kei Lee
      Siu-Kei Lee
      • Kei
      Man-Tat Ng
      Man-Tat Ng
      • Mr. Li
      • Director
        • Lik-Chi Lee
      • Writers
        • Man-Fai Cheng
        • Lik-Chi Lee
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      User reviews5

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      7/10
      a lesser known Stephan chow movie
      After forty years of running his coffee shop, Mr. Li (Man Tat Ng of "God of Gamblers", "Shoalin Soccer", and "God of Cookery", among others) gets the news that his lease is about to expire and his rent is going to be raised exponentially. Li needs to find a way to get the money. That main plot is intertwined with three romantic subplots: one involving Stephan Chow as Sui, "Prince of egg tarts", whom everyone goes to for advice, put's on an act that makes him look like a ladies man, and may have met his match in Candy Yip (acting and singing star, Sammi Cheng) a girl he wronged in the past, another between Li's son, Nam & Fon Fon, a girl who tells Li that she's engaged to Nam in order to avoid loan sharks, and the third with a delivery boy trying to woo Fanny, a secretary at a karate school.

      While this film isn't as off-beat, frantically paced, or sheerly madcap as Stephan Chows more well known films ("God of Cookery", "fight Back to school", "Kung Fu Hustle", etcetera...), it's still a fun little film. All of the main characters are fairly well fleshed out, likable, and well acted. And while the plot is hardly anything new, in fact fairly generic. It's heart is in the right place and there are enough laughs throughout to make it worthy for a watch with a loved one.

      My Grade: B-
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      • Release date
        • January 16, 1998 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Language
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • Hoàng Tử Bánh Trứng
      • Production companies
        • Brilliant Idea Group (BIG)
        • Cameron Entertainment Ltd.
        • Young Filmmakers Ltd.
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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