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Chilli Laugh Story

Original title: He jia la
  • 2022
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
402
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Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Sandra Ng, and Edan Cheuk On Lui in Chilli Laugh Story (2022)
Work-from-home has led to a daily cage match with Coba's family. When he inadvertently learns his mother's homemade chili sauce is a hit with his co-workers, he convinces his family to turn the chili sauce into online business.
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Work-from-home has led to a daily cage match with Coba's family. When he inadvertently learns his mother's homemade chili sauce is a hit with his co-workers, he convinces his family to turn ... Read allWork-from-home has led to a daily cage match with Coba's family. When he inadvertently learns his mother's homemade chili sauce is a hit with his co-workers, he convinces his family to turn the chili sauce into online business.Work-from-home has led to a daily cage match with Coba's family. When he inadvertently learns his mother's homemade chili sauce is a hit with his co-workers, he convinces his family to turn the chili sauce into online business.

  • Director
    • Coba Cheng
  • Writers
    • Coba Cheng
    • Matt Chow
  • Stars
    • Ronald Cheng
    • Edan Cheuk On Lui
    • Gigi Leung
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    402
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Coba Cheng
    • Writers
      • Coba Cheng
      • Matt Chow
    • Stars
      • Ronald Cheng
      • Edan Cheuk On Lui
      • Gigi Leung
    • 3User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Ronald Cheng
    Ronald Cheng
    • Alan Cheung
    Edan Cheuk On Lui
    • Coba Cheung
    • (as Edan Cheuk-On Lui)
    Gigi Leung
    Gigi Leung
    • Rita Chan
    Sandra Ng
    Sandra Ng
    • Auntie Wendy
    • (as Sandra Kwan Yue Ng)
    Angela Yuen
    • Sam Lee
    Nathan Au Yeung
    • Young Coba
    Yanny Wing-yan Chan
    Yanny Wing-yan Chan
    • SugarMama Secretary
    Coba Cheng
    • Interviewer
    Kwok-Lim Cheung
    • Grandad
    • (as Johnson Cheung)
    Ying-Tong Choi
    • Cousin's wife
    • (as Candy Choi)
    Matt Chow
    Matt Chow
    • Variety Store Customer
    Kevin Kam-Yin Chu
    Kevin Kam-Yin Chu
    • Boss
    Kai-Wa Ho
    Kai-Wa Ho
    • Lai
    • (as Dee Ho)
    Yin Hui
    • Hot dog shop youngster
    Kerry Wai-Kuen Hung
    • Woman performing group
    Louis Koo
    Louis Koo
    • Suen Chai
    Denis Kwok
    • Hot dog shop youngster
    Alanna Ching Lam
    • Cousin's daughter (Juvenile)
    • (as Alanna Lam Ching)
    • Director
      • Coba Cheng
    • Writers
      • Coba Cheng
      • Matt Chow
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    jackson_ro

    Chilli Laugh Story

    An ode to old school Hong Kong style comedy featuring a cast that we've grown up with and loved. It is refreshing to see a product like this in this day and age, but the execution of it is poor in my eyes. There just aren't enough laughs and the story is a little too plain for my liking. For me, Ronald Cheng is one of the true legends, and his character is so lacking in personality that you feel anybody could have played that role. I do like the fact that they tried to tie in current events and the pandemic into the film to reflect what is going on in HK society, but this does not do much to the overall quality of the film.
    3paul_haakonsen

    A comedy without laughs...

    I stumbled upon the 2022 Hong Kong comedy "He Jia La" (aka "Chilli Laugh Story") by random chance here in 2023, and with my love for the Hong Kong cinema, of course I opted to sit down and watch the movie without ever having heard about it.

    Coba Cheng and Matt Chow wrote a script that failed to entertain me in any outstanding manner. Sure, "He Jia La" was semi-watchable, but it was a rather monotonous and forgettable movie experience. And for a comedy then the writers swung and missed terribly. I didn't even laugh once throughout the 94 minutes that this ordeal carried on for, nor were I even brought to a smile.

    The movie does have some familiar faces on the cast list, if you are well-familiar with Hong Kong cinema. But not even the likes of Sandra Kwan Yue Ng and Louis Koo could do much to lift up this movie.

    I was rather disappointed with this movie, and it is not a movie that I will recommend to fans of the Hong Kong cinema. It was an interesting enough concept for a movie, but it was just poorly executed and brought to the screen.

    My rating of director Coba Cheng's 2022 movie "He Jia La" lands on a three out of ten stars.
    Gordon-11

    Enjoyable

    This film tells the story of a family, who found a business opportunity during the pandemic by making chilli sauce.

    It is a light hearted comedy, and it made me laugh hard several times. What I like about this film is that, apart from the funny jokes, it also contains emotional elements that touches heart strings. I enjoyed it a lot.

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    • Trivia
      Its original release date was to be on February 1, 2022, the first day of Chinese New Year in Hong Kong, but had to be postponed due to lockdown of cinemas in Hong Kong due to Covid-19 pandemic. Although cinemas were reopened due to dissolved restrictions, no further release date was announced until eventually have one on July 14, 2022, made it a 5 months delay.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Popcorn Show: "Chilli Laugh Story" Movie (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      La Dao Chu Zhi
      Performed by Gigi Leung, Edan Cheuk On Lui and Sandra Ng

      Composed by Wilson Lam Fung Ng

      Lyrics by Wyman Wong

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 2022 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • China
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • 闔家辣
    • Production companies
      • Media Asia Films
      • One Cool Film Production
      • Treasure Island Production
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,000,264
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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