The Lucky Guy

1998 1h 39m CN

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 41

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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. Let's see how the lucky guys of the shop can revert this situation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stephen Chow
Ho Kam Sui
Sammi Cheng Sau-Man
Candy Yip Yuk Fan
Eric Kot Man-Fai
Fook
Kristy Yang Gongru
Fanny
Daniel Chan Hiu-Tung
Nam
Shu Qi
Law Fon Fon
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Boss Li
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Flirty Si

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Lik-Chi
Writers: Cheng Man-Fai, Lee Lik-Chi
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Lik-Chi, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Stephen Chow and Sammi Cheng Sau-Man and Eric Kot Man-Fai carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0138587 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lee Lik-Chi directs. Cheng Siu-Keung behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Lee Lik-Chi, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Stephen Chow and Sammi Cheng Sau-Man and Eric Kot Man-Fai carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0138587 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.