Pickles Make Me Cry

1988 1h 25m CN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Peter Chow’s 1988 feature focuses on a couple that likes to eat pickles in bed, a man who’s just arrived from Hong Kong (Tomas Hsiung), and a ballet dancer working with kung fu gymnastics.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Forman
Ronnie
Karen Tsen Lee
Jeanie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Chan
Writers: Joseph Kung Shing Chow, Peter Chow
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Ken Forman and Karen Tsen Lee carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0121639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Chan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ken Forman and Karen Tsen Lee carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0121639 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.