Merry Go Round

1986 1h 27m CN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

Comedy

Synopsis

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Korea is famous for her charming ladies and tough men, such as top Taekwondo fighter, Big Mouth. When playboy Peter Pan comes to Seoul in the pretext of being with a band, he calls his old friend Big Mouth. Big Mouth's advice to Peter is any woman but not from his household. By accident Peter saves Big Mouth's sister, Moon, and becomes enamored by her. The young couple together on a trip. Peter shakes Moon off and goes to Big Mouth boasting about his loves. He is astonished to find Moon who happens to be Big Mouth's sister. All hell breaks out. Moon leaves home for a mountain retreat. Big Mouth and Peter then set out on a journey to win her back.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Choi Fung-wah
Wong Ching
Goo Jan-Jan
Lee Yuen-Lai
Gam Sek-Fan
Laam Yeung-Yun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Lai Tai-Wai
Writers: Yuen Kai-Chi
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai, shot by Lam Pau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Violet Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Ken Choi Fung-wah and Wong Ching and Goo Jan-Jan carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Lai Tai-Wai directs. Lam Pau behind the camera. Violet Lam scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David Lai Tai-Wai, shot by Lam Pau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Violet Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Ken Choi Fung-wah and Wong Ching and Goo Jan-Jan carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0091488 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.