Mummy Dearest

1985 1h 29m CN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A psychologically unstable man accidentally kills a junkie, sparking a cat-and-mouse game with a clever inspector who befriends the man's mother to expose the truth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alan Tam
Alan Lee Kam Lun
Bill Tung Biu
Inspector Bill
Tai Bo
Master Ying
Tang Pik-Wan
Alan's mother
Chan Lap-Ban
Bill's mother
Bennett Pang Kin-San
Wellington Fung
Man on TV
Bai Lan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ronny Yu
Writers: Raymond Wong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Alan Tam and Bill Tung Biu and Tai Bo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089001 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ronny Yu directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Alan Tam and Bill Tung Biu and Tai Bo carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0089001 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.