The Missed Date

1986 1h 32m CN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Glamorous Mei builds her entire life around husband Philip, an advertising executive and faithless twerp. She suspects him of fooling around when he pleads working late and having to entertain important clients, and talks this over with Ling, who has a 'modern' relationship with lawyer Ben. Mei is flattered by the attention of Ling's suave cousin Peter, but resists his advances, until confronted by seeing Philip with a lecherous female client. Will Mei retaliate in kind?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chow Yun-Fat
Peter
Olivia Cheng Man-Nga
Mei Chen
Pauline Wong
Ling
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Ben Li
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
King Kong
Henry Yu Yang
Philip Chen, Mei's Husband
Jessica Chow Bo-San
Helena Law Lan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teresa Woo San
Writers: Teresa Woo San
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chui Yat-Kan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Chow Yun-Fat and Olivia Cheng Man-Nga and Pauline Wong carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090842 — 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Teresa Woo San directs. Chui Yat-Kan scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

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140 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Chui Yat-Kan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Chow Yun-Fat and Olivia Cheng Man-Nga and Pauline Wong carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0090842 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.