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Qian zuo guai

  • 1980
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
132
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Qian zuo guai (1980)
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A doofus wins the lottery. He and his best friend live it up until a fortune teller tells him that he's going to die. So, the doofus goes to the doctor and after a mix-up his fears come true... Read allA doofus wins the lottery. He and his best friend live it up until a fortune teller tells him that he's going to die. So, the doofus goes to the doctor and after a mix-up his fears come true so he hires a money hungry hitman. The fun begins!!A doofus wins the lottery. He and his best friend live it up until a fortune teller tells him that he's going to die. So, the doofus goes to the doctor and after a mix-up his fears come true so he hires a money hungry hitman. The fun begins!!

  • Director
    • John Woo
  • Writer
    • John Woo
  • Stars
    • Ricky Hui
    • Chi-Chi Chen
    • Ka Yik
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    132
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Woo
    • Writer
      • John Woo
    • Stars
      • Ricky Hui
      • Chi-Chi Chen
      • Ka Yik
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Ricky Hui
    Ricky Hui
    • Ricky
    Chi-Chi Chen
    • Jo Jo
    Ka Yik
    Jing Tang
    Johnny Koo
    Johnny Koo
    • Fatso (Guest star)
    Kim-Wan Chan
    Lap Ban Chan
    Lap Ban Chan
    Leung Chan
    Ching Po Chang
    Ching Po Chang
    Chun Ying Chang
    Hsi Chang
    Hsi Chang
    Szu-Ying Chien
    Szu-Ying Chien
      Chin-Chiang Chou
      Chin-Hai Chou
      Chai-Sum Chung
      Chi-Shen Chung
        Fung Fung
        Fung Fung
        Suk-Han Hui
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          Grandma: How dare you fart in front of the goddess, she'll send you straight to hell.

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        Sometimes it's rich to be poor
        Perhaps the funniest foreign movie I've ever seen.

        Cutting out the first few minutes of meaningless mayhem, Ying and his best friend Fatso win the lottery and are living it up, (Not to mention teaching a few people a lesson ;)) until the fateful day comes when Ying receives news of his terminal illness. Deciding life is no longer worth living Ying plans to commit suicide, but in doing so meets another lost soul, whom he helps out by handing over a generous wad of cash, in return his new found friend agrees to hire an assassin so that Ying can at least die with dignity. Shortly afterwards Ying is informed of a mix up on the doctor's part and that he is not terminally ill after all.

        Ying and Fatso need to cancel the assassination and fast, but find out that their friend 'Chuk' who organised the assassination has himself fallen victim to some assassination, and worse still he has hired not one, but three assassins. Amidst the struggles that ensue the pair eventually find themselves at an asylum where unfortunately, Fatso's new girlfriend Julia is a patient (Another has a strange Woody Woodpecker-like laugh). Everything after this is action, comedy and simply mayhem, but through it all Ying and Fatso remain friends to the end, even to the point where each is willing to die so that the other may live.

        Movie Highlights *Teaching the boss a lesson *Drunken Martial arts Master *Russian Roulette

        Quote: Ying:-Now I know True friends are worth more than money. Money? (laughs) it's just paper (laughs again).
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        • Release date
          • July 10, 1980 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Cantonese
        • Also known as
          • ジョン・ウーの億万長者
        • Filming locations
          • Hong Kong, China
        • Production company
          • Golden Harvest Company
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 41 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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