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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996 film)

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Somebody Up There Likes Me
DVD cover
Directed byPatrick Leung
Screenplay byChan Hing-ka
Produced byJohn Woo
StarringAaron Kwok
Carmen Lee
Sammo Hung
CinematographyArthur Wong
Cheung Man-po
Edited byDavid Wu
Music byDennie Wong
Production
companies
Long Shong Pictures
Milestone Films
Distributed byNewport Entertainment
Release date
12 January 1996 (1996-01-12)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$11,611,563

Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1996 Hong Kong action romance film directed by Patrick Leung and starring Aaron Kwok, Carmen Lee and a special appearance by Sammo Hung.

Plot

With encouragement from his girlfriend, Gloria (Carmen Lee), Ken Wong (Aaron Kwok), a rebellious and stubborn youth, decides to focus on the sport of kickboxing. During a match, Ken accidentally kills Gloria's older brother, Rocky (Michael Tong), and the two break up. Ken is unwilling to give up his kickboxing career and seeks tuition from kickboxing master, Black Jack Hung (Sammo Hung). He also manages to reconcile with Gloria, who supports Ken returning to the ring to complete her brother's wish to challenge Yamada Motokazu (Sawada Kenya), the kickboxing champion of Asia. Due to constantly suffering blows to his head, Ken's is physically traumatized and once able to defeat Yamada, he also collapses.

Cast

Box office

The film grossed HK$11,611,563 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 12 January to 14 February 1996 in Hong Kong.

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
16th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Cinematography Arthur Wong Nominated
Best Film Editing David Wu Nominated