The Contract (1978 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Hui |
| Screenplay by | Michael Hui So Chi-hung[1] |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Starring | Michael Hui Samuel Hui Ricky Hui |
| Cinematography | Tom Lau |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
| Music by | Samuel Hui |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release date | 3 August 1978 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$7,150,729 |
The Contract is a 1978 Hong Kong comedy film written, directed by and starring Michael Hui. The film also co-stars Hui's brothers, Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui.
Cast
- Michael Hui as Sit Chi-man
- Samuel Hui as Chiu Sai-kit
- Ricky Hui as Sit Chi-ying
- Tiffany Bao as Ms. Wang
- Ellen Lau as Chu Ling-ling
- Yeung Wai as Ms. Wang's eye-path assistant
- Cheng Fu-hing as King Kong
- Russell Cawthorne as Guru
- Chan King-cheung as MTV chairman
- Cheng Siu-ping as Mrs. Li
- Kwong Kwan-ning as Mr. Kwong
- Lee Pang-fei as Cat TV manager
- Chiu Chun as MTV board of director
- Fong Yue as Woman coming out of elevator
- Huang Pa-ching as Mrs. Li
- Man Sau as Man's mother
- Pan Yung-sheng as Audience for alien show
- Kwan Yan as Audience at magic show
- Cheung Sek-Au as Audience at magic show
- Johnny Koo as one of three bank robbers
- Kam Tin-chue as MTV board of director
- Si Lau-wa
- Lau Cheun
- Hoh Wan
Reception
The Contract was a commercial success, earning HK$7,150,729 at the box office.[2]
In The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997, John Charles described The Contract as "totally disarming and one of The Hui's Brothers most consistently amusing efforts"[3] while Stephen Teo in his book Hong Kong Cinema: the Extra Dimensions wrote "Michael Hui ended the decade with arguably his best film".[4]
The film was nominated for three Golden Horse Awards in 1978, and was Michael Hui's first and last nomination for a Golden Horse Award, until his nomination for Best Actor for his work in the 2016 film Godspeed at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards.[5]
Accolades
| Award | Date | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 15th Golden Horse Awards | 1978 | Best Film Editing | Peter Cheung | Won | [6] |
| Best Director | Michael Hui | Nominated | [6] | ||
| Best Feature Film | Golden Harvest (HK) Limited | Nominated | [6] |
Album
The Contract is Sam Hui's fifth Cantopop album with the title track being the film's theme song.
| The Contract 賣身契 | ||||
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| Released | July 1978 | |||
| Genre | Cantopop | |||
| Language | Cantonese | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
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Track listing
- "賣身契"
- "舞伴"
- "男兒漢"
- "世事如棋"
- "應該要自愛"
- "人生的道路"
- "學生哥"
- "杯酒當歌"
- "拜拜"
- "相思萬千重"
- "飲勝"
- "父母恩"
- "太空舞"（音樂）
References
- ^ "Mai shen qi (1978)". internet movie database. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ Tong Cheuk Pak; Botang Zhuo (2008). Hong Kong New Wave Cinema (1978-2000). Intellect Books. p. 44. ISBN 9781841501482.
- ^ Charles, John. The Hong Kong filmography, 1977-1997 : a complete reference to 1,100 films produced by British Hong Kong studios. Jefferson, N.C. p. 61. ISBN 9781476602622. OCLC 911054921.
- ^ Teo, Stephen (1997). Hong Kong cinema : the extra dimensions. British Film Institute. London: BFI. p. 143. ISBN 0851704964. OCLC 38303187.
- ^ "Hong Kong comic actor Michael Hui out to direct films after 25-year gap". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
- ^ a b c "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-12-08.
External links
- The Contract at IMDb
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