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The Romancing Star is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat , Eric Tsang , Natalis Chan , Stanley Fung and Maggie Cheung . The film was followed by two sequels The Romancing Star II , released in the following year and The Romancing Star III , released the year after.
Plot
Fred (Chow Yun-fat ) who's foul-mouthed, works in garage together with his two close buddies: Tony (Natalis Chan ) and Silver (Eric Tsang ). The boss of the garage, Ken (Stanley Fung ) puts his friendship with the three in priority, ultimately, despite his harsh, picky and dingy personality. Both Tony and Silver couldn't put up with Fred's girlfriend's snobbish mother, they caused trouble on the occasion of her birthday banquet and make Fred breakup with his girlfriend. In order to recover the heartbreak of Fred, Ken decided cheer up Fred by joining a tour to Penang, where they came across two beautiful girls, Maggie (Maggie Cheung ) and Agnes (Agnes Cheung), strolling leisurely on the beach as if they were very wealthy. Since then they decided on courtship. They played a poker game to decide who’s to who. And Fred, the winner, chose Maggie to be his sole target. By the rules of the game, Ken, Silver and Tony have to compete to see who in the ends will win the heart of Agnes.
Cast
Chow Yun-fat as Fred Wong Yat-fat
Eric Tsang as Silver / Ugly
Natalis Chan as Tony / Traffic Light
Stanley Fung as Ken Lau Ting-kin
Maggie Cheung as Maggie Tung Man-yuk
Agnes Cheung as Agnes Lee Man-chi
Stuart Ong as Chiu Ting-sin
Sharla Cheung as Man
Wong San as Mr. Due
Leung San as Mrs. Due
Keung Chung-ping as Chiu Ting-sin's Sifu (cameo)
Charlie Cho as One of Mr. Chiu's Employee (cameo)
Anthony Chan as One of Mr. Chiu's Employee (cameo)
Carol Cheng as Susan (cameo)
Philip Chan as Kenny
Wong Jing as Tour guide
Wong Tin-lam as Maggie's father
Soh Hang-suen as Maggie's mother
Ha Kwok-wing as One of Mr Chiu's Guards
Thomas Sin as One of Mr Chiu's Guards
Maria Cordero as orange dance contestant
Suki Kwan as Chu
Leung Hak-shun as Chu's father
Cheung Kwok-wah as masked stripper
Seung Koon-yuk as Mrs. Kam
Wang Han-chen as street vendor
Chan Wai-yue as orange dance contestant
Anna Kamiyama as waits for boyfriend with Ferrari
Shing Fuk-n as A Better Tomorrow ending extra
Shing Fui-On as A Better Tomorrow ending extra
Ng Kwok-kin as policeman
Yat-oon Chai as policeman
Cheung Yuen-wah as Ferrari Wong
Mau Kin-tak as Ferrari's boyfriend / Tourist
Che Hung as toilet attendant
Ho Chi-moon as Mr. Due's banquet guest
Chin Tsi-ang as mahjong player
Sherman Wong as Ho/ Traffic policeman
Box office
The film grossed HK$21,720,626 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 25 June to 8 July 1987 in Hong Kong .
See also
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Films directed
The Magic Crystal (1986, also writer)
The Romancing Star (1987, also writer)
The Romancing Star II (1988, also writer)
The Crazy Companies (1988, also writer)
How to Pick Girls Up! (1988, also writer)
The Crazy Companies II (1988, also writer)
Casino Raiders (1989, also writer)
Crocodile Hunter (1989, aslo writer and produced)
God of Gamblers (1989, also writer)
God of Gamblers II (1990, also writer)
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991, also writer)
Dances with Dragon (1991, also writer)
The Last Blood (1991)
Tricky Brains (1991, also writer)
Casino Tycoon (1992, also writer and produced)
Casino Tycoon 2 (1992, also writer and produced)
Royal Tramp (1992, also writer)
Royal Tramp II (1992, also writer)
City Hunter (1993, also writer)
Fight Back to School III (1993, also writer)
Future Cops (1993, also writer)
Holy Weapon (1993)
Last Hero in China (1993, also writer)
Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993)
Perfect Exchange (1993, also writer)
Kung Fu Cult Master (1993, also writer)
The New Legend of Shaolin (1994, also writer)
Hail the Judge (1994, also writer)
Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994, also writer and produced)
God of Gamblers Returns (1994, also writer)
High Risk (1995, also writer and produced)
The Saint of Gamblers (1995, also writer and produced)
God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1997, also writer and produced)
We're No Bad Guys (1997, also writer)
A True Mob Story (1998, also writer and produced)
The Conman (1998, also writer and produced)
The Conmen in Vegas (1999, also writer and producer)
The Tricky Master (1999, also writer and produced)
Prince Charming (1999, also writer and producer)
Love Me, Love My Money (2001, also writer and produced)
The Spy Dad (2003, also writer and produced)
Moving Targets (2004, also writer and produced)
Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004, also writer and produced)
Kung Fu Mahjong (2005, also writer and produced)
Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005, also writer and produced)
My Kung-Fu Sweetheart (2006, also writer and produced)
My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (2008, also producer)
I Corrupt All Cops (2009, also writer and produced)
On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009, also writer and produced)
To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009, also writer and produced)
Black Ransom (2010, also writer and produced)
Future X-Cops (2010, also writer)
Men Suddenly in Love (2011, also writer and produced)
Treasure Inn (2011, also writer)
Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011, also produced)
Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)
Marrying Mr. Perfect (2012)
The Last Tycoon (2012, also writer)
Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013, also writer and produced)
From Vegas to Macau (2014, also writer)
From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
Mission Milano (2016)
Chasing the Dragon (2017, also writer and produced)
Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019, also writer and produced)
Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021, also writer and produced)
New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 (2022, also writer and producer)
New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 (2022, also writer and producer)
Films written
Dreadnaught (1981)
Treasure Hunters (1981)
Legend of a Fighter (1982)
Shaolin Prince (1983)
New Tales of the Flying Fox (1984)
The Seventh Curse (1986, also produced)
Evil Cat (1987)
The Dragon Family (1988)
Perfect Match (1989, also produced)
The Romancing Star III (1989, also produced)
The Fortune Code (1990)
No Risk, No Gain (1990, also produced)
The Banquet (1991)
Naked Killer (1992, also produced)
Raped by an Angel (1993)
Flying Dagger (1993)
My Father Is a Hero (1995)
Satan Returns (1996)
Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan (1998)
Century of the Dragon (1999, also produced)
The Duel (2000, also produced)
The Wesley's Mysterious File (2001, also produced)
Naked Weapon (2002, also produced)
Slim till Dead (2005, also produced)
Set Up (2005, also produced)
Wo Hu (2006, also produced)
The Lady Iron Chef (2007, also produced)
The Vampire Who Admires Me (2008, also produced)
Naked Soldier (2012, also produced)
Enter the Fat Dragon (2020, also produced)
Films produced only