The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
6.2
Lam Bo Sun, the richest man in Hong Kong, is expected to marry the ditziest of socialites in a matter of weeks. On a whim, he leaves everything behind and gets a job as a lowly busboy at a noodle restaurant, and finds the girl of his dreams.
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Cast
38 people
Chow Yun-Fat
Lam Bo Sun / Mr. Stink
Known for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Dragonball Evolution
Paul Wong
Restaurant Worker
Bowie Woo Fung
Barrister Cheung
Sylvia Chang Ai-chia
Hung Leung Yuk
Known for
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Eat Drink Man Woman
Nina Li Chi
Cindy Chan
Known for
Twin Dragons
Tiger on the Beat
Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui
Jimmy Hsu
Known for
King of Beggars
The Storm Riders
Yuen Wah
The Manager
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Wong Kwan-Yuen
Rocky Ma
Known for
All About Ah-Long
Steve Wong Ka-Keung
Restaurant Worker
Also in
Beyond's Diary
Happy Ghost IV
Wong Ka-Kui
Restaurant Worker
Also in
Beyond's Diary
Happy Ghost IV
Paul Wong Koon-chung
Restaurant Worker
Also in
The Way We Dance
Rebellion
Yip Sai-Wing
Restaurant Worker
Also in
Human Pork Chop
Escape from Hong Kong Island
Johnnie To Director · Hoi Dik Writer Lo Ta-Yu Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · First release January 18, 1990 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$20,292,057
Production
Cinema City Company Limited
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
吉星拱照
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · January 18, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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