Beginner's Luck
6.2
Lau and Chow are roommates and they both dream to strike it rich at the races. They invent a device that allows them to eavesdrop on jockeys in training for tips. When they lost at the races, Lau's girlfriend threatens to leave, and Chow is stalked by the loan sharks. Will they bet it all on one last race?
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Cast
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Lau Ching-wan
Big Mac
Known for
Warriors of Future
Mad Detective
Jacklyn Wu
May
Known for
Eat Drink Man Woman
God of Gamblers' Return
Joe Chan
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai
Known for
The Big Boss
Michael Chow Man-kin
Hark
Known for
Fight Back to School 2
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
Kent Cheng Jak-si
Chow Sing Chi
Known for
Ip Man 2
Crime Story
Gwing-Gai Lee
Bowie Lam Bo-yee
Bowie
Known for
Hard Boiled
Bleeding Steel
Lau Shun
May's father
Known for
Once Upon a Time in China
Tai-Chi Master
Bowie Lam
Angelina Lo Yuen-Yan
Mac's mother
Known for
All for the Winner
Teresa Ha Ping
Known for
The Accidental Spy
Flash Point
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai Director · Kent Cheng Jak-si Writer Johnny Lee Gwing-Gai Writer
First release September 29, 1994 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Production Long Shong Pictures
Production
Long Shong Pictures (H.K.) Limited
Production
Long Shong Pictures
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
運財童子
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · September 29, 1994
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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