Hakky Ho (James Yi Lui) holds on to his love of acting and dreams of being a star despite the chaotic, brutal, low-paying, hilarious reality of life as an extra. He falls in love with fellow extra Siu-Fong (Idy Chan), but the star (Kenneth Tsang) wants her for his next extra-marital conquest.
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Cast
16 people
James Yi Lui
Hakky Ho
Also in
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Kenneth Tsang
Ting Chung
Known for
Rush Hour 2
Die Another Day
Ronny Yu
Philip Chan
Ho Yim
Joseph Koo
Idy Chan Yuk-Lin
Mrs. Ting
Also in
The Return of the Condor Heroes
Casino Raiders
Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Inspector
Known for
The Shadow's Edge
Heart of Dragon
James Wong
Hoi-Sang Lee
Tiger
Dennis Chan Kwok-San
Known for
Kickboxer
Seventh Moon
Yim Ho Director · Ronny Yu Writer Philip Chan Yan-kin Writer
First release December 14, 1978 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 茄哩啡
Production
Film Force
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
茄哩啡
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · December 14, 1978
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