Making It
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Those who grew up in Hong Kong in the 1970s definitely remember the Wynners, a band formed by Alan Tam, Kenny Bee, Bennett Pang, Danny Yip, and Anthony Chan. They first dabbled into the film industry with Let's Rock in 1975, and in 1978 Taiwanese director Chen Yao Chi created another Wynners movie Making It. With a script tailored for the Wynners, youth film Making It is an updated Chinese version of The Prince and the Pauper. Five up-and-coming young music lovers, played by none other but the Wynners, overcome a lot of difficulties before they have a chance to perform at a restaurant. However, one of the band members, Alan (Alan Tam), suddenly feels ill and is hospitalized. His four friends fortunately come across the rich Sylvester (also Alan Tam) who looks exactly like Alan, and the four desperate band members ask him to take Alan's place for the performance. Meanwhile, Sylvester's parents, busily fetching Sylvester to fulfill an arranged marriage, mistake Alan as Sylvester...
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Cast
23 people
Alan Tam
Known for
Armour of God
Kenny Bee
Known for
Initial D
Millionaires' Express
Raymond Chow
Known for
A Simple Life
Hua Ku
Yao-Chi Chen
Bennett Pang Kin-San
Also in
In the Line of Duty 3
Second Class Resident
T.C. Lau
Danny Yip Chi-Keung
Also in
100 Ways to Murder Your Wife
The Tigers: The Legend of Canton
Chris Si-Ting Chan
(as Chris Chan Si-ting)
Anthony Chan Yau
Known for
Rigor Mortis
Twin Dragons
Emily Y. Chang
Also in
In Our Time
Run Away
Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung
Known for
Flirting Scholar
Royal Tramp 2
Chen Yao-chi Director · Lau Tin-Chi Screenplay Hua Ku Screenplay
Budget $850K · First release September 14, 1978 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
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Budget
$850,000
Production
Golden Harvest Company
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
追赶跑跳碰
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · September 14, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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