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Happy
Hour |
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Year: |
1995 |
Julian Cheung, Andy Hui and Jordan Chan |
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Director: |
Benny
Chan Muk-Sing |
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Producer: |
Peter
Chan Ho-Sun |
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Cast: |
Jordan
Chan Siu-Chun, Andy Hui
Chi-On, Julian Cheung
Chi-Lam, Lau Ching-Wan,
Ng Siu-Wai, Bak Ka-Sin,
Yeung Wing-Nam, Moses Chan
Ho, Meg Lam Kin-Ming
(cameo), Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung
(cameo) |
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The
Skinny: |
Entertaining
little movie from UFO that manages to take iffy subject matter
and create a workable comedy. |
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Review
by Kozo: |
This Gen X comedy-drama is a reasonably solid effort from
the people at UFO. The story involves three friends (Jordan
Chan, Andy Hui, and Julien Cheung) who meet a loose girl named
Angel at a bar, and how IT ALL GOES TO HELL afterwards. To
wit: obviously distressed, she drinks and imbibes drugs, and
then proceeds to do all three of the guys separately. Then,
she takes a header off the balcony. When questioned in the
hospital, she declares she was raped while the cops and her
family watch on. Then, she tries to off herself and goes into
a coma.
Needless to say, this causes major
waves all over the place, as the three friends try to maintain
their innocence and their friendship. It looks bad though,
so they start to fend for themselves by telling lies. What
happens? They turn the whole trial into a major circus. Helping
matters is Lau Ching-Wan in the “star” role as their defense
attorney, whose wacky antics either make or break the film
- depends on your preference.
This is an entertaining movie with
a lot of typical UFO characteristics, i.e. younger stars and
modern relationship issues. Jordan Chan is the standout of
the three guys, as Andy Hui and Juilan Cheung fare less well.
This film also has questionable use of Ben E. King's "Stand
By Me," which is a great song but not when sung onscreen
as a token of undying friendship. Only in Hong Kong could
a movie about a rape trial celebrate the oddities of life
and friendship. (Kozo 1995) |
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Availability: |
DVD
(Hong Kong)
Region 0 NTSC
Widesight Entertainment
Widescreen
Cantonese and Mandarin Language Tracks
English and Chinese Subtitles |
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