The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

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The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
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Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 吉星拱照
Simplified Chinese 吉星拱照
Directed by Johnnie To
Screenplay byHoi Tik
Based on Coming to America
by Eddie Murphy
Produced byCatherine Hun
Starring Chow Yun-fat
Sylvia Chang
Nina Li Chi
Lawrence Cheng
CinematographyHorace Wong
Edited byWong Ming-gong
Music by Lo Tayu
Fabio Carli
Production
company
Distributed by Golden Princess Amusement
Release date
  • 18 January 1990 (1990-01-18)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box officeHK$20,292,057

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To. It starred Chow Yun-fat, Sylvia Chang, Nina Li Chi and Lawrence Cheng. It is an adaptation of Coming to America .

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Synopsis

Lam Po Sang (Chow Yun-fat) was born into a wealthy family. He is the richest man in Hong Kong, rich enough to build a space station. Sang lives in a luxury villa served by many maids. He is envied and worshiped by millions. However, he does not enjoy his lifestyle. He also does not want to follow his grandaunt's (Ouyang Sha-fei) arranged marriage between him and his cousin Cindy (Nina Li Chi) because his property would belong to her. He just wants to live a happy life. While his grandaunt was not home, Sang disguises as a civilian and runs away.

At a charity gala, Sang work as a handyman where he meets Hung Yeung-yuk (Sylvia Chang), the younger sister of Hung Tung-tung Food Company's boss Mr. Hung (Ha Yu). Sang was attracted by Yuk's wisdom and beauty and he falls in love. Sang becomes an employee at their restaurant to get close to Yuk with the help of his loyal butler Fatso (Wong San). This causes Hung's plan to match-make her sister with wealthy man Jimmy Chiu (Lawrence Cheng) to fail.

With his new life, Sang becomes energetic. While working at the restaurant, he gets to know the smart little kid Rocky (Wong Kwan-yuen) and four strong-willed brothers (Beyond) whom are his colleagues. Sang wins Yuk's love. However, Jimmy, Cindy and Tung do not let things go smoothly, and when Sang's grandaunts expose Sang who he is to Yuk, she storms off. After many misunderstandings, Sang and Yuk end up together.

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Reception

Critical

Andrew Saroch of Far East Films rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and writes "The Fun, The Luck And The Tycoon is not hilarious or particularly side-splitting, but the humour is such that it hits the mark in a subtle manner. Therefore this is an agreeable Chow Yun-fat comedy that is mostly successful in its modest ambitions." [1]

Box office

The film grossed HK$20,292,057 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 18 January to 15 February 1990.

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References

  1. "Far East Films - Reviews - The Fun, The Luck And The Tycoon".