Love Is a Many Stupid Thing

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Love Is a Many Stupid Thing
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DVD cover
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 精裝追女仔2004
Simplified Chinese 精装追女仔2004
Directed by Wong Jing
Written byWong Jing
Produced byWong Jing
Clarence Yip
Starring Eric Tsang
Chapman To
Natalis Chan
Shawn Yue
Lam Chi-chung
Raymond Wong Ho-yin
CinematographyEdmund Fung
Dick Tung
Edited byAzrael Chung
Music byKen Chan
Production
company
Film Dynasty Ltd.
Distributed byJing's Production
Release date
  • 21 May 2004 (2004-05-21)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box office HK$4,011,134

Love Is a Many Stupid Thing is a 2004 comedy film written, produced and directed by Wong Jing and starring Eric Tsang, Chapman To, Natalis Chan, Shawn Yue, Lam Chi-chung and Raymond Wong Ho-yin. The film is a parody of the 2002 hit film Infernal Affairs , which featured Tsang, To and Yue. The film based in a bizarre and nonsense war between police and the triads [1]

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Plot

Inspector Nat (Natalis Chan) send three undercover cops Ray (Chapman To), Tom (Shawn Yue) and Chubbie (Lam Chi-chung) to infiltrate triad boss Sam (Eric Tsang). Sam also sent Watson (Raymond Wong Ho-yin) as a mole to the police force. During their mission, Ray, Tom and Chubbie fall for three beautiful policewoman Angel (Belinda Hamnett), Leila (Race Wong) and Sharon (Iris Wong).

Cast

CastRole
Eric Tsang Sam
Chapman To Ray
Natalis Chan Inspector Nat
Shawn Yue Crazy Tom
Lam Chi-chung Chubbie
Raymond Wong Ho-yin Watson
Candice Yu Mandy
Race Wong Leila
Rosanne Wong Cop
Belinda Hamnett Angel
Teresa Mak Cool Lady
Iris WongSharon
Max Mok Ghost
Michael Miu Temper
Kent Tong Tom
Cheung Kwok KeungLies
Stanley Fung Police sergeant
Jerry Lamb Kelvin
Matt Chow Jimmy
Tony Hoarrested sex offender
Angie Cheung Doris
Zuki Lee wife of one of the 4 Kings
Gobby Wongwife of one of the 4 Kings
Shirley Hungwife of one of the 4 Kings
Eddie Pang
Carmen YeungSean's wife
Wong Jing Ray's uncle
Lee FungRay's mom
Athena Chu herself
Wong Tin-lam Lobster
Yeung Man ChunLobster's bodyguard
Ankee LeungSam's mechanic
Ray PangSam's mechanic
Poon An YingRosamund Kwan
Dick TungPolice Sergeant questioning Ray
Lee Luk YuDebbie
Hui Kam FungOffice Yip
Tam Kon ChungRay's gangster
Chow Mei SingKelvin's gangster
Terry LeeKelvin's gangster
So Wai NamKelvin's gangster
Ho Wai YipKelvin's gangster

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References

  1. Wong, Jing (20 May 2004), Cheng chong chui lui chai 2004 (Comedy, Crime), Shawn Yue, Tze-Chung Lam, Chapman To, Film Dynasty, retrieved 29 July 2023