Sister Cupid
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| Sister Cupid | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 天賜良緣 |
| Simplified Chinese | 天赐良缘 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tiān Cì Liáng Yuán |
| Jyutping | Tin1 Ci5 Leong4 Jyun4 |
| Directed by | Guy Lai |
| Screenplay by | Joey Cheung |
| Produced by | Guy Lai |
| Starring | Jacky Cheung Carol Cheng Maggie Cheung Pat Ha Tang Pik-wan Natalis Chan |
| Edited by | Robert Choi |
| Music by | Richard Yuen |
Production company | Always Good Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$11,480,086 |
Sister Cupid is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic fantasy comedy film produced by and directed by Guy Lai and starring Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Maggie Cheung and Pat Ha.
Plot
[edit]Kam Yu-yee (Carol Cheng) and Kam Kat-cheung (Jacky Cheung) are siblings orphaned at a young age and were dependent on one another since. Yu-yee is a madame of a nightclub who is dedicated in her job is very loving towards her younger brother although she has never been fond of Kat-cheung's girlfriend, Jackie (Pat Ha), who he had met since childhood. In order to retaliate against Yu-yee, Jackie instigates a plan to elope with Kat-cheung, but they end up in a traffic accident on their way and rolled down a mountain slope where Kat-cheung was rescued by a dead spirit who has entrenched for two decades. Since Jackie failed to elope with Kat-cheung, she moves next door to him instead and calls her cousin, Benjamin (Natalis Chan) to retaliate against Yu-yee, much to the annoyance to Kat-cheung. Aside from battling Jackie, Yu-yee also wishes to seek a breakthrough in her career and spends major efforts pleasing her boss, Big Sister (Tang Pik-wan). Big Sister dearly misses her only daughter, Yuk, who drowned to death twenty years ago and holds a dance party annually to commemorate her. To please her boss, Yu-yee suggests to Big Sister she should plan a ghost marriage for Yuk and Yu-yee is tasked to find a ghost son in-law for Big Sister. As the completion time of her task is getting close, Yu-yee gives her brother's birthday and eight characters of horoscope and a jar of peanut powder posing as bone ashes to Big Sister for the ghost marriage. At the night of the wedding, Kat-cheung unknowingly gets drunk in big sister's mansion and sees Yuk dressed in a wedding dress and having deja vu of meeting Yuk before and spend the night together.
Cast
[edit]- Jacky Cheung as Kam Kat-cheung
- Carol Cheng as Madame Kam Yu-yee
- Maggie Cheung as Yuk
- Pat Ha as Jackie
- Tang Pik-wan as Big Sister
- Natalis Chan as Ben
- Tai Po as Sasi
- Fiona Leung as Hostess
- Yik Kon-ha as Hostess
- Lee Ching as Hostess
- Chan Ka-pik as Hostess
- Anna Ng as Hostess
- Anthony Tang as Band member
- David Wu as Band member
- Charlie Cho as Band member
- Yeung Yau-ching as Big Sister's short footman
- Alex Ng as Big Sister's tall footman
- Rico Chu as Yu-yee's facial man
Music
[edit]Theme song
[edit]- Lonely Occupation (孤單的佔領)
- Composer: Richard Yuen
- Lyricist: Keith Chan
- Singer: Jacky Cheung
Insert theme
[edit]- The Amorous Mister (公子多情)
- Composer: Ku Kuk
- Lyricist: Law Po-sang
- Singer: Tang Pik-wan
Reception
[edit]Critical
[edit]Brns.com rated the film a score of 3.5 out 10 and criticizes its aimless plot, comedy and confusing ending.[1]
Box office
[edit]The film grossed HK$11,480,086 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical1 run from 16 to 29 April 1987.[citation needed]