The Romancing Star II
1988 Hong Kong film by Wong Jing
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The Romancing Star II (Chinese: 精裝追女仔之2) is a 1988 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Eric Tsang, Natalis Chan and Stanley Fung. Chow Yun-fat, the star of the film's precedent The Romancing Star, makes a brief cameo in the opening scene. The film was later followed by The Romancing Star III released in the following year.
TraditionalChinese精裝追女仔之2
SimplifiedChinese精装追女仔之2
Hanyu PinyinJīng Zhuāng Zhuī Nǚ Zǎi Zhī Èr
Hanyu PinyinJīng Zhuāng Zhuī Nǚ Zǎi Zhī Èr
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| Traditional Chinese | 精裝追女仔之2 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 精装追女仔之2 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Wong Jing | ||||||||||
| Screenplay by | Wong Jing | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Wallace Cheung | ||||||||||
| Starring | Andy Lau Eric Tsang Natalis Chan Stanley Fung Lo Hoi-pang Wong Jing Carina Lau Elizabeth Lee Ngan Ning Wong Wan-sze Chow Yun-fat | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | David Choi | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Robert Choi | ||||||||||
| Music by | Sherman Chow | ||||||||||
Production companies | Win's Movie Production Movie Impact | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Win's Entertainment Gala Film Distribution Limited | ||||||||||
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Running time | 102 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$17,096,271 | ||||||||||
Plot
Lau Pei collaborates with his friends to film a drama series to impress his crush Po-chu, but the drama series leads to unexpected levels of popularity.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Lau Pei
- Eric Tsang as Silver / Mocking Face
- Natalis Chan as Tony / Traffic Light
- Stanley Fung as Ken Lau
- Lo Hoi-pang as Mr. Chow
- Wong Jing as Simon Hand
- Carina Lau as Fong Fong
- Elizabeth Lee as Ching Po-chu
- Ngan Ning as Ka-yin
- Wong Wan-sze as Sister 13
- Chow Yun-fat as Fred Wong / Big Mouth Fat (cameo)
- Alan Tam as himself in lift (cameo)
- Michael Lai as Mr. Lai
- Cheng Gwan-min
- Ben Wong
- Charlie Cho as Mr. Tsang
- Yu Mo-lin as Lady in phone booth (red dress)
- Manfred Wong as Furniture mover's boss
- Lam Fai-wong as man in toilet (cameo)
- Lily Ng as Simon's lover
- Mak Wai-cheung as CID at bank
- William Ho as Mickey in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
- Victor Hon as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
- Thomas Sin as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
- Tony Tam as Gangster boss at hawker stall
- Chun Kwai-po as Gangster at hawker stall
- Chang Sing-kwong as Gangster at hawker stall
- Leung Hak-shun as Councillor Sze To Ming
- Cheung Kwok-wah as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral (cameo)
- Mak Hiu-wai as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral
- Yip Seung-wah as Compere
- Mau Kin-tak as Channel 8 TV's staff
- Shirley Kwan as Woman at Brother Lung's funeral
- Sherman Wong as Chow TV's production staff
- Lee Chuen-hau as Chow TV's interviewee
- Fan Chin-hung as gangster at hawker stall
Theme songs
- Flaming Red Lips (烈焰紅唇)
- Composer: Anthony Lun
- Lyricist: Calvin Poon
- Singer: Anita Mui
- Sunshine Big Clearance Sale (陽光大減價)
- Composer: Michael Leeson, Peter Vale
- Lyricist: Lo Wing-keung
- Singer: Bennett Pang
Box office
The film grossed HK$17,096,271 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 January to 10 February 1988 in Hong Kong.