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The Extra

09/12/1998

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1hr 34min

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Comedy

STORY

Director Alfred Cheung (Her Fatal Ways) skewers contemporary Hong Kong in the hilarious satire The Extra! Alfred Cheung stars as an unemployed film extra who considers employment in a bawdy Category III film to make ends meet. The truth is he'd rather not participate in something so sordid, but with the Asian Financial Crisis casting a threatening shadow over 1998 Hong Kong, a guy has to do what's necessary just to survive! And if that means sacrificing a little pride - or even baring some skin - then so be it! Thanks to its uncommon script, The Extra manages to take Hong Kong film industry and use it as a springboard for an intelligent and satirical take on the greater problems facing average Hong Kong citizens. Plus it makes time for laughs, and features a galaxy of familiar Hong Kong Cinema names, including Christine Ng, Simon Lui, Law Ka Ying, Almen Wong Pui Ha, and Francis Ng.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
  • Francis Ng
  • Law Kar-Ying
  • Christine Ng Wing-Mei
  • May Law Koon-Lan

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Mobile Film Production Ltd.

      Production Countries

    • Hong Kong

    LANGUAGES

    • Cantonese

    Cast

    Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

    Francis Ng

    Law Kar-Ying

    Christine Ng Wing-Mei

    May Law Koon-Lan

    Almen Wong Pui-Ha

    Simon Lui Yu-Yeung

    Karen Tong Bo-Yue

    John Ching Tung

    Loanshark

    Karel Wong Chi-Yeung

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