''First love unlimited'' () is a 1997 Hong Kong

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film directed by Joe Ma Wai Ho and starring: two pop stars

Daniel Chan Daniel Chan Hiu-tung (born 3 September 1975) is a popular Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene. Career Singer In 2000, following the death of his manager Rebecca Leu ...

Hiu Tung and

Gigi Leung Gigi Leung Wing-kei (Chinese: 梁詠琪, born 25 March 1976) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Early life She was born at Tsan Yuk Hospital in Sai Ying Pun on 25 March 1976 and was given the name Leung Pik-chi () for superstitious reasons; as a ...

Wing Kei. Released at the end of spring in 1997, The film created a fan fever for Hong Kong youth back then. A sweet little movie with two perfectly cast Hong Kong heartthrobs, First Love Unlimited captures the wondrous excitement of first love with tremendous heart and winning humor.First love unlimited
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Cast

Hiu-Tung as Shum Chi Hong *

Wing-Kei as Tap/Stephainie Wong * Joyce Chan Yin Hang as Angie (Tap's friend) *

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Tak Lun as Chris *

Ricky Hui Ricky Hui Kwun-ying (3 August 1946 – 8 November 2011) was a Hong Kong actor and singer. He along with his brothers, Michael and Sam, made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Ricky Hui Kun-ying was born 3 August ...

Kun Ying as Uncle Chicken Wing (Hong's father) *

Vincent Kok Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director. Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing wi ...

Tak Chiu as Fatty *

Matt Chow Matthew "Matt" Chow Hoi-Kwong (, born 4 August 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, director, actor and producer. He is best known for his romantic comedy films, and has served as a screenwriter for filmmakers Peter Chan, Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai, ...

Hoi Kwong as Stephen *

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Tin Laan as Mrs Tina Wong (Tap's mother) *

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Wai Man as Mimi (Hong's friend) *

Edward Yang Edward Yang (; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, was one of the leading film-makers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese cinema. He won the Be ...

as Tap's step-dad * Lee Siu-Kei as Security at amusement park (Mimi's father) *

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Lai-Ming as Hong's sister *

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as Restaurant customer *

Soi Cheang Cheang Pou-soi (; born 11 July 1972), also known as his main credited as Soi Cheang or Bob Cheng, is a Hong Kong film director, assistant director, screenwriter, script supervisor, actor and film producer. Filmography As director * ''Mad Fate'' ( ...

Pou-Soi as Restaurant customer * Joe Ma Wai-Ho as Hong's audio equipment boss *

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Tak-Wah as La Salle student

Synopsis

Only the lack of roses in every frame prevent this teen romance from being a live action Shojo Manga. Raised in the housing project, The poor boy Shum Chi Hong (

) meets a daughter of a wealthy family, Ah Tap (

). They go to the movies for their first date, but in the end they buy wrong tickets. Although they couldn't see the movie, they hold hands for the first time. On the bus ride home, Tap sweetly sleeps on Hong's shoulder, an unforgettable experience for Hong. Hong walks Tap to her door and they kiss goodbye as they reluctantly part. At first, Hong tells a lie about his low-born because he fears that she never fall in love with him. But later, Tap's mother (

) discovers the relationship and fearing it would affect Tap's education strongly opposes it, as she would go as far as sending her to study abroad. Tap, a shy good girl who finds first love with the charming, boyish Hong. Physically and emotionally, the two are a perfect match, but their backgrounds couldn't be more different. Tap is an elite student destined for greater things, while Hong is a low-income brat sired by a lone parent (

). Though Tap believes that love can conquer all, her strict, yet loving mother isn't quite convinced. Can Tap and Hong - two young teens who seemingly share the same heart and soul - keep their perfect love in an imperfect world?.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film sung by Daniel Chan and Gigi Leung including their hit songs such as: Guess guess guess, Zai hu ni gan shou, Short hair, Understand your everything, Shen Mo Xi Yin, Guitar, Dating with Danny, Psychedelic....Among them, the cover version "Dating with Danny" is the main theme song.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:First love unlimited 1997 films 1997 romantic comedy films Hong Kong romantic comedy films 1990s Cantonese-language films 1990s Hong Kong films