''Kung Hei Fat Choy'' is a 1985 Hong Kong

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

produced, directed by and starring

Dean Shek Dean Shek (17 June 1949 – 20 September 2021), also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong film actor and producer with over 72 film credits to his name. Shek was perhaps best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 film ''Drunken Master'', ...

. The film co-stars

Alan Tam Alan Tam Wing-lun MH (; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980s as he was known for singing romantic ballads with modern arrangements. From 1983 to 1987, Alan Tam ...

and

George Lam George Lam Tsz-Cheung (born 12 October 1947), also known professionally by his surname Lam, is a Hong Kong-based veteran Cantopop singer, singer-songwriter, music producer and actor, with a career that has so far lasted more than four decades. Lam ...

. Released to celebrate the

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Sinophone, Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly r ...

of 1985, the film's title is based on the greeting wishers give on the new year's first day.

Plot

Money God was being naughty in heaven and as a punishment, he was sent to Earth to do good deeds for humans. On Earth, he meets Fung, a restaurant owner and his son, Ben. Money God guides Fung to success and his business begins to rise while also helping him fend off loan shark Mo. At the same time, Money God tries to woo Fung's younger sister, Ellen. Later, Mo learns of the Money God and unsuccessfully tries to exploit him. As his popularity spreads across Hong Kong, cops, triads and ghost-busters start trailing the Money God.

Cast

as Mr. Fung *

as Money God *

as Mr. Mo *Siu Ban-ban as Ben * Michael Chan as Man *Ann Bridgewater as Ellen Fung *Yiu Yau-hung as Mr. Mo's younger brother *

Cho Tat-wah Walter Tso Tat-Wah (15 September 1915 – 10 January 2007) was a film actor of Hong Kong, most famous for the roles he played in a number of ''Wuxia'' films in the 1950s and 1960s. The names Cho Tat-wah and Shih Kien were synonymous to "good ...

as Superintendent of Police *Fung King-man as Loan Shark Ping / Pimp Lee *

Karl Maka Karl Maka (born 29 February 1944) is a Hong Kong film producer, director, actor and presenter. Early life On 29 February 1944, Maka was born as Mak Kar-sheung in Taishan, China. In 1958, at age 14, Maka moved to Hong Kong. Education In 1969 ...

as Grabbing Gold (cameo) *

Tsui Hark Tsui Hark (, vi, Từ Khắc, born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. Tsui has directed several influential Hong Kong films such as ''Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain'' (1983), the ...

as Grabbing Gold (cameo) * Raymond Wong as Grabbing Gold (cameo) *Yat-boon Chai as Policeman *Yue Chi-ming *Yam Ho as Boo Shi *Foo Wang-tat as Professor Lam *Hui Ying-ying as Auntie Shun *

Yu Mo-lin Yu Miu-Lin (, born 4 July 1937) is a Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu is credited with 145 films. Early life In 4 July 1937, Yu was born as Yu Chi-nga () in Canton. Her late mother Tang Mei-mei (鄧美美) was an actress who was not widely ...

as Bride as mass wedding *Lau Leung-fat as Mental patient doctor *Shing Wan-on as Mr. Mo's thug *Shing Fuk-on as Mr. Mo's thug *

Shing Fui-On Shing Fui-On (成奎安; 1 February 1955 – 27 August 2009) was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his supporting roles in Hong Kong cinema. He had only one leading role in his entire career. Biography Shing Fui-On was the fourth of five s ...

*Kwan Chu-wa *Chan Chi-fai *Raymond Fung as Doctor *Ken Ng *Yeung Yau-cheung as Chuen *Steve Daw *George Hayes *Jonathan Watts *Martin Lee *Burton Kittan *Job Stewart *Steve Smart *John Nisbet *Eric Lynch *Bill Blair *David Shaw *Gerhard Baier *Fung Gam-hung as Taxi Driver *Mok King-wah *Fung Kam-hung *Fei Pak *Woo Wai-chung

Theme song

*''I Love the World'' (我愛世界) **Composer: Alvin Kwok **Lyricist: Raymond Wong **Singer:

Box office

The film grossed HK$18,418,994 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 15 February to 5 March 1985 in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

External links

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*{{IMDb title, 0087577, Kung Hei Fat Choi 1985 films 1980s fantasy comedy films Hong Kong slapstick comedy films 1980s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Dean Shek Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 1985 comedy films 1980s Hong Kong films