''Love Is a Many Stupid Thing'' is a 2004 comedy film written, produced and directed by
Wong Jing
Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema duri ...
and starring
Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently holds ...
,
Chapman To
Chapman To (, born 8 June 1972), born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (), is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as ''Infernal Affairs'' and '' Initial D''. He is also the founder of his own multimedia platform known as "Chapman ...
,
Natalis Chan
Natalis "Nat" Chan (born 3 December 1950 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong television host, film actor, singer and producer.
Besides his duties as a variety show host, he has also been a horse racing commentator and horse trainer. In total, his hor ...
,
Shawn Yue
Shawn Yue Man-lok (born 13 November 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films, such as ''Jiang Hu'', ''Infernal Affairs II'', the ''Love in the Buff'' film series, ''Mad World'' and '' The Brink'', and ha ...
,
Lam Chi-chung
Lam Chi-chung (; born 16 August 1976) is a Hong Kong actor.
Partial filmography
* ''The Sexy Guys'' (2019)
* ''The Incredible Monk 3'' (2019)
* ''Monkey King - The Volcano'' (2019)
* ''Flirting Scholar from the Future'' (2019)
* ''A Home with a ...
and
Raymond Wong Ho-yin. The film is a parody of the 2002 hit film ''
Infernal Affairs
''Infernal Affairs'' is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film fo ...
'', which featured Tsang, To and Yue.
Plot
Inspector Nat (
Natalis Chan
Natalis "Nat" Chan (born 3 December 1950 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong television host, film actor, singer and producer.
Besides his duties as a variety show host, he has also been a horse racing commentator and horse trainer. In total, his hor ...
) send three undercover cops Ray (
Chapman To
Chapman To (, born 8 June 1972), born Edward Ng Cheuk-cheung (), is a Hong Kong actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as ''Infernal Affairs'' and '' Initial D''. He is also the founder of his own multimedia platform known as "Chapman ...
), Tom (
Shawn Yue
Shawn Yue Man-lok (born 13 November 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films, such as ''Jiang Hu'', ''Infernal Affairs II'', the ''Love in the Buff'' film series, ''Mad World'' and '' The Brink'', and ha ...
) and Chubbie (
Lam Chi-chung
Lam Chi-chung (; born 16 August 1976) is a Hong Kong actor.
Partial filmography
* ''The Sexy Guys'' (2019)
* ''The Incredible Monk 3'' (2019)
* ''Monkey King - The Volcano'' (2019)
* ''Flirting Scholar from the Future'' (2019)
* ''A Home with a ...
) to infiltrate triad boss Sam (
Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently holds ...
). Sam also sent Watson (
Raymond Wong Ho-yin) as a mole to the police force. During their mission, Ray, Tom and Chubbie fall for three beautiful policewoman Angel (
Belinda Hamnett
Belinda Hamnett (; Cantonese: Hon Kwun-Ting) born 28 September 1975 in Hong Kong is an actress, model and ex-beauty queen. Being crowned Miss Asia Pageant 1997 effectively launched her career in the fashion and entertainment industry. The mode ...
), Leila (
Race Wong
Race Wong is a Singaporean actress, singer and businesswoman. She was one of the former Hong Kong cantopop duo singer group 2R alongside her elder sister Rosanne Wong.
Professional background
Born in Malaysia, raised in Singapore, she pursued ...
) and Sharon (Iris Wong).
Cast
References
External links
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Love is a Many Stupid Thing' at
Hong Kong Cinemagic
Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual ( French and English) website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people who created them. The websi ...
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2004 films
2004 romantic comedy films
2000s crime comedy films
Hong Kong romantic comedy films
2000s Cantonese-language films
2000s parody films
Hong Kong slapstick comedy films
Triad films
Police detective films
Films directed by Wong Jing
Films set in Hong Kong
Films shot in Hong Kong
2000s Hong Kong films
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