''Mr. 3 Minutes'' () is a
2006 Hong Kong film directed by
Gordon Chan
Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (), born in 1960, is a Hong Kong film director, writer and producer. His most notable works include ''Beast Cops'', ''Fist of Legend'', ''Painted Skin'', '' 2000 AD'' and '' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen''. I ...
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Premise
Thirty-two-year-old Scott is the son of a rich businessman, who runs a modern bridal salon. Scott is a
hedonistic
Hedonism refers to a family of theories, all of which have in common that pleasure plays a central role in them. ''Psychological'' or ''motivational hedonism'' claims that human behavior is determined by desires to increase pleasure and to decre ...
gentleman and a lot of ladies are willing to surrender themselves to him. He's the most sought-after bachelor in town but he does not want to be held down by marriage or a family. His life is all about efficiency and he's excellent at making decisions and accomplishing tasks in 3 minutes. Kids are at the top of Scott's list of "the most disgusting things on Earth". When his wallet is stolen during a rehearsal of a wedding gown show, Scott believes that a six-year-old child named Wayne is the culprit. The child then suddenly calls him "Dad".
Cast
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Ronald Cheng
Ronald Cheng Chung-kei (born 9 March 1972) is a Hong Kong singer and actor.
Life and career
Ronald Cheng was born in Hong Kong. Originally intending to work behind the scenes as a songwriter and a producer, Cheng did odd jobs at his father (Dire ...
- Scott Chong
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Cherrie Ying
Cherrie Ying Choi-yi (born 20 June 1983), better known as Ting Yim-yi or Ting Man, is a Taiwan-born Hong Kong actress. She moved to New York City at a young age, and later to Hong Kong. Her nickname is "Dingding" (丁丁), and she is often credit ...
- Wayne's Aunt
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Teresa Mo
Teresa Mo Shun-kwan (born 5 November 1960) is a Hong Kong actress.
Background
She started her career at RTV in the 1977, and joined TVB in 1981. She became famous for being cast in ''The Justice of Life'' (他來自江湖), which was based on ...
- Joe (or wayne calls her "Big Sister Joe")
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Theresa Fu
Theresa Fu (born 22 September 1984) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, film and television actress, and model.
Fu was introduced by the Talent Bang model agency in order to become a pop star. She started her career in 2002 as one of the members of ...
- Frankie's girlfriend
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Au Ka-Hing
Au, AU, au or a.u. may refer to:
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* .au, the internet country code for Australia
* Au file format, Sun Microsystems' audio format
* Audio Units, a system level plug-in architecture from Apple Computer
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- Wayne Chong, Scott's unknown biological son
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Richard Ng
Richard Ng Yiu-hon (born 17 December 1939), also known as Richard Woo, is a Hong Kong actor known for playing comedic roles, particularly in Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s.
Film and television career
Ng has appeared in 80 films to da ...
- Scott's father
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Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu (Lau Kar-fai ); born Sin Kam-hei () August 22, 1951) is a Chinese martial arts film actor and martial artist. He played the lead role of San Te in ''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (1978) and its sequels, and later played two roles in Qu ...
- Mahjong debt collector
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Benz Hui
Benz Hui Shiu-hung (born 4 November 1948) is a Hong Kong film and TV actor. Hui is credited with over 165 films. Hui is a currently a TV actor with TVB.
Early life and family
Hui comes from an influential family in Canton. His great-grandfather ...
- Li Takmi
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Lawrence Ng
Lawrence Ng Kai-wah (, ; born 19 May 1964) is a popular TV actor in Hong Kong. His more famous works include the television series '' Healing Hands'' and the films ''Fate Twisters'' and ''Sex and Zen''.
Ng's older brother is former Charlie N ...
- Frankie Tam Kwong Yuen
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Min Hun Fung
External links
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Hong Kong Cinemagic entry
2006 films
Hong Kong comedy films
2000s Cantonese-language films
Films directed by Gordon Chan
2000s Hong Kong films
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