''Prince Charming'' is a

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romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film produced, written 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

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...

as the titular Prince Charming "Wah Dee", which shares the same name as his role in the classic film '' A Moment of Romance''.

Plot

Wah Dee (

) is low level punk living in

Mongkok Mong Kok (also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. Mong Kok is one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong. The area is characterised ...

with his mother Fei (

Deanie Ip Deanie Ip (born 25 December 1947) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards once for Best Actress and three times for Best Supporting Actress. Deanie also won the Golden Horse Awards once for Best Leading Actres ...

) and works as a motorcycle messenger and sells bootlegged VCDs. Wah was recently dumped by his girlfriend. Later he meets Ice Pok (

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), a rich heiress from

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...

, who followed her father on a business trip to

where she solely searches for her mother who have divorced with her father during her childhood. Ice's father Po Ting Kwok (

Yu Rongguang Yu Rongguang (; born 30 August 1958), also known as Ringo Yu, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for the title role in '' Iron Monkey'' along with Donnie Yen as well as being featured in films such as '' The East Is Red'', '' ...

) calls the police when his daughter goes missing and suspects Wah after sending people to investigate. Unexpectedly, Ice was abducted by kidnappers and Wah bravely rescues her by himself and donates half of his liver for Ice to heal. Ice returned to Shanghai after rehabilitation and finds herself in love with Wah. On the day of her birthday, her father organises a party for her and introduce a "Prince Charming" to her. The "Prince Charming" turns out to be Wah, who is dressed handsomely in a formal outfit, as opposed to his usual casual clothing and messy hairstyle.

Cast

as Wah Dee *

as Ice Pok *

as Aunt Fei *

Suki Kwan Suki Kwan Sau Mei () is a former Hong Kong model and actress; she has retired from the entertainment industry since 2005. Life & Career Early Days Suki Kwan was born and raised in Hong Kong. She grew up at Kowloon Sau Mau Ping Estate and her m ...

as Salad *

Nick Cheung Nick Cheung Ka-fai (; born 2 December 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and director. Background He was formerly a Royal Hong Kong Police officer for four years, but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigat ...

as Tart *

as Pok Ting Kwok *William Duen as Mr. Fat *

Fiona Yuen Fiona Yuen Choi Wan (; born 20 January 1976 in Cologne) is a German-born Hong Kong model and actress. Yuen went to Hong Kong and took part in the 1996 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, where she was second runner-up and won the Miss International Goodwill ...

as Margaret *Jimmy Wong as Albert *

Lam Sheung Yee Spencer Lam Sheung Yee (; 14 December 1934 – 23 April 2009) was a football defender, coach and announcer, as well as an actor. Spencer was a graduate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong with an economics major. He was once a secondar ...

as Catholic Priest *Liu Yuen *Pau Hiu Wah *Kong Foo Keung as Ben *Chow Mei Shing as Kidnapper *

Cheang Pou-soi 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'' ...

as Waiter *Eddie Che as Hotel Security Guard *Vincent Chik as Hotel Security Guard *Aman Chang as Movie director *Cheung Yuk Wah as Organised Crime Bureau officer *Chang Kin Yung as Policeman

Theme song

*''Boyfriend'' (男朋友) **Composer: Kevin Lin **Lyricist:

, Kevin Lin **Singer: Andy Lau

Box office

The film grossed HK$15,309,865 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 1 April to 6 May 1999 in

External links

* *
Prince Charming
' at

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''Prince Charming'' film review
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Plot

Cast

Theme song

Box office

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