''The Yuppie Fantasia'' is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Gordon Chan, and storied, produced by and starring Lawrence Cheng based on the hit radio series of the same name created by Cheng and Chan Hing-ka for RTHK in 1986 which also starred Cheng. The film was followed by two sequels, titled ''

Brief Encounter in Shinjuku ''Brief Encounter in Shinjuku'' is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Gordon Chan, produced by and starring Lawrence Cheng and a sequel to the 1989 film, ''The Yuppie Fantasia''. The film was later followed by another sequel, ...

'' released in 1990, and '' The Yuppie Fantasia 3'' released in 2017.

Plot

Thirty-two year old Leung Foon ( Lawrence Cheng) has been married for seven years, but looking back at his marital life, Foon and his wife Ann ( Carol Cheng) seems to only have endless conflict. At the same time, while being shrouded under his more successful wife, Foon's self esteem is gradually hoarding day by day. Deciding to love a life being true man, Foon separates from Ann, channeling into the prelude of divorce. Having just started a life of semi-freedom, Foon becomes intimate with his colleague's lover, Cora ( Sheren Tang), in front of Ann due to a misunderstanding. Not long after, Leung gets a new tough boss in Mrs. Lam ( Cherie Chung). Although stressful working under Mrs. Lam, Foon also cultivates subtle feelings with Lam. While still in an ambiguous relationship with Mrs. Lam, Foon's ex-girlfriend, Jenny ( Elizabeth Lee), also comes back. Foon takes her in for kindness but not knowing that his career has reached rock bottom after his wife left him.

Cast

* Lawrence Cheng as Leung Foon (梁寬), the main protagonist * Carol Cheng as Ann Hui (許鞍華), Foon's wife * Cherie Chung as Mrs. Lam (林太), Foon's superior *

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as Kwai, Pierre's wife * Elizabeth Lee as Jenny, Foon's first love *Leila Chow as Fung (阿鳳), Q Tai-long's wife * Sheren Tang as Cora, Pierre's lover *Peter Lau as Pierre (大古惑), Foon's friend * Manfred Wong as Q Tai-long (Q太郎), Foon's friend *Fei Fook * Alfred Cheung as Mr. Lam (林生), Mrs. Lam's ex-husband *Yip Hon-leung as Ronald, Ann's boss *Tung Nam *Lawrence Lau as Johnson, Ann's assistant *Chan Sau-hin * Kirk Wong as Solicitor Wong Yu-nam (黃與南律師) *Michael Lai as Insurance boss * Paul Chun as Mr. Chan (陳生), Ann's boyfriend * Vivian Chow as Fei-fei (菲菲), an admirer of Foon *Wong Man-piu as Real estate agent

Theme song

*''The Brink in the Dream'' (夢裡邊緣) **Composer:

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**Lyricist: Susan Tang **Singer: Jacky Cheung

Box office

The film grossed HK$16,053,507 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 20 May to 21 June 1989.

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References

External links

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