''Two Thumbs Up'' is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese

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directed by first-time director Lau Ho-leung and starring

Francis Ng Francis Ng Chun-yu (; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director. He is known for his roles in the TVB series ''Triumph in the Skies'' and in films such as ''Young and Dangerous'', '' Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'', ''A Ma ...

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, Patrick Tam,

Mark Cheng Mark Cheng Ho-nam (born 6 October 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He made his name with his first starring role in the movie ''Cupid One'' with Sally Yeh. He is also known for his role as "Lam Wing" in the 1996 film ''Tai Chi Boxer'' and FuXi in ''My ...

, Christie Chen and

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Plot

On 5 April 2014, ''Twitch'' released a plot synopsis of the film:

Cast

as Lucifer (盧西發) *

as Chow Tai-po (周大寶) *

as Officer Tsui On-leung (徐安良) * Patrick Tam as Johnny To (杜忡尼) *

as Lam Tung (林東) * Christie Chen as Robber Girl *

as Chief of Robbers * Rock Ji as Robber A * Jie Zhuang as Ice Cream Lady * Jamie Cheung as Tsang Ching-yee (曾靜儀) *

Siu Yam-yam Siu Yam-yam (, born 17 August 1950), born Ngai Siu-ngan (倪小雁), is a Hong Kong actress. She has been active in the Hong Kong film industry since 1970. Filmography *''The Calling of a Bus Driver'' (2019) *''A Journey of Happiness'' (2019) * ...

as Wild Boar Aunt (野豬婆婆) *

Jack Kao Jack Kao (, born 23 April 1958) is a Taiwanese actor. Career He began his career in the late 1980s films of Hou Hsiao-hsien. Kao credits his success to the many real-life gangsters he knew when he was young. He appeared in '' City of Sadness'' ...

as Warden *

Law Wing-cheung Law Wing-Cheong (born 26 June 1966), also known as Vincent Lo, is a Hong Kong film editor, an assistant director, film director, and actor. He is best known for collaborating as an associate director for films made by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fa ...

as Bowling Alley's Owner * Alan Mak as Tsui Po-on (徐步安) *

Felix Chong Felix Chong Man-keung () (born December 27, 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, film director and actor. He is one of the most celebrated screenwriters in Hong Kong and has won several prestigious awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Chong is kn ...

as Inspector of Police * Mark Wu as Cup Noodle Father *

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as Cheung Po-keung (張寶強) (scenes removed from final cut)

Production

Principal photography for ''Two Thumbs Up'' started on 15 January 2014 where a blessing ceremony was held in which the cast and crew attended.

Release

On 24 March 2014, a press conference for ''Two Thumbs Up'' was held at the 38th

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where its teaser trailer was unveiled. The film premiered at the 39th

which ran from 23 March to 6 April 2015 was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 2 April 2015.

Box office

The film opened third place at its debut and during the first six days of release in Hong Kong, ''Two Thumbs Up'' grossed HK$5.90 million. The film grossed HK$4.01 million between 9–12 April. After two weekends, the film have grossed a total of HK$8.91 million. During its third weekend, the film remained at third place and has made a total of HK$11.5 million to date. The film had earned at the Chinese box office.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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