''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (富貴逼人) is a 1987

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, directed by

Clifton Ko Clifton Ko (; born 6 August, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter. Background Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director C ...

. It starred

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and

Lydia Sum Lydia Shum Din-ha or Lydia Tin Ha Sum (; 21 July 1945 – 19 February 2008) was a Hong Kong comedian, MC, actress and singer. Known for her portly figure, signature dark rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle, she was affectionately known to pe ...

as parents of the dysfunctional Piu family. The daughters were played by Elsie Chan, Loletta Lee and Pauline Kwan. The comedy was very popular and the original cast of Tung, Shum, Chan, Lee and Kwan reappeared in its sequels ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World II'' (富貴再逼人) (1988), ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III'' (富貴再三逼人) (1989) and ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too'' (富貴黃金屋) (1992). The plots of the films are all about the family becoming suddenly rich, usually through

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. The family also made a cameo appearance in '' The Banquet'' (1991).

Cast

This is a partial list of cast. *

- Uncle Bill *

- Aunty Lydia *

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 hol ...

- Smiley Joe * Charine Chan Ka-Ling - Jody's teacher * David Chiang - John * Rachel Lee Lai-Chun - Loletta * Pauline Kwan Pui-Lam - Jody * Leung San - Miss Lui Mor * Raymond Fung Sai-Hung - Mr Fung * Cheng Siu-Ping - Auntie Nam * Elsie Chan Yik-Si - May

Release

''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World'' was released in Hong Kong on January 28, 1987, marking of the

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. It grossed a total of HK$27,141,624 on its initial release.

References

External links

IMDb entry: ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World''

IMDb entry: ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World 2''

IMDb entry: ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III''

IMDb entry: ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too''
Hong Kong films 1987 films 1987 comedy films Chinese New Year films Films directed by Clifton Ko 1980s Hong Kong films {{1980s-comedy-film-stub