''All's Well, Ends Well Too'' (花田喜事) is a 1993 Hong Kong

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

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 ...

, and released as comedy fare as is the usual custom to entertain movie-goers on the Lunar New Year celebrations. The main setting is in the

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

and this reflects in the period costumes and architecture. ''All's Well, Ends Well Too'' is part of a series of similarly titled films, together with ''

All's Well, Ends Well ''All's Well, Ends Well'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Raymond Wong, Maggie Cheung, Sandra Ng, and Teresa Mo. ''All's ...

'' (1992), of which it is not a sequel, ''

All's Well, Ends Well 1997 ''All's Well, Ends Well 1997'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW 1997'' (97家有囍事) is a Hong Kong comedy film directed by Alfred Cheung, starring Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong and Francis Ng. Plot Kung (Stephen Chow) is the spoiled youngest brother ...

'' (1997), '' All's Well, Ends Well 2009'' (2009), and the similarly themed '' All's Well, Ends Well 2010'' (2010).

Synopsis

This comedy follows in tune with the series of films of the same name. Chow Tung (

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) is a licentious man who was arranged to get married along with his ugly sister Gut (

Sandra Ng Sandra Ng Kwan-yue (born 2 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actress, film director and producer. Early life and career The daughter of the actor , Ng was born in Hong Kong, where she attended St. Stephen's Girls' College. Encouraged by her parents, s ...

) to partners not of their choice. Chow, being a filial son, agrees to go along with his mother's (

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) plans. The plot thickens when Chow meets the beautiful Snow White (

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) and decides to marry her of which Matriarch Chow agrees whole-heartedly. Unknown to them, Snow White's magician lover, David Cooper Feel (

Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (born Cheung Fat-chung; 12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. One of the most influential cultural icons in the Sinophone, Sinophone world, Cheung was known for his debonair demeanor, flamb ...

) schemes a plan and Chow Tung was married instead to Jinx (

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 ...

). The entire film uses mistaken identity as its central theme for comic effect, this theme is repeated for '' All's Well, Ends Well Too 2010''.

Cast

as Chow Tung *

as David Copper Feel (a parody of magician

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) *

as Snow White *

as Jinx *

as Gut * Raymond Wong as Lam Ka-sing *

as Matriarch Chow *

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as Snow White's father * Money Lo as Snow White's Servant * James Wong as Magistrate *

as Pimp *

Vincent Kok Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director. Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province. Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing w ...

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Theme song

*''Happy Events Arriving Together'' (喜事齊來) **Composer:

**Lyricist: Raymond Wong **Singer:

References

External links

* 1993 films 1990s Cantonese-language films 1993 comedy films Hong Kong slapstick comedy films Hong Kong sequel films Films set in the Song dynasty Films shot in Singapore Films directed by Clifton Ko 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub