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The Eighth Happiness
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Wikipedia article
'The Eighth Happiness' () is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and starring an ensemble cast of Chow Yun-fat, Raymond Wong, Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Fung Bo Bo and Fennie Yuen. It was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. The film centers around three brothers Fong Kim-long (Chow Yun-fat), Fong Kim-fai (Raymond Wong Pak-ming) and Fong Kim-sang (Jacky Cheung). One day, their telephone line failed, they meet their future wife because of this incident.
Cast
* Chow Yun-fat as 'Handsome' Fong Kim-long
* Raymond Wong as Fong Kim-Fai
* Jacky Cheung as Fong Kim-sang
* Carol Cheng as DoDo
* Fennie Yuen as Ying-ying
* Cherie Chung as Beautiful
* Michael Chow as Ying-ying's boyfriend
* Lawrence Cheng as Beautiful's boyfriend
* Charlie Cho as DoDo's prospective suitor
* Fung Bo Bo as Ng Fan-fong
* Teddy Robin as Fan-fong's husband
* Wong Kwan-yuen as Ming-ming
* Cheng Mang-ha as Old woman driver
*Ying Sau Hui as Old man driver
*Ringo Lam as Audience member (cameo)
* Karl Maka as Audience member (cameo)
* John Shum as Audience member (cameo)
Box office
The film grossed HK$37,090,776 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 11 February to 30 March 1988 and was the top-grossing film of 1988 in Hong Kong and the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time.
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