The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜) 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.
References
External links
HK cinemagic entry loveHKfilm entry