The Yuppie Fantasia is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Gordon Chan, and storied, produced by and starring Lawrence Cheng based on the hit radio series of the same name created by Cheng and Chan Hing-ka for RTHK in 1986 which also starred Cheng. The film was followed by two sequels, titled Brief Encounter in Shinjuku released in 1990, and The Yuppie Fantasia 3 released in 2017.
Plot Thirty-two year old Leung Foon (Lawrence Cheng) has been married for seven years, but looking back at his marital life, Foon and his wife Ann (Carol Cheng) seems to only have endless conflict. At the same time, while being shrouded under his more successful wife, Foon's self esteem is gradually hoarding day by day. Deciding to love a life being true man, Foon separates from Ann, channeling into the prelude of divorce.
Having just started a life of semi-freedom, Foon becomes intimate with his colleague's lover, Cora (Sheren Tang), in front of Ann due to a misunderstanding. Not long after, Leung gets a new tough boss in Mrs. Lam (Cherie Chung). Although stressful working under Mrs. Lam, Foon also cultivates subtle feelings with Lam. While still in an ambiguous relationship with Mrs. Lam, Foon's ex-girlfriend, Jenny (Elizabeth Lee), also comes back. Foon takes her in for kindness but not knowing that his career has reached rock bottom after his wife left him.
Cast Lawrence Cheng as Leung Foon (梁寬), the main protagonist Carol Cheng as Ann Hui (許鞍華), Foon's wife Cherie Chung as Mrs. Lam (林太), Foon's superior Sibelle Hu as Kwai, Pierre's wife Elizabeth Lee as Jenny, Foon's first love Leila Chow as Fung (阿鳳), Q Tai-long's wife Sheren Tang as Cora, Pierre's lover Peter Lai as Pierre (大古惑), Foon's friend Manfred Wong as Q Tai-long (Q太郎), Foon's friend Fei Fook Alfred Cheung as Mr. Lam (林生), Mrs. Lam's ex-husband Yip Hon-leung as Ronald, Ann's boss Tung Nam Lawrence Lau as Johnson, Ann's assistant Chan Sau-hin Kirk Wong as Solicitor Wong Yu-nam (黃與南律師) Michael Lai as Insurance boss Paul Chun as Mr. Chan (陳生), Ann's boyfriend Vivian Chow as Fei-fei (菲菲), an admirer of Foon Wong Man-piu as Real estate agent
Theme song The Brink in the Dream (夢裡邊緣) Composer: Lowell Lo Lyricist: Susan Tang Singer: Jacky Cheung
Box office The film grossed HK$16,053,507 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 20 May to 21 June 1989.
Accolades Accolades Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome9th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ScreenplayNip Wang-fung, Lawrence LauWong Man-yue, Gordon Chan
Home media DVD Release date Country Classifaction Publisher Format Region Language Sound Subtitles Notes REF Hong Kong I Joy Sales NTSC ALL Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed) Dolby Digital 2.0 Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English Out of print Hong Kong N/A Panorama Entertainment NTSC 3 Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed) Dolby Digital EX(TM)THX Surround EX(TM) Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English Also available as part of The Yuppie Fantasia 1-3 DVD Boxset China N/A Guang Dong Yin Xiang PAL All Mandarin (Dubbed) N/A N/A
VCD Release date Country Classifaction Publisher Format Language Subtitles Notes REF Hong Kong I Joy Sales NTSC Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed) Traditional Chinese, English Hong Kong N/A Panorama Entertainment NTSC Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed) Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English Also available as part of The Yuppie Fantasia 1-3 VCD Boxset China N/A Guang Dong Yin Xiang PAL Mandarin (Dubbed) N/A
Blu-ray Release date Country Classifaction Publisher Format Region Language Sound Subtitles Notes REF Hong Kong N/A Panorama Entertainment NTSC A Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed) Dolby TrueHD Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English Also available as part of The Yuppie Fantasia 1-3 Blu-ray Boxset
References
External links
The Yuppie Fantasia at Hong Kong Cinemagic