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Sister Cupid

Sister Cupid is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic fantasy comedy film produced by and directed by Guy Lai and starring Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Maggie Cheung and Pat Ha.

Sister Cupid
Film poster
Traditional Chinese天賜良緣
Simplified Chinese天赐良缘
Hanyu PinyinTiān Cì Liáng Yuán
JyutpingTin1 Ci5 Leong4 Jyun4
Directed byGuy Lai
Screenplay byJoey Cheung
Produced byGuy Lai
StarringJacky Cheung
Carol Cheng
Maggie Cheung
Pat Ha
Tang Pik-wan
Natalis Chan
Edited byRobert Choi
Music byRichard Yuen
Production
company
Always Good Film
Release date
  • 16 April 1987 (1987-04-16)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$11,480,086

Plot

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Kam Yu-yee (Carol Cheng) and Kam Kat-cheung (Jacky Cheung) are siblings orphaned at a young age and were dependent on one another since. Yu-yee is a madame of a nightclub who is dedicated in her job is very loving towards her younger brother although she has never been fond of Kat-cheung's girlfriend, Jackie (Pat Ha), who he had met since childhood. In order to retaliate against Yu-yee, Jackie instigates a plan to elope with Kat-cheung, but they end up in a traffic accident on their way and rolled down a mountain slope where Kat-cheung was rescued by a dead spirit who has entrenched for two decades. Since Jackie failed to elope with Kat-cheung, she moves next door to him instead and calls her cousin, Benjamin (Natalis Chan) to retaliate against Yu-yee, much to the annoyance to Kat-cheung. Aside from battling Jackie, Yu-yee also wishes to seek a breakthrough in her career and spends major efforts pleasing her boss, Big Sister (Tang Pik-wan). Big Sister dearly misses her only daughter, Yuk, who drowned to death twenty years ago and holds a dance party annually to commemorate her. To please her boss, Yu-yee suggests to Big Sister she should plan a ghost marriage for Yuk and Yu-yee is tasked to find a ghost son in-law for Big Sister. As the completion time of her task is getting close, Yu-yee gives her brother's birthday and eight characters of horoscope and a jar of peanut powder posing as bone ashes to Big Sister for the ghost marriage. At the night of the wedding, Kat-cheung unknowingly gets drunk in big sister's mansion and sees Yuk dressed in a wedding dress and having deja vu of meeting Yuk before and spend the night together.

Cast

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  • Jacky Cheung as Kam Kat-cheung
  • Carol Cheng as Madame Kam Yu-yee
  • Maggie Cheung as Yuk
  • Pat Ha as Jackie
  • Tang Pik-wan as Big Sister
  • Natalis Chan as Ben
  • Tai Po as Sasi
  • Fiona Leung as Hostess
  • Yik Kon-ha as Hostess
  • Lee Ching as Hostess
  • Chan Ka-pik as Hostess
  • Anna Ng as Hostess
  • Anthony Tang as Band member
  • David Wu as Band member
  • Charlie Cho as Band member
  • Yeung Yau-ching as Big Sister's short footman
  • Alex Ng as Big Sister's tall footman
  • Rico Chu as Yu-yee's facial man

Music

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Theme song

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Insert theme

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  • The Amorous Mister (公子多情)

Reception

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Critical

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Brns.com rated the film a score of 3.5 out 10 and criticizes its aimless plot, comedy and confusing ending.[1]

Box office

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The film grossed HK$11,480,086 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical1 run from 16 to 29 April 1987.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sister Cupid - Brns.com".
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