The Romancing Star II
1988 Hong Kong film
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Traditional Chinese | 精裝追女仔之2 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 精装追女仔之2 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Wong Jing | ||||||||||
Screenplay by | Wong Jing | ||||||||||
Produced by | Wallace Cheung | ||||||||||
Starring | Andy Lau Eric Tsang Natalis Chan Stanley Fung Lo Hoi-pang Wong Jing Carina Lau Elizabeth Lee Ngan Ning Wong Wan-sze Chow Yun-fat | ||||||||||
Cinematography | David Choi | ||||||||||
Edited by | Robert Choi | ||||||||||
Music by | Sherman Chow | ||||||||||
Production companies | Win's Movie Production Movie Impact | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Win's Entertainment Gala Film Distribution Limited | ||||||||||
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Running time | 102 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$17,096,271 |
The Romancing Star II (Chinese: 精裝追女仔之2) is a 1988 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Eric Tsang, Natalis Chan and Stanley Fung. Chow Yun-fat, the star of the film's precedent The Romancing Star, makes a brief cameo in the opening scene. The film was later followed by The Romancing Star III released in the following year.
Plot
Lau Pei collaborates with his friends to film a drama series to impress his crush Po-chu, but the drama series leads to unexpected levels of popularity.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Lau Pei
- Eric Tsang as Silver / Mocking Face
- Natalis Chan as Tony / Traffic Light
- Stanley Fung as Ken Lau
- Lo Hoi-pang as Mr. Chow
- Wong Jing as Simon Hand
- Carina Lau as Fong Fong
- Elizabeth Lee as Ching Po-chu
- Ngan Ning as Ka-yin
- Wong Wan-sze as Sister 13
- Chow Yun-fat as Fred Wong / Big Mouth Fat (cameo)
- Alan Tam as himself in lift (cameo)
- Michael Lai as Mr. Lai
- Cheng Gwan-min
- Ben Wong
- Charlie Cho as Mr. Tsang
- Yu Mo-lin as Lady in phone booth (red dress)
- Manfred Wong as Furniture mover's boss
- Lam Fai-wong as man in toilet (cameo)
- Lily Ng as Simon's lover
- Mak Wai-cheung as CID at bank
- William Ho as Mickey in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
- Victor Hon as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
- Thomas Sin as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
- Tony Tam as Gangster boss at hawker stall
- Chun Kwai-po as Gangster at hawker stall
- Chang Sing-kwong as Gangster at hawker stall
- Leung Hak-shun as Councillor Sze To Ming
- Cheung Kwok-wah as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral (cameo)
- Mak Hiu-wai as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral
- Yip Seung-wah as Compere
- Mau Kin-tak as Channel 8 TV's staff
- Shirley Kwan as Woman at Brother Lung's funeral
- Sherman Wong as Chow TV's production staff
- Lee Chuen-hau as Chow TV's interviewee
- Fan Chin-hung as gangster at hawker stall
Theme songs
- Flaming Red Lips (烈焰紅唇)
- Composer: Anthony Lun
- Lyricist: Calvin Poon
- Singer: Anita Mui
- Sunshine Big Clearance Sale (陽光大減價)
- Composer: Michael Leeson, Peter Vale
- Lyricist: Lo Wing-keung
- Singer: Bennett Pang
Box office
The film grossed HK$17,096,271 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 January to 10 February 1988 in Hong Kong.
See also
External links
- The Romancing Star II at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Romancing Star II at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- The Romancing Star II at IMDb
- Romancing Star II at Rotten Tomatoes
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Films by Wong Jing
- The Magic Crystal (1986, also writer)
- The Romancing Star (1987, also writer)
- The Romancing Star II (1988, also writer)
- The Crazy Companies (1988, also writer)
- How to Pick Girls Up! (1988, also writer)
- The Crazy Companies II (1988, also writer)
- Casino Raiders (1989, also writer)
- Crocodile Hunter (1989, aslo writer and produced)
- God of Gamblers (1989, also writer)
- God of Gamblers II (1990, also writer)
- God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991, also writer)
- Dances with Dragon (1991, also writer)
- The Last Blood (1991)
- Tricky Brains (1991, also writer)
- Casino Tycoon (1992, also writer and produced)
- Casino Tycoon 2 (1992, also writer and produced)
- Royal Tramp (1992, also writer)
- Royal Tramp II (1992, also writer)
- City Hunter (1993, also writer)
- Fight Back to School III (1993, also writer)
- Future Cops (1993, also writer)
- Holy Weapon (1993)
- Last Hero in China (1993, also writer)
- Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993)
- Perfect Exchange (1993, also writer)
- Kung Fu Cult Master (1993, also writer)
- The New Legend of Shaolin (1994, also writer)
- Hail the Judge (1994, also writer)
- Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994, also writer and produced)
- God of Gamblers Returns (1994, also writer)
- High Risk (1995, also writer and produced)
- The Saint of Gamblers (1995, also writer and produced)
- God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1997, also writer and produced)
- We're No Bad Guys (1997, also writer)
- A True Mob Story (1998, also writer and produced)
- The Conman (1998, also writer and produced)
- The Conmen in Vegas (1999, also writer and producer)
- The Tricky Master (1999, also writer and produced)
- Prince Charming (1999, also writer and producer)
- Love Me, Love My Money (2001, also writer and produced)
- The Spy Dad (2003, also writer and produced)
- Moving Targets (2004, also writer and produced)
- Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004, also writer and produced)
- Kung Fu Mahjong (2005, also writer and produced)
- Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005, also writer and produced)
- My Kung-Fu Sweetheart (2006, also writer and produced)
- My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (2008, also producer)
- I Corrupt All Cops (2009, also writer and produced)
- On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009, also writer and produced)
- To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009, also writer and produced)
- Black Ransom (2010, also writer and produced)
- Future X-Cops (2010, also writer)
- Men Suddenly in Love (2011, also writer and produced)
- Treasure Inn (2011, also writer)
- Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011, also produced)
- Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)
- Marrying Mr. Perfect (2012)
- The Last Tycoon (2012, also writer)
- Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013, also writer and produced)
- From Vegas to Macau (2014, also writer)
- From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
- From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
- Mission Milano (2016)
- Chasing the Dragon (2017, also writer and produced)
- Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019, also writer and produced)
- Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021, also writer and produced)
- New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 (2022, also writer and producer)
- New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 (2022, also writer and producer)
- Dreadnaught (1981)
- Treasure Hunters (1981)
- Legend of a Fighter (1982)
- Shaolin Prince (1983)
- New Tales of the Flying Fox (1984)
- The Seventh Curse (1986, also produced)
- Evil Cat (1987)
- The Dragon Family (1988)
- Perfect Match (1989, also produced)
- The Romancing Star III (1989, also produced)
- The Fortune Code (1990)
- No Risk, No Gain (1990, also produced)
- The Banquet (1991)
- Naked Killer (1992, also produced)
- Raped by an Angel (1993)
- Flying Dagger (1993)
- My Father Is a Hero (1995)
- Satan Returns (1996)
- Raped by an Angel 2: The Uniform Fan (1998)
- Century of the Dragon (1999, also produced)
- The Duel (2000, also produced)
- The Wesley's Mysterious File (2001, also produced)
- Naked Weapon (2002, also produced)
- Slim till Dead (2005, also produced)
- Set Up (2005, also produced)
- Wo Hu (2006, also produced)
- The Lady Iron Chef (2007, also produced)
- The Vampire Who Admires Me (2008, also produced)
- Naked Soldier (2012, also produced)
- Enter the Fat Dragon (2020, also produced)
- 100 Ways to Murder Your Wife (1986)
- Lee Rock (1991)
- Lee Rock II (1991)
- Fight Back to School (1991)
- Millionaire Cop (1993)
- A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)
- Young and Dangerous (1996)
- Forbidden City Cop (1996)
- Sex and Zen II (1996)
- Ebola Syndrome (1996)
- Sex and Zen III (1998)
- Haunted Mansion (1998)
- Your Place or Mine! (1999)
- Fist Power (2000)
- Conman in Tokyo (2000)
- Hong Kong Bronx (2008)
- The Underdog Knight (2008)
- Sakra (2023)