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なつかし香港映画:"The Contract"(1978:Hui Brothers)

「なつかしの香港映画ブログ」An unpopular TV personality struggles for a good contract. A Hong Kong comedy movie featuring the Hui brothers and Ellen Lau.

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Cast
1. Sit Chi-man (Michael Hui)
A TV personality who is desperately bad at singing and dancing. He has an eight-year exclusive contract with MTV TV, but has few work.
(The man who made the Hong Kong film world alive after Bruce Lee's death. His comedy film series is popular. He co-starred with Jackie Chan in "The Cannonball Run" (1981) and "Rob-B-Hood" (2006) .)

2. Sit Chi-ying (Ricky Hui)
Chi-man's younger brother. He has a disability in one ear, but he is so familiar with the machine that he develops a "clapping-responsive television". The person he longs for is Edison.
(He co-starred with Jackie Chan in "Project A II" (1987) and "Canton God Father" (1989). Hui Brothers comedy series, "To Hell With The Devil" (1982), "Aces Go Places 3" ( 1984), "Mr. Vampire" (1985), etc.)

3. Chiu Sai-kit (Samuel Hui)
A magician from Singapore. He has been exploited by his manager and is in financial difficulty.
(Originally a singer. He became a big star in the comedy series in which he starred with his brothers, "Aces Go Places" (1982), etc.)

4. Chu Ling-ling (Ellen Lau)
Sai-kit's cute sister. She loves Chi-ying.

5. Ms. Wang (Tiffany Bao)
A new producer of MTV TV. She has lost her health by overwork, uses a wheelchair, and is protected by two bodyguards.

6. King Kong (Cheng Fu-hing)
Bodyguard of the producer. A ferocious big man wearing an "iron claw" in his hand. He chases Chi-man who tries to steal his contract.
(In Jackie Chan's The Fearless Hyena, he comically played an illegal gambler.)

7. Eye-patch man (Yeung Wai)
Bodyguard of the producer. He is a buddy of "King Kong" and is good at using knives.

8. Mrs. Li (Cheng Siu-Ping)
Woman who appears in a quiz show hosted by Chi-man. She aims high prizes at the expense of her "keepsake, pet dog, and husband suffering from illness."
(She played a shoplifter in "The Private Eyes" (1976).)

Scenes
・Clumsy Chi-man
・Terrifying MTV TV that makes producers with poor ratings take "responsibility"
・Quiz show 
・Chi-man dresses as a woman and tries to steal a contract
・Chi-man is chased by a producer's bodyguard
・Magic showdown (Exploiter vs. Sai-kit)
・Invader costume and "Laughter gas"
・TV developed by Chi-ying (device with some defects)

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