The Magnificent Scoundrels

The Magnificent Scoundrels
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Traditional Chinese	情聖
Simplified Chinese	情圣
Hanyu Pinyin	Qíng Shèng
Jyutping	Cing4 Sing3
Directed by	Lee Lik-chi
Screenplay by	Edward Leung Yiu-ming Lee Lik-chi (李力持)
Story by	Wellington Fung Chan kwok-tse Ma Chang-yat
Produced by	Danny Lee Karl Maka
Starring	Stephen Chow Teresa Mo Tien Niu Amy Yip Wu Ma Roy Cheung Yuen Wah Mimi Chu Karl Maka Sandra Ng
Cinematography	Abdul Rumjohnn
Edited by	Ma Cheung-yiu
Music by	Richard Lo
Production companies	Magnum Films Cinema City & Films Co. Cinema City Enterprises
Distributed by	Golden Princess Amusement
Release date	10 October 1991 (1991-10-10)
Running time	96 min
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$16,548,021

The Magnificent Scoundrels (情聖) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-chi and starring Stephen Chow, Teresa Mo, Tien Niu, Amy Yip, Wu Ma, Roy Cheung, Yuen Wah and Mimi Chu, with special appearances by Karl Maka and Sandra Ng.

Plot

Romeo (Stephen Chow) is a mediocre con artist who crosses paths with Betsy Kwan (Teresa Mo), a fellow con artist. Together they impersonate various people and create numerous schemes to make money. Meanwhile, gangsters are making a scheme of their own.

Cast and roles

• Stephen Chow as Romeo / Ching Sing
• Teresa Mo as Betsy Kwan
• Tien Niu as Ping
• Amy Yip as Apple / Bor-bor
• Wu Ma as Fatt
• Roy Cheung as Brother Tai-te
• Yuen Wah as Brother Wah
• Mimi Chu as Black magic master
• Karl Maka as Master (special appearance)
• Sandra Ng as Jenny Chen (special appearance)
• Gabriel Wong as Driver in car crash
• Kwai Chung as Arm-wrestler
• Chan Yuet-yue as One of Master's wives

External links

• The Magnificent Scoundrels at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Magnificent Scoundrels at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• The Magnificent Scoundrels at IMDb