Perfect Match (1989 film)

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Perfect Match
Film poster

Traditional Chinese	最佳男朋友
Simplified Chinese	最佳男朋友

Hanyu Pinyin	Zuì Jiā Nán Péng Yǒu
Jyutping	Zeoi3 Gaai1 Naam4 Pang4 Yau2


Directed by	Dennis Chan
Screenplay by	Wong Jing
Produced by	Wong Jing
Starring	Andy Lau George Lam Carol Cheng Ellen Chan David Wu
Cinematography	Gigo Lee
Edited by	Robert Choi
Music by	Joseph Chan
Production company	Win's Movie Production
Distributed by	Win's Entertainment
Release date	17 March 1989 (1989-03-17)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK11,583,955

Perfect Match (in Chinese 最佳男朋友) is a 1989 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Dennis Chan and starring Andy Lau, George Lam and Carol Cheng.

Plot

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In the boardrooms and hallways of the fiercely competitive "Lok's Toy Company", where employees vie for the top management position while trading verbal barbs and romantic overtures. According to the passed director of the Lok's Toy Company, his properties were divided to his niece Lok Ka Kei and nephew Lok Ka Sing. However, Sing's share will be temporarily held by Kei until she marries. Sing then sends his followers to date Kei and hopes she will soon get married. However, all of them fail because Kei falls in love with the company's chief designer Peter Lai. Finally, after solving certain misunderstandings, Sing realizes his fault and decides to run the business on his own.

Cast

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Andy Lau as Lok Ka Sing
George Lam as Peter Lai
Carol Cheng as Lok Ka Kei
Ellen Chan as Salina
David Wu as David Shek
Meg Lam as Mrs. Peter Lai
Shing Fui-On as Joseph
Manfred Wong as Ka Wei
Yiu Yau Hung as Q
Wai Kei Shun as Uncle Chu
Chingmy Yau as Gynaecologist
Soh Hang-suen as Mrs. Lam
Natalis Chan as Security guard
Wong Jing as Security guard
Charlie Cho as Security guard
Lo Fan as Guest at Mr. Lok's funeral
Dennis Chan as Dr. Dennis Kwong
Alex Ng as Chauffeur Sing
Frankie Chan as Muscle customer of hawker stall
Jim James as Funeral attendee
Ernest Mauser as Funeral attendee

Box office

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The film grossed HK11,583,955 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 17 March to 12 April 1989 in Hong Kong.

External links

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Perfect Match at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Perfect Match at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Perfect Match at IMDb

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Filmography
Films directed	Wits of the Brats (1984, also writer) 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)
Films written	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)
Films produced only	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)

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