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| Directed by | Chi-Ngai Lee |
| Written by | Chi-Ngai Lee, Aubrey Lam Oi-wah, Yuen Sai-seng |
| Produced by | Chi-Ngai Lee |
| Cinematography | Bill Wong Chung-biu |
Production company | |
Heaven Can't Wait (Chinese: 救世神棍) is a 1995 Hong Kong satirical comedy film directed by Lee Chi-Ngai.
Plot
[edit]Cast
[edit]- Tony Leung Chiu-wai — a charismatic conman
- Jordan Chan — a naive young drifter
- Karen Mok — an ambitious television personality
Production
[edit]The film features around twenty cameos, ranging from Law Kar-ying to Anita Yuen.[1] This was co-writer Aubrey Lam Oi-wah's first screenwriting credit.[2] It employed sync sound recording, an uncommon feature in Hong Kong films at the time.[1]
Reception
[edit]Paul Fonoroff for the South China Morning Post wrote that while the technical elements were strong, the screenplay delivered an obvious take on the media and politics of Hong Kong. He wrote, "the trio [of main characters] cover territory previously trod by Network, Forrest Gump, and Being There, flitting from theme to theme without adequately exploring any one of them."[1]
United Filmmakers Organization is a defunct film production company. In the 1990s, it was considered one of the most successful movie companies in Hong Kong.[1]
Paul Fonoroff wrote, "Over the past few years, the group of young, largely overseas-educated film-makers has created an array of work endowing Cantonese cinema with a certain yuppie, middlebrow sensibility."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Fonoroff, Paul (August 4, 1995). "This one can wait". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Scott, Mathew (November 12, 2003). "STRAIGHT SHOOTER". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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