Why Me? (1985 film)
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| Why Me? | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 何必有我 |
| Simplified Chinese | 何必有我 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hé Bì Yǒu Wǒ |
| Jyutping | Ho4 Bit1 Jau2 Ngo2 |
| Directed by | Kent Cheng |
| Screenplay by | Raymond Wong Kent Cheng Philip Cheng |
| Produced by | Raymond Wong |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Kent Cheng Olivia Cheng |
| Edited by | Wong Ming-lam |
| Music by | Chris Babida |
| Distributed by | Cinema City |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$7,060,507 |
Why Me? (何必有我) is a 1985 Hong Kong drama film written, directed by and starring Kent Cheng. The film co-stars Chow Yun-fat and Olivia Cheng. For his performance in the film, Kent Cheng won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Cast
[edit]- Kent Cheng as Fat Cat
- Olivia Cheng as Koko Cheng
- Chow Yun-fat as Mr. Chow
- Lisa Chiao Chiao as Fat Cat's mother
- Paul Chu as Koko's father
- Tien Lie as Koko's mother
- Ouyang Sha-fei as Koko's grandmother
- Karen Chan as Ms. Chan
- Eric Tsang as Eric
- Shing Fui-On as Jackson Ken
- Jamie Luk as Ken's rascal
- Fofo Ma as Ken's rascal
- Kara Hui as Gambler's wife
- Lau Kar-wing as Lion dancer
- Annette Sam as IQ assessor
- Ng Siu-gong as Policeman at Village Wai
- Peter Lai as Police officer
- Wong Yue as Police officer
- Yam Choi-bo as Family Service Dept's staff
- Lung Tin-sang as Family Service Dept's staff
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Awards and nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 5th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Kent Cheng | Won |
| Jury Award | Kent Cheng | Won | |
| 23rd Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lisa Chiao Chiao | Nominated |
External links
[edit]- Why Me? at IMDb
- Why Me? at Rotten Tomatoes
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