Horseplay (2014 film)

Horseplay is a 2014 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Lee Chi-ngai and starring Tony Leung, Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film's Cantonese and Mandarin theme song, Why Not Tonight (不如今晚) and The Best Night (最好的夜晚) respectively, was adapted from Henry Mancini's It Had Better Be Tonight with Leung, Cheng and Chen performing. Leung and Chen performed the Mandarin version at the 2014 CCTV Lunar New Year Evening on 30 January 2014.[2][3]

Horseplay
Official poster
Traditional盜馬記
Simplified盗马记
MandarinDào Mǎ Jì
CantoneseDou6 Maa3 Gei3
Directed byLee Chi-ngai
Produced byClaudia Chung
Lee Chi-ngai
Cheung Chi-kwong
Screenplay byLee Chi-ngai
StarringTony Leung
Ekin Cheng
Kelly Chen
Eric Tsang
Wong Cho-lam
Music byYouki Yamomoto
CinematographyWade Muller
Edited byShirley Yip
Production
company
Edko Films
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Bona Film Group
United Filmmakers Organisation
Distributed byEdko Films
Release date
  • 27 March 2014 (2014-03-27)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeUS$565,869[1]

Plot

While interviewing for a relics smuggling case in London, television hostess Ha Mui (Kelly Chen) meets multi-faced thief Nine-Tailed Fox (Tony Leung) and washed out police detective Cheung Ho (Ekin Cheng). One wants to reveal the truth, one wants to steal the "Tang dynasty Pottery Horse" and one wants to bring criminals to justice. The three of them have different goals, but they must work together to acquire the pottery. Meanwhile, Nine-Tailed Fox is being hunted down by an old enemy and must evade capture. What will be the final outcome?

Cast
  • Tony Leung Ka-fai as Lee Tan (李旦), known as the Nine-Tailed Fox (九尾狐), a multi-faced thief
  • Ekin Cheng as Cheung Ho (張浩), a police officer and Ha Mui's boyfriend
  • Kelly Chen as Ha Mui (夏梅), a television hostess
  • Eric Tsang as Mr. Round (尚環), an antique appraisal expert
  • Wong Cho-lam as Tung Yin (董燕), an antique appraisal expert and Heung's junior
  • Wang Ziyi as Butch, Lee Tan's apprentice
  • Wang Shuo as Chen Jun (陳俊)
  • Mandy Lieu as Twin assassins
  • Liu Kai-chi as Officer Wong (黃Sir), Cheung's ex-superior
  • Stephanie Che as Eva Lam (林綺華), a television hostess and Ha's friend
  • Luisa Maria Leitão as Ping (萍), host of the "Star Trackers"
  • Jeannie Chan as Lee Tan's daughter
  • Martin Goga as main dancer
  • Predrag Bjelac as Gypsy King, owner of an attraction at the Amusement Park in Prague.

Production

Horseplay was filmed on location in Prague and London.[2] While filming a motorcycle crashing scene, Tony Leung encountered an accident where he fractured three rib bones. Due to his injury, Leung, who was scheduled to film his first TVB series Line Walker, had to withdraw from the series.[4][5]

Theme song
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References
  1. "HORSEPLAY". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. "《盜馬記》MV再現梁家輝陳慧琳春晚合唱".
  3. "KELLY CHEN AND TONY LEUNG KA FAI PERFORM ON CCTV LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENT".
  4. "Tony Leung fractured 3 rib bones, unable to pay TVB's "debt"".
  5. "Michael Miu and Raymond Lam Fight Corruption in 'The Apostle'".
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