The Magnificent Scoundrels
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.
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 情聖 |
| Simplified | 情圣 |
| Mandarin | Qíng Shèng |
| Cantonese | Cing4 Sing3 |
| Directed by | Lee Lik-chi |
| Produced by | Danny Lee Karl Maka |
| Screenplay by | Edward Leung Yiu-ming Lee Lik-chi (李力持) |
| Story by | Wellington Fung Chan kwok-tse Ma Chang-yat |
| Starring | Stephen Chow Teresa Mo Tien Niu Amy Yip Wu Ma Roy Cheung Yuen Wah Mimi Chu Karl Maka Sandra Ng |
| Music by | Richard Lo |
| Cinematography | Abdul Rumjohnn |
| Edited by | Ma Cheung-yiu |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Golden Princess Amusement |
Release date | 10 October 1991 |
Running time | 96 min |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$16,548,021 |
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 accident
- Kwai Chung as Arm-wrestler
- Chan Yuet-yue as One of Master's wives
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External links
- The Magnificent Scoundrels at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Magnificent Scoundrels at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- The Magnificent Scoundrels on IMDb
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