The Midas Touch (2013 film)
The Midas Touch is a 2013 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Andrew Fung and starring Chapman To and Charlene Choi as talent managers.
| The Midas Touch | |
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 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 超級經理人 |
| Simplified | 超级经理人 |
| Mandarin | Chāo Jí Jīng Lǐ Rén |
| Cantonese | Ciu1 Kap1 Ging1 Lei5 Jan4 |
| Directed by | Andrew Fung |
| Produced by | Chan Hing-ka |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Fung Chan Hing-ka Ho Miu-kei Ng Wing-san |
| Story by | Chan Hing-ka |
| Starring | Chapman To Charlene Choi |
| Music by | Eric Kwok Ted Lo |
| Cinematography | Lam Chi-kin |
| Edited by | Yau Chi-wai |
Production company | Emperor Motion Pictures Emperor Film Distribution (Beijing) Emperor (Beijing) Culture Development Letv Pictures |
| Distributed by | Emperor Motion Pictures UA Films |
Release date |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | HK$20 million [2] |
Plot
Successful debt collector Chiu takes pity on a group of wannabe pop starlets when he goes to collect from the agency they are signed with. Naively thinking that he can do a better job in launching their careers, Chiu takes over the company in lieu of the debt but starts to realize he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Hoping that things might change with a strategic approach, he hires experienced talent manager Suen but with money running low and the company on the brink of bankruptcy, a dejected Chiu is soon ready to admit that his Midas touch has run out until a Korean showbiz entity expresses interest in the girls.
Now Chiu has to decide whether he is willing to say goodbye to his investment and, more importantly, to a dream he has come close to achieving.
Cast
- Chapman To as Mak Chiu (麥超)
- Charlene Choi as Suen Mei-mei (孫美美)
- Gao Yunxiang as J-Dragon (劍龍)
- Christie Chen as Peggy (沛堅)
- Alice Li as Nancy (楠楠)
- Una Xie as Dodo (杜頌)
- Jie Zhuang as Marilyn (瑪莉蓮)
- Venus Wong as River (淼淼)
- Angela Hui as Mona (白日夢)
- Jennifer Zhang as Flora (阿花)
- Deep Ng as Beefy (牛河)
- Johnny Choi as Fries (薯條)
- Ryan Lam as Toast (多士)
- Masaki Heung as Salad (沙律)
- Jenny Lau as Winky (陳詠)
Special appearance
- Wong Cho-lam as Gibson
- Gillian Chung as Chinese-Korean policewoman
- He Jiong as Nancy's brother
- Hins Cheung as Robber
- Lo Hoi-pang as Boss Chow (周老闆)
- Yumiko Cheng as Tina
- Stephanie Che as Keung (阿強)
- Louis Cheung as Model agency boss
- 6-Wing as Master Rain (雨雲大師)
- Eric Kwok as Director
- Steven Cheung as Director David Tam (譚大衛)
- Vincy Chan as PR lady
- Tyson Chak as Ben
- Lam Chak-kwan as Master of variety
- Ma Yuk-sing as Action choreographer
- Mani Fok as Mani
- Law Chi-leung as Tony
- Derek Kwok as Peter
- Law Wing-cheung as Film workshop boss
- Nicholas Tse as Himself
Critical response
Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "There is also not enough laugh out loud moments for the film to be a comedy and when it tries for dramatic effects, it feels rather odd."[3]
References
- "超級經理人(The Midas Touch) - UDPower - UDPower 令你享受生活".
- "EMP seeks youth gold with Midas Touch".
- Andrew Chan (12 September 2013). "The Midas Touch". HK Neo Reviews.