Why Me? (1985 film)

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.

Why Me?
Film poster
Traditional何必有我
Simplified何必有我
MandarinHé Bì Yǒu Wǒ
CantoneseHo4 Bit1 Jau2 Ngo2
Directed byKent Cheng
Produced byRaymond Wong
Screenplay byRaymond Wong
Kent Cheng
Philip Cheng
StarringChow Yun-fat
Kent Cheng
Olivia Cheng
Music byChris Babida
Edited byWong Ming-lam
Distributed byCinema City
Release date
29 October 1985 (1985-10-29)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$7,060,507

Cast

  • 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
  • Tanny Tien 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 Woman whose husband gambles
  • Lau Kar-wing as Man doing lion dance
  • Annette Sam as IQ assessor
  • Ng Siu-gong as Policeman at Village Wai
  • Peter Lai as Police officer
  • Wong Yue as Police office
  • Yam Choi-bo as Family Service Dept's staff
  • Lung Tin-sang as Family Service Dept's staff

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
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
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