It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (1987)
- Original title
- 富貴逼人
- Directed by
- Clifton Ko
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- I
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A dysfunctional Hong Kong family suddenly becomes rich through a lottery win. The comedy follows their chaotic adventures dealing with newfound wealth.
chaoticfreneticfunnylightheartedfast-pacedsillyenergetic
What happens
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (富貴逼人) is a 1987 Hong Kong Chinese New Year film, directed by Clifton Ko. It starred Bill Tung and Lydia Sum as parents of the dysfunctional Piu family. The daughters were played by Elsie Chan, Loletta Lee and Pauline Kwan. The comedy was very popular and the original cast of Tung, Shum, Chan, Lee and Kwan reappeared in its sequels It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World II (富貴再逼人) (1988), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III (富貴再三逼人) (1989) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too (富貴黃金屋) (1992). The plots of the films are all about the family becoming suddenly rich, usually through lotteries. The family also made a cameo appearance in The Banquet (1991). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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