The Eighth Happiness (1988)
- Original title
- 八星報喜
- Directed by
- Johnnie To
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 17 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
Three brothers each meet the woman they will marry after their home phone line breaks. The film follows their romantic misadventures as they try to win over their respective love interests.
lightheartedhumorousupbeatwhimsicalchaoticplayfulbreezyromantic
What happens
The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and starring an ensemble cast of Chow Yun-fat, Raymond Wong, Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Fung Bo Bo and Fennie Yuen. It was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. The film centers around three brothers Fong Kim-long (Chow Yun-fat), Fong Kim-fai (Raymond Wong Pak-ming) and Fong Kim-sang (Jacky Cheung). One day, their telephone line failed, they meet their future wife because of this incident. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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