Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
- Directed by
- Wayne Wang
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 4.7 of 10 from 16 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 man is hired as a chauffeur in Hong Kong and gets involved in a series of bizarre and dangerous situations. The film is a black comedy that follows his misadventures through the city.
chaoticabsurdsatiricalfast-pacedoffbeatquirkyirreverent
What happens
Life Is Cheap...But Toilet Paper Is Expensive is a 1989 black comedy film directed by Wayne Wang. The film stars Cheng Wan Kin and John Chan. It won an award at the 1990 Rotterdam International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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