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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World

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Bill, a TV news reporter, tries to make ends meet to support himself, his wife and three daughters in urban Hong Kong. In the mist of the misadventures of Bill and his family, their luck and lives ultimately change when Bill's wife suddenly wins the lottery.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.81/10

Release Date

28 January 1987

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Bill Tung Biu

Bill Tung Biu

Uncle Bill

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Aunty Lydia

Eric Tsang

Eric Tsang

Smiley Joe

Elsie Chan Yik-Si

Elsie Chan Yik-Si

May

David Chiang Da-Wei

David Chiang Da-Wei

John

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Loletta

Pauline Kwan

Pauline Kwan

Jody

Danny Summer

Danny Summer

One of Smiley Joe's Friends

Jimmy Wong Shu-Kei

Jimmy Wong Shu-Kei

TV Boy

Albert Cheung Miu-Hau

Albert Cheung Miu-Hau

One of Smiley Joe's Friends

Teddy Yip

Teddy Yip

Chan

Raymond Fung Sai-Hung

Raymond Fung Sai-Hung

Mr. Fung

Leung Shan

Leung Shan

Miss Lui Mor

Bertha Ngai Yee Ching

Bertha Ngai Yee Ching

Loletta's Classmate

Hui Ying-Ying

Hui Ying-Ying

Bill's Neighbor

Cheng Siu-Ping

Cheng Siu-Ping

Auntie Nam

Hui Fan

Hui Fan

TV Boy's Mother

陳丹娜

陳丹娜

Leung Hak-Shun

Leung Hak-Shun

Sam

Catherine Lau Ga-Wai

Catherine Lau Ga-Wai

董學良

董學良

Hoh Lin-Sang

Hoh Lin-Sang

Kingman Cho

Kingman Cho

Au Yeung-Hung

Au Yeung-Hung

Sam Hui Chi-Ho

Sam Hui Chi-Ho

Poon An-Ying

Poon An-Ying

Bill's Neighbor

Derek Wan Man-Kit

Derek Wan Man-Kit

Muscle Guy in Dream

Clifton Ko Chi-Sum

Clifton Ko Chi-Sum

Bill's Colleague

Charine Chan Ka-Ling

Charine Chan Ka-Ling

Jody's Teacher

Zeny Kwok Sin-Yu

Zeny Kwok Sin-Yu

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