In Hong Kong 1969, private investigation agency boss Man is investigating an extra marital case. With his two employees, the smart looking idiot Kit and the Hong Kong Columbia Radio Night School graduate Pufferfish, he follows the target Lascar Row. The trio stumbles into an antique shop and breaks many antiques in the store. The cheap Man force Kit and Pufferfish to take responsibility. Kit wisely makes Pufferfish take sole responsibility. The dumb Pufferfish helpless buys the pile of shattered antiques with his own money. In the pieces he finds a broken magic lamp...
Acting
Lau Ching-wan's committed idiocy as cheap boss Man
Writing
Wai Ka-Fai's rapid-fire Cantonese wordplay
Director
Wai Ka-Fai
Cecilia Cheung
Harmy Bobo
Sean Lau Ching-wan
Director Man
Louis Koo
Sam
Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
Fugu
Francis Ng Chun-Yu
Kin
Christy Chung Lai-Tai
Jane Lam
Charlene Choi Chuek-Yin
Chopstick Sister
Gillian Chung
Chopstick Sister
Michael Hui Koon-Man
Grand Wizard
Tats Lau Yee-Tat
Chicken Thief
Eric Kot Man-Fai
Muo, Street Cleaner
Edmond So Chi-Wai
Mr. Cheung
Winnie Lau Siu-Wai
Mrs. Cheung
Ronnie Cheung Ho-Lung
Kenny Kwan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Milkyway Image's 2000s comedy streak, this film parodies classic Hong Kong 'lucky fool' tropes while mocking the 1969 setting's colonial pretensions.
The antique shop scene was filmed in a real Sheung Wan store; the broken pieces were budget props that accidentally looked too valuable, causing actual panic during filming.
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