It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World

Jan 28, 1987

1h 40m

★ 6.9

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

D & B Films

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Trailers

Cast

Uncle Bill

Bill Tung Biu

Aunty Lydia

Lydia Shum Tin-Ha

Smiley Joe

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

May

Elsie Chan Yik-Si

John

David Chiang Da-Wei

Loletta

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Jody

Pauline Kwan

One of Smiley Joe's Friends

Danny Summer

TV Boy

Jimmy Wong Shu-Kei

One of Smiley Joe's Friends

Albert Cheung Miu-Hau

Chan

Teddy Yip Wing-Cho

Mr. Fung

Raymond Fung Sai-Hung

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