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The Contract
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The Contract

Aug 2, 1978
1h 36m
★ 7.0

Overview

Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money. Since he cannot start working for the new company because of his current 8-year contract with MTV, he and his scientist-aspiring brother (Ricky Hui), with the help of magician Shih-Chieh (Sam Hui), attempt to steal the contract from his ruthless manager.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

The Contract Trailers

Cast

Michael Hui Koon-Man

Sit Chi Man

Michael Hui Koon-Man

Sam Hui

Chu Sai Kit

Sam Hui

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying

Sit Chi Ying

Ricky Hui Koon-Ying

Tiffany Bao Chui-Ling

Ms. Wang

Tiffany Bao Chui-Ling

Ellen Lau Guen-Guen

Chu Ling Ling

Ellen Lau Guen-Guen

Yeung Wai

Ms. Wang's Eye-patch Assistant

Yeung Wai

Cheng Fu-Hung

King Kong

Cheng Fu-Hung

Russell Cawthorne

Guru

Russell Cawthorne

Chan Ging-Cheung

MTV Chairman

Chan Ging-Cheung

Cheng Siu-Ping

Mrs Li

Cheng Siu-Ping

Gwong Gwan-Lang

Mr. Kuang

Gwong Gwan-Lang

Lee Pang-Fei

Cat TV manager

Lee Pang-Fei

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