Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

Sep 15, 1989

1h 23m

★ 4.7

Overview

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Forever Profit Investment

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive Trailers

Cast

Blind Man

Victor Wong

Pianist

Lo Lieh

Big Boss

Lo Wei

Yat Boon Jai

Spencer Nakasako

Money

Cora Miao

Taxi Driver

Allen Fong

Uncle Cheng

Cheng Kwun-Min

Ex-Red Guard

Lam Chung

Duck Killer

Chan Kim-Wan

The Son-in-Law

John Chan

Punk #2

Ricky Ho Pui-Tung

Kitty

Cinda Hui

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