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Release Date
12 Sep, 1998
Runtime
01:34: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
Director Alfred Cheung (Her Fatal Ways) skewers contemporary Hong Kong in the hilarious satire The Extra! Alfred Cheung stars as an unemployed film extra who considers employment in a bawdy Category III film to make ends meet. The truth is he'd rather not participate in something so sordid, but with the Asian Financial Crisis casting a threatening shadow over 1998 Hong Kong, a guy has to do what's necessary just to survive! And if that means sacrificing a little pride - or even baring some skin - then so be it! Thanks to its uncommon script, The Extra manages to take Hong Kong film industry and use it as a springboard for an intelligent and satirical take on the greater problems facing average Hong Kong citizens. Plus it makes time for laughs, and features a galaxy of familiar Hong Kong Cinema names, including Christine Ng, Simon Lui, Law Ka Ying, Almen Wong Pui Ha, and Francis Ng.
Original Title
失業特工隊
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Actors
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
吳鎮宇
羅家英
Christine Ng
May Law Koon-Lan
Almen Wong Pui-Ha
Simon Lui Yu-Yeung
Karen Tong Bo-Yue
John Ching Tung
黃子揚
Mang Hoi
吳志雄
Joe Cheung Tung-cho
李兆基
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
Raven Choi Yip-San
Conroy Chan
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