Mr. and Mrs. Gambler

Mr. and Mrs. Gambler is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Wong Jing and starring Chapman To and Fiona Sit.

Mr. and Mrs. Gambler
Film poster
Traditional爛賭夫鬥爛賭妻
Simplified烂赌夫斗烂赌妻
MandarinLàn Dǔ Fū Dòu Làn Dǔ Qī
CantoneseLaan6 Dou2 Fu1 Dau3 Laan6 Dou2 Cai1
Directed byWong Jing
Produced byWong Jing
Written byWong Jing
StarringChapman To
Fiona Sit
Music byTang Chi Wai
Ben Chong
CinematographyEdmond Fung
Edited byLee Ka Wing
Production
company
Jing's Movie Production
Distributed byGala Films Distribution
Release date
  • 16 February 2012 (2012-02-16)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$5,827,572

Plot

Manfred and Flora are compulsive gamblers who can gamble on anything 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They meet at a casino in Macau, where they both suffer heavy losses and are held hostage by loan sharks. During their hostage ordeal, they start to have passion for each other. When they meet in Hong Kong again, they finally fall in love and decide to get married. After they marry, their luck turns, and they make great progress in both their career and relationship. They soon give birth to their daughter. With the assistance of a charming producer, Michelle, Manfred gets the chance to take a leading role in a new movie. The Casino Boss, Sam, invites Flora to work for him to chase away the con men. In fact, Michelle and Sam are ex-lovers. Both of them are now attracted by Manfred and Flora’s unique characters and go for them in full strength. Manfred and Flora cannot resist the temptation and decide to get divorced. However, both of them would like to obtain their daughter’s custody rights.

Cast

CastRoleDescription
Chapman ToManfred Shu
舒奇
Suffers from ludomania
Film actor
Won a Best Actor award in Africa
Sister San's son
Flora Cheung's husband
Shu Siu Siu's father
Pursued by Michelle Siu
Competed with Flora Cheung of one week without gambling to win his daughter's custody
Later forfeited out
Father of three children
Acted in Peerless Grandmaster 2012
Fiona SitFlora Cheung
張惠香
Suffers from ludomania
Sam Wong's ex-assistant
Manfred Cheung's wife
Shu Siu Siu's mother
Pursued by Sam Wong
Competed with Manfred Shu of one week without gambling to win her daughter's custody
Canceled divorce later
Mother of three children
Law Kar-yingShu Tak
舒突
Extra actor
Manfred and Shu Ching's father
Shu Siu Siu's grandfather
Mimi ChuPauline CheungFlora Cheung's mother
Shu Siu Siu's grandmother
Sheh Cheuk WingShu Siu Siu
舒小小
Manfred Shu and Flora Cheung's daughter
Michelle HuMichell SiuFilm director
Sam Wong's ex-girlfriend
Invited Manfred Shu to be her film's lead actor
Pursues Manfred Shu
Flora Cheung's love rival
Philip NgSam WongCasino owner
Diamond bachelor
Michelle Siu's ex-girlfriend
Recruited Flora Cheung to fight of swindlers
Pursues Flora Cheung
Manfred Shu's love rival
Wan ChiuChiu Na Sing
超那星
Manfred Shu's friend
Manfred Shu's best man at his wedding
Shu Ching's boyfriend
Zuki LeeShu Ching
舒青
Manfred Shu's younger sister
Chiu Na Sing's girlfriend
Accepted Sam Wong's HK$3 million bribe to betray Manfred Shu
King KongKam Nga Kwai
金牙貴
Debt collector
Elena KongJudge
法官
Ordered Manfred Shu and Flora Cheung to compete against each other for one week without gambling to win their daughter's custody
Bonnie WongSister San
珊姐
Shu Taks' wife
Manfred and Shu Ching's mother
Suffers from alzheimer's disease
Benz HuiCafe owner
Cooperates with Flora Cheung to open another cafe
Harriet YeungVulgarlina
核突縺娜
Flora Cheung's friend
Maria CorderoAunt Ten
十姨
Fortune teller
Offered fortune telling for Flora Cheung
Matt ChowWong Ching Wai
王晶衛
International film director
Beaten up by Michelle Siu's henchmen
Yuen Cheung-yanCrazy guy
Victy WongKam's man
Lee Hung KeiKam's man
Chan Ka KaiFat Girl
Andrew DaszMuscle Guy
Steven DaszWaiter
Lee Kin HingCasino Gambler
Michelle Wai(Cameo)
Wan Kwong(Cameo)
Bernard ChuengDuncanAssistant director
Fong Ho YuenCameraman
Shek Kit WahFat boy
Kevin LuiBest man
Ricky LeeBest man
Lai Tung HongBest man

Theme song

Compulsive Gambling God (爛賭神君)

Sequel

Due to the film's commercial success, director Wong Jing decided to make a sequel, titled Mr. and Mrs Player (爛滾夫鬥爛滾妻) starring Chapman To and Chrissie Chau.[1] The film was released on 12 September 2013.[2]

References

  1. "CHAPMAN TO SLIMS DOWN TO MESS AROUND WITH CHRISSIE CHAU". Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. "cinema.com.my: Movies - Mr. and Mrs. Player". Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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