Vulgaria
Vulgaria (Chinese: 低俗喜劇) is a 2012 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung.[1]
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| Directed by | Pang Ho-cheung |
| Produced by | Pang Ho-cheung Subi Liang |
| Screenplay by | Pang Ho-cheung Lam Chiu-wing Luk Yee-sum |
| Starring | Chapman To Ronald Cheng Dada Chan Fiona Sit |
| Music by | Alan Wong Janet Yung |
| Edited by | Wenders Li |
Production company | Making Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Golden Scene Co. Ltd |
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Running time | 92 mins. |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | HK$8,000,000 |
| Box office | HK$30,069,986 |
The film won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award.[2]
Plot
Struggling movie producer To Wai-cheung (Chapman To) is hardly able to make alimony payments to his ex-wife (Kristal Tin), and yet his daughter Jacqueline hopes to one day sees him being interviewed by TVB so she can show her schoolmates her father is a real movie producer. In order to fulfill his daughter's dream, through his best buddy Lui (Simon Lui) he meets Tyrannosaurus (Ronald Cheng), a Guangxi based triad head and a movie investor with a peculiar taste. Tyrannosaurus takes the duo out to a dinner full of weird dishes. He wants a remake of his favorite film, the 1976 Shaw Brothers sex scorcher Confession of a Concubine, to be renamed as Confessions of Two Concubines, but only if Siu Yam-yam reprises her original starring role. As Siu Yam-yam is unwilling to act naked at her present age, To has to hire Popping Candy (Dada Chen), with whom he has oral sex, as Siu’s body double. Worse still, To and Liu, who refuse to eat the dishes before them, are told by Tyrannosaurus that the deal can be sealed only if they have sex with a mule.
Cast
- Chapman To as To Wai-cheung, a movie producer
- Ronald Cheng as Brother Tyrannosaurus
- Dada Chan as Popping Candy
- Fiona Sit as Quin, To's assistant
- Matt Chow as Blackie Tat, a movie director
- Lawrence Cheng as university professor Cheng
- Simon Lui as Lui Wing-shing, To's best friend
- Lam Suet as Tyranosaurus' henchman
- Siu Yam-yam as herself
- Hiro Hayama as himself
- Nora Miao as Miss Cheung
- Vincent Kuk as CEO of Playboy
- Kristal Tin as Barrister Tsang Lai-fong, To's ex-wife
- Miriam Yeung as investigator Leung
- Jim Chim as Firearm Lau
- Mak Ling-ling as hypnotist
Critical reception
Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter said, "Fully living up to its title, Vulgaria is Hong Kong comedy at its breeziest and most communicative."[3]
Richard Kuipers of Variety said, "Freewheeling pic, helmed by the prolific Pang Ho-cheung scores more hits than misses and, deep down, has a warm heart that bobs up nicely in the closing stages."[4]
References
- James Marsh (4 July 2012). "Sexy Nurses Sell Movie Tickets! New VULGARIA Poster". Twitch. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- "Vulgaria: Filmart Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 March 2012.
- "Vulgaria". Variety. 24 July 2012.
External links
- Vulgaria at IMDb
- Vulgaria at Rotten Tomatoes