Headlines (2001 film)

Headlines
Headlines
	Film poster
Traditional	頭號人物
Simplified	头号人物
Mandarin	Toū Hào Rén Wù
Cantonese	Tau4 Hou6 Jan4 Mat6
Directed by	Leo Heung
Written by	So Man-sing; Yu Wing-chuen; Fan Yau-man
Produced by	Nam Yin; David Lam
Starring	Emil Chau; Maggie Cheung; Daniel Wu; [zh]; Wayne Lai
Cinematography	Ross Clarkson
Edited by	Chan Kei-hop
Music by	Mak Chun Hung
Production; companies	Nam Yin Production; Sundy Production
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group
Release date	11 January 2001;
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Headlines is a 2001 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Leo Heung and starring Emil Chau, Maggie Cheung, Daniel Wu, [zh] and Wayne Lai. This film revolves around the Hong Kong press.^[1]

Plot[]

Headlines tells the story of three reporters. Peter Wong (Daniel Wu), make his best efforts to overcome his lack of experience, he tracks down a story involving a young girl (Grace Yip) who is raising her two brothers on her own... Joey (Maggie Cheung) willing to overcome the difficulties of her job, end up she gets involved with a young triad Ho Wai-keung (Oscar Leung) while trying to write a story about him... Sorrow Chan (Emil Chau), a veteran reporter investigates a jewel robbery that involves one of his policeman friends, officer Mak Chun-hang (Wayne Lai)... The three reporters encounter situations which cause them to reevaluate their professions.

Cast and roles[]

Emil Chau as Sorrow Chan
Maggie Cheung as Joey
Daniel Wu as Peter Wong
[zh] as Yuen Chi-wai
Wayne Lai as Officer Mak Chun-hang
Oscar Leung as Ho Wai-keung
Simon Lui as Yang
Rainbow Ching as Miss Wong
Benny Li as Ben Wong
Lee Wai-kei as Kwok
David Lam as Elvis Mok
Michael Tsui as Ricky Chan
Eddie Chan as Mr. Light
Hui Fan as Keung's granny
Tam Kon-chung as Bodyguard

References[]

^ "Headlines at Hong Kong Cinemagic".

External links[]

Headlines at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Headlines at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Headlines at IMDb

[1] "Headlines at Hong Kong Cinemagic".

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