Why Me? (1985 film)
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Why Me? | |
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Traditional | 何必有我 |
Simplified | 何必有我 |
Mandarin | Hé Bì Yǒu Wǒ |
Cantonese | Ho4 Bit1 Jau2 Ngo2 |
Directed by | Kent Cheng |
Screenplay by | Raymond Wong Kent Cheng Philip Cheng |
Produced by | Raymond Wong |
Starring | Chow Yun-fat Kent Cheng Olivia Cheng |
Edited by | Wong Ming-lam |
Music by | Chris Babida |
Distributed by | Cinema City |
Release date | 29 October 1985 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | HK$7,060,507 |
Why Me? (何必有我) is a 1985 Hong Kong drama film written, directed by and starring Kent Cheng. The film co-stars Chow Yun-fat and Olivia Cheng. For his performance in the film, Kent Cheng won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Cast[]
- Kent Cheng as Fat Cat
- Olivia Cheng as Koko Cheng
- Chow Yun-fat as Mr. Chow
- Lisa Chiao Chiao as Fat Cat's mother
- Paul Chu as Koko's father
- as Koko's mother
- Ouyang Sha-fei as Koko's grandmother
- Karen Chan as Ms. Chan
- Eric Tsang as Eric
- Shing Fui-On as Jackson Ken
- Jamie Luk as Ken's rascal
- Fofo Ma as Ken's rascal
- Kara Hui as Woman whose husband gambles
- Lau Kar-wing as Man doing lion dance
- Annette Sam as IQ assessor
- Ng Siu-gong as Policeman at Village Wai
- Peter Lai as Police officer
- Wong Yue as Police office
- Yam Choi-bo as Family Service Dept's staff
- Lung Tin-sang as Family Service Dept's staff
Awards and nominations[]
Awards and nominations | |||
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Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
5th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Kent Cheng | Won |
Jury Award | Kent Cheng | Won | |
23rd Golden Horse Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Lisa Chiao Chiao | Nominated |
External links[]
- Why Me? at IMDb
- Why Me? at Rotten Tomatoes
Categories:
- 1985 films
- Hong Kong films
- Hong Kong drama films
- 1985 drama films
- Cantonese-language films
- Films about mental disability
- Films set in Hong Kong
- Films shot in Hong Kong
- Films directed by Kent Cheng
- 1980s Hong Kong film stubs