• Source: The Yuppie Fantasia

      • The Yuppie Fantasia is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Gordon Chan, and storied, produced by and starring Lawrence Cheng based on the hit radio series of the same name created by Cheng and Chan Hing-ka for RTHK in 1986 which also starred Cheng. The film was followed by two sequels, titled Brief Encounter in Shinjuku released in 1990, and The Yuppie Fantasia 3 released in 2017.


      Plot


      Thirty-two year old Leung Foon (Lawrence Cheng) has been married for seven years, but looking back at his marital life, Foon and his wife Ann (Carol Cheng) seems to only have endless conflict. At the same time, while being shrouded under his more successful wife, Foon's self esteem is gradually hoarding day by day. Deciding to love a life being true man, Foon separates from Ann, channeling into the prelude of divorce.
      Having just started a life of semi-freedom, Foon becomes intimate with his colleague's lover, Cora (Sheren Tang), in front of Ann due to a misunderstanding. Not long after, Leung gets a new tough boss in Mrs. Lam (Cherie Chung). Although stressful working under Mrs. Lam, Foon also cultivates subtle feelings with Lam. While still in an ambiguous relationship with Mrs. Lam, Foon's ex-girlfriend, Jenny (Elizabeth Lee), also comes back. Foon takes her in for kindness but not knowing that his career has reached rock bottom after his wife left him.


      Cast


      Lawrence Cheng as Leung Foon (梁寬), the main protagonist
      Carol Cheng as Ann Hui (許鞍華), Foon's wife
      Cherie Chung as Mrs. Lam (林太), Foon's superior
      Sibelle Hu as Kwai, Pierre's wife
      Elizabeth Lee as Jenny, Foon's first love
      Leila Chow as Fung (阿鳳), Q Tai-long's wife
      Sheren Tang as Cora, Pierre's lover
      Peter Lau as Pierre (大古惑), Foon's friend
      Manfred Wong as Q Tai-long (Q太郎), Foon's friend
      Fei Fook
      Alfred Cheung as Mr. Lam (林生), Mrs. Lam's ex-husband
      Yip Hon-leung as Ronald, Ann's boss
      Tung Nam
      Lawrence Lau as Johnson, Ann's assistant
      Chan Sau-hin
      Kirk Wong as Solicitor Wong Yu-nam (黃與南律師)
      Michael Lai as Insurance boss
      Paul Chun as Mr. Chan (陳生), Ann's boyfriend
      Vivian Chow as Fei-fei (菲菲), an admirer of Foon
      Wong Man-piu as Real estate agent


      Theme song


      The Brink in the Dream (夢裡邊緣)
      Composer: Lowell Lo
      Lyricist: Susan Tang
      Singer: Jacky Cheung


      Box office


      The film grossed HK$16,053,507 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 20 May to 21 June 1989.


      Accolades




      Home media




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      References




      External links


      The Yuppie Fantasia at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
      The Yuppie Fantasia at Hong Kong Cinemagic
      The Yuppie Fantasia at IMDb

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