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The Contract
72%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
The Contract (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Contract (1978) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perfo… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Contract 72% (18 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money. Since he cannot start working for the new company because of his current 8-year contract with MTV, he and his scientist-aspiring brother (Ricky Hui), with the help of magician Shih-Chieh (Sam Hui), attempt to steal the contract from his ruthless manager.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-08-02
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 198549
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What is The Contract about?
Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Contract?
The official runtime for The Contract is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Michael Hui Koon-Man
Sit Chi Man
Sam Hui
Chu Sai Kit
Ricky Hui Koon-Ying
Sit Chi Ying
Tiffany Bao Chui-Ling
Ms. Wang
Ellen Lau Guen-Guen
Chu Ling Ling
Yeung Wai
Ms. Wang's Eye-patch Assistant
Cheng Fu-Hung
King Kong
- R
Russell Cawthorne
Guru
Chan Ging-Cheung
MTV Chairman
Cheng Siu-Ping
Mrs Li
- G
Gwong Gwan-Lang
Mr. Kuang
Lee Pang-Fei
Cat TV manager
Chin Chun
MTV board of director
- W
Wong Bat-Ging
Mr. Li
Man Sau
Man's Mother
Pan Yung-Sheng
Audience for Alien Show
Kwan Yan
Audience at Magic Show
Cheung Sek-Aau
Audience at Magic Show
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