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The Romancing Star
60%
Movie
1h 42m
AI Analysis
The Romancing Star (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Romancing Star (1987) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Romance with funny and heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However, a warm and close friendship has been established amongh the four. In order for Ah Fat to get over his heartbreak at getting dumped by his girlfriend, Ken suggests a … Our models also surface themes such as friendship and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~102 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Romancing Star 60% (25 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 25 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However, a warm and close friendship has been established amongh the four. In order for Ah Fat to get over his heartbreak at getting dumped by his girlfriend, Ken suggests a tour to Penang to cheer him up. They come across two beautiful girls, Tung Tung and Man Chi, strolling leisurely on the beach as if they were very wealthy. Since then they decide who's whose. And Ah Fat, the winner, chooses Tung Tung to be his sole target. By the rules of the game, Ken, Traffic Light and Ugly have to compete to see who in the end will win the heart of Man Chi.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-06-25
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- TMDB rating
- 6.0
- TMDB ID
- 147950
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What is The Romancing Star about?
Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However, a warm and close friendship has been establis... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Romancing Star?
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How long is the movie The Romancing Star?
The official runtime for The Romancing Star is approximately 102 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Chow Yun-Fat
Wong Yat Fat

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Ugly

Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung
Traffic Light

Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Ken Lau Tin Kin

Maggie Cheung
Tung Tung

Sharla Cheung
Ah Man

Wong Jing
Tour guide

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Chiu Ting-Sin

Wong San
Mr Diu

Philip Chan Yan-Kin
Kenny

Wong Tin-Lam
Tung Tung's father

So Hang-Suen
Tung Tung's mother

Ha Kwok-Wing
Mr Chiu's guard

Thomas Sin Ho-Ying
Mr Chiu's guard

Carol Cheng
Susan

Charlie Cho Cha-Lee
Man in office

Anthony Chan Yau
Man in office

Maria Cordero
Dancer
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