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1992 Hong Kong film
Now You See Love, Now You Don't
VCD cover
Traditional Chinese我愛扭紋柴
Simplified Chinese我爱扭纹柴
Hanyu PinyinWǒ Ài Niǔ Wén Chái
JyutpingNgo2 Ngoi3 Nau2 Man4 Caai4
Directed byMabel Cheung
Alex Law
Written byMabel Cheung
Alex Law
Produced byTerence Chang, Linda Kuk
StarringChow Yun-fat
Carol Cheng
Teresa Mo
Carina Lau
CinematographyPoon Hang-sang
Edited byDavid Wu
Music byDavid Wu
Anthony Lun
Production
companies
Golden Princess Film Production
Milestone Pictures
Distributed byGolden Princess Amusement
Release date
  • 1 February 1992 (1992-02-01)
Running time97 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Waitau
Box officeHK$36,475,536

Now You See Love, Now You Don't is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Mabel Cheung and Alex Law.

In this film, the chief character, played by Chow Yun-fat, who himself grew up in Lamma Island, consistently speaks the Waitau language.

Cast

  • Chow Yun-fat as Ng Shan-shui
  • Carol Cheng as Firefly Kwok
  • Teresa Mo as Dotty
  • Carina Lau as Susan Chong
  • Anthony Wong as Dunno
  • Chan Fai-hung as Mr. Lam
  • Wing Lam
  • Lowell Lo as Piano player (cameo)
  • Tam Sin-hung as Shan-shui's mother
  • Richard Ng as English teacher (cameo)
  • David Wu
  • Ricky Shin as Kid in ice skating rink
  • Chan Kit-ling (cameo)
  • Lawrence Ah Mon (cameo)
  • Yu Li (cameo)
  • Dennis Chan as Man wearing hat (cameo)
  • Tina Lau (cameo)
  • Echo (cameo)
  • Philip Chan (cameo)
  • Irene Wan as Canoe girl (cameo)
  • Joseph Cheng (cameo)
  • Peter Lai (cameo)
  • Bowie Lam as Waiter (cameo)
  • Eric Chan (cameo)
  • Fruit Chan as Policeman (cameo)
  • Ng Kwok-kin as Policeman (cameo)
  • Poon Hang-sang as No Teeth (cameo)
  • Lo Fan as Big woman in red (cameo)
  • So Tak-wa
  • Simon Cheung as Policeman
  • Terence Chang as Firefly's boss (cameo)

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
12th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Anthony Wong Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Teresa Mo Nominated

External links

Alex Law filmography
As director and writer
As writer
Mabel Cheung filmography
Films directed
Written only
Produced only


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