2015 Hong Kong film
| The Gigolo | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Au Cheuk-man |
| Written by | Au Cheuk-man |
| Produced by | Aman Chang |
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| Cinematography | Ng King-man |
| Edited by | Li Ka-wing |
| Music by | Day Tai |
| Production companies | Cameron Entertainment See Movie |
| Distributed by | Mei Ah Entertainment |
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| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$5.58 million |
The Gigolo (Chinese: 鴨王) is a 2015 Hong Kong erotic drama film directed and written by Au Cheuk-man and starring Dominic Ho, Candy Yuen, Jeana Ho, Hazel Tong and Winnie Leung. A sequel titled The Gigolo 2 was released on 14 January 2016 with Dominic Ho reprising his role as Fung.
Plot
The film opens with Fung exercising on the vertical bar at the balcony of his house. Then it follows on through to how he started his life as a gigolo to him becoming an actor and a lover of his director, a rich man's daughter.
Cast
- Dominic Ho as Fung, a gigolo turned actor
- Candy Yuen as Michelle, a client of Fung
- Jeana Ho as Chloe, film director and Fung's girlfriend
- Hazel Tong as Yoyo, frequent client of Chris
- Winnie Leung as Belle, hair stylist for Abson
- Pal Sinn as Abson, nicknamed King of Gigolos
- Angelina Lo as Jane, Fung's mother
- Wong Chun-tong as Shing, nicknamed Big Dick Shing and Fung's father
- Jolie Fan as Jolie, Fung's first love
- Elena Kong as Hung, owner of a nightclub and Fung's cousin
- Tony Ho as Ben, Michelle's husband and Chloe's father
- Ronan Pak as Chris, a gigolo
- La Ying as Peter, Chloe's friend and also, Fung's rich high school classmate.
Box office
The film opened to HK$2.33 million (US$300,620) over four days. It has grossed a total of HK$5.58 million (US$720,000).
References
- Advertising partner (14 January 2016). "Film review: The Gigolo 2 - Hong Kong sex comedy a stilted take on prostitution". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- "Running Man sprints to victory in China". Film Business Asia. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- "New local films disappoint at China box office". Film Business Asia. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
External links
- The Gigolo at IMDb
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