The Extra
失業特工隊
Director Alfred Cheung (Her Fatal Ways) skewers contemporary Hong Kong in the hilarious satire The Extra! Alfred Cheung stars as an unemployed film extra who considers employment in a bawdy Category III film to make ends meet. The truth is he'd rather not participate in something so sordid, but with the Asian Financial Crisis casting a threatening shadow over 1998 Hong Kong, a guy has to do what's necessary just to survive! And if that means sacrificing a little pride - or even baring some skin - then so be it! Thanks to its uncommon script, The Extra manages to take Hong Kong film industry and use it as a springboard for an intelligent and satirical take on the greater problems facing average Hong Kong citizens. Plus it makes time for laughs, and features a galaxy of familiar Hong Kong Cinema names, including Christine Ng, Simon Lui, Law Ka Ying, Almen Wong Pui Ha, and Francis Ng.
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Mang Hoi
Joe Cheung Tung-Cho
Raven Choi Yip-San
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Almen Wong Pui-Ha
John Ching Tung
as Loanshark
Karel Wong Chi-Yeung
Francis Ng Chun-Yu
Law Kar-Ying
May Law Koon-Lan
Simon Lui Yu-Yeung
Frankie Ng Chi-Hung
as Chi Hung
Lee Siu-Kay
Christine Ng Wing-Mei
Karen Tong Bo-Yue
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
Conroy Chan Chi-Chung