The Banquet (1991 film) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Banquet |
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| Directed by | Alfred Cheung Joe Cheung Clifton Ko Tsui Hark |
| Starring | Eric Tsang Richard Ng Carol Cheng Sammo Hung John Shum Andy Lau Leslie Cheung Tony Leung Chiu-Wai Tony Leung Ka-Fai Jacky Cheung Aaron Kwok Leon Lai Rosamund Kwan Maggie Cheung Anita Mui Michelle Reis Carina Lau Gong Li Joey Wong George Lam Alan Tam Stephen Chow Michael Hui |
| Music by | Lowell Lo |
| Cinematography | Li Jianqiang Horace Wong Andrew Lau David Chung Peter Pau |
| Editing by | Shao Feng Jin Ma David Wu Marco Mak |
| Release date(s) | 30 November 1991 |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Money made | HK$21.92 million |
The Banquet, also known as Party of a Wealthy Family, is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film. It was made very quickly to help raise money for flood relief. In July 1991, the Yangtze River in China flooded badly. This caused many deaths and forced many people to leave their homes.
Many actors and crew members worked on this film. They all helped out for the charity cause. The main star of the movie is Eric Tsang.
What the Movie is About
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi (Eric Tsang) and his helper (Jacky Cheung) want to buy four properties. Another developer, Boss Hung (Sammo Hung), owns two of them. Both Tsang and Hung want all four properties. They plan to knock them down and build new hotels.
Tsang's helper finds out that a rich prince, Prince Allabarba (George Lam), is coming to Hong Kong. The prince's father recently passed away. The prince feels sad that he was not a good son.
The helper tells Tsang to pretend he has a great relationship with his own father. This way, he can impress the prince and get a big business deal. The problem is, Tsang has not seen his father (Richard Ng) in 10 years!
Tsang, his wife (Carol Cheng), and his assistant (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) go to find his father. Tsang even pretends to have a serious illness to convince his father to come home. His sister (Rosamund Kwan) and her husband (Tony Leung Ka Fai) also come along.
Tsang throws a big party, pretending it is his father's birthday. He wants to impress the prince. But it turns out the helper was secretly working for Boss Hung all along!
Meet the Cast
Almost 100 famous Hong Kong actors appeared in The Banquet. Many of them had small roles, called cameos. They all helped out to support the charity.
Here are some of the main actors and their characters:
- Eric Tsang as Tsang Siu-Chi
- Sammo Hung as Boss Hung Tai-Po
- Jacky Cheung as Jacky Cheung Ah Hok Yau
- John Shum as Curly, Boss Hung's assistant
- Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Wai, Tsang's assistant
- Rosamund Kwan as Gigi, Tsang's sister
- Tony Leung Ka-Fai as Leung, Gigi's husband
- Richard Ng as Father Tsang
- Carol Cheng as Mimi, Tsang's wife
- Joey Wong as Honey, Jacky's wife
- George Lam as Prince Alibaba of Kuwait
Many other well-known actors also made special appearances in the film. Some of these include Stephen Chow, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Michael Hui, and Leon Lai.
Money Raised
The movie earned HK$21.92 million in Hong Kong. This money went to help those affected by the floods.
