| Mr. Coconut | |||||||||||||||
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| Director: | Clifton Ko | ||||||||||||||
| Producer: | Clifton Ko | ||||||||||||||
| Starring: | Michael Hui Raymond Wong Ricky Hui Olivia Cheng Joey Wong Simon Yam Tony Leung Ka-fai Maria Cordero | ||||||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Ka Ko Lee Jingle Ma | ||||||||||||||
| Editing: | Wong Yee-Shun | ||||||||||||||
| Music: | Richard Yuen | ||||||||||||||
| Studio: | Hui's Film Production Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Runtime: | 100 minutes | ||||||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||||||
| Gross: | HK$31,246,945 | ||||||||||||||
Mr. Coconut is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko, it stars Michael Hui, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Ricky Hui, Olivia Cheng and Joey Wong. The film ran in theaters from 21 January 1989 until 6 February 1989. The film depicts society's immigration problem, telling the cultural differences and contradictions between the lives of the mainlanders and Hong Kong people. The movie was a box office success.
The film centers around Ngan Kwai-Na (Michael Hui) who lives in Hainan Island, is used to the culture of villages and simple life that villagers have. One day, he gets a letter form his sister Ping (Olivia Cheng) and visits his sister in Hong Kong, as he endures the modern culture and the Hong Kong streets of the late 1980s.
"There is a lot to appreciate director Clifford Ko in this film as he simply allows Hui to showcase his scene by scene talent........this film is simply a reflection of that cultural difference, the condemning of money minded insurance companies, rich and poor gap and the nature of workers and bosses." ----- HK Neo Reviews[1]
On the Chinese movie review website, Douban, it received an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 based on 3691 user reviews.[2]