The Yuppie Fantasia

The Yuppie Fantasia
The Yuppie Fantasia
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiǎo Nán Rén Zhōu Jì
Jyutping	Siu2 Naam6 Jan2 Zau1 Gei3
Directed by	Gordon Chan
Screenplay by	Nip Wang-fung; Lawrence Lau; Wong Man-yue; Gordon Chan
Story by	Lawrence Cheng; Chan Hing-ka; Kim Yip
Based on	The Yuppie Fantasia; by Lawrence Cheng; Chan Hing-ka;
Produced by	Lawrence Cheng; Chua Lam
Starring	Lawrence Cheng; Carol Cheng; Cherie Chung; Sibelle Hu; Elizabeth Lee
Cinematography	Derek Wan
Edited by	Chan Kei-hop
Music by	Lowell Lo; John Laudon
Production; companies	Maxi Harvest Film's Production; Paragon Films
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date	20 May 1989
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$16,053,507

The Yuppie Fantasia is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Gordon Chan, and storied, produced by and starring Lawrence Cheng based on the hit radio series of the same name created by Cheng and Chan Hing-ka for RTHK in 1986 which also starred Cheng.^[1]^[2] The film was followed by two sequels, titled Brief Encounter in Shinjuku released in 1990, and The Yuppie Fantasia 3 released in 2017.

Plot

Thirty-two year old Leung Foon (Lawrence Cheng) has been married for seven years, but looking back at his marital life, Foon and his wife Ann (Carol Cheng) seems to only have endless conflict. At the same time, while being shrouded under his more successful wife, Foon's self esteem is gradually hoarding day by day. Deciding to love a life being true man, Foon separates from Ann, channeling into the prelude of divorce.

Having just started a life of semi-freedom, Foon becomes intimate with his colleague's lover, Cora (Sheren Tang), in front of Ann due to a misunderstanding. Not long after, Leung gets a new tough boss in Mrs. Lam (Cherie Chung). Although stressful working under Mrs. Lam, Foon also cultivates subtle feelings with Lam. While still in an ambiguous relationship with Mrs. Lam, Foon's ex-girlfriend, Jenny (Elizabeth Lee), also comes back. Foon takes her in for kindness but not knowing that his career has reached rock bottom after his wife left him.

Cast

Lawrence Cheng as Leung Foon (梁寬), the main protagonist
Carol Cheng as Ann Hui (許鞍華), Foon's wife
Cherie Chung as Mrs. Lam (林太), Foon's superior
Sibelle Hu as Kwai, Pierre's wife
Elizabeth Lee as Jenny, Foon's first love
Leila Chow as Fung (阿鳳), Q Tai-long's wife
Sheren Tang as Cora, Pierre's lover
Peter Lau as Pierre (大古惑), Foon's friend
Manfred Wong as Q Tai-long (Q太郎), Foon's friend
Fei Fook
Alfred Cheung as Mr. Lam (林生), Mrs. Lam's ex-husband
Yip Hon-leung as Ronald, Ann's boss
Tung Nam
Lawrence Lau as Johnson, Ann's assistant
Chan Sau-hin
Kirk Wong as Solicitor Wong Yu-nam (黃與南律師)
Michael Lai as Insurance boss
Paul Chun
as Mr. Chan (陳生), Ann's boyfriend
Vivian Chow as Fei-fei (菲菲), an admirer of Foon
Wong Man-piu as Real estate agent

Theme song

The Brink in the Dream (夢裡邊緣)
- Composer: Lowell Lo
- Lyricist: Susan Tang
- Singer: Jacky Cheung

Box office

The film grossed HK$16,053,507 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 20 May to 21 June 1989.

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
9th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Screenplay	Nip Wang-fung, Lawrence Lau Wong Man-yue, Gordon Chan	Nominated

Home media

DVD

Release date	Country	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Region	Language	Sound	Subtitles	Notes	REF
6 September 2008 (2008-09-06)	Hong Kong	I	Joy Sales	NTSC	ALL	Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed)	Dolby Digital 2.0	Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English	Out of print	^[3]
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)	Hong Kong	N/A	Panorama Entertainment	NTSC	3	Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed)	Dolby Digital EX(TM) THX Surround EX(TM)	Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English	Also available as part of The Yuppie Fantasia 1-3 DVD Boxset	^[4]
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05)	China	N/A	Guang Dong Yin Xiang	PAL	All	Mandarin (Dubbed)	N/A	N/A		^[5]

VCD

Release date	Country	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Language	Subtitles	Notes	REF
4 December 2006 (2006-12-04)	Hong Kong	I	Joy Sales	NTSC	Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed)	Traditional Chinese, English		^[6]
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)	Hong Kong	N/A	Panorama Entertainment	NTSC	Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed)	Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English	Also available as part of The Yuppie Fantasia 1-3 VCD Boxset	^[7]
5 October 2003 (2003-10-05)	China	N/A	Guang Dong Yin Xiang	PAL	Mandarin (Dubbed)	N/A		^[5]

Blu-ray

Release date	Country	Classifaction	Publisher	Format	Region	Language	Sound	Subtitles	Notes	REF
7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)	Hong Kong	N/A	Panorama Entertainment	NTSC	A	Cantonese, Mandarin (Dubbed)	Dolby TrueHD	Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English	Also available as part of The Yuppie Fantasia 1-3 Blu-ray Boxset	^[4]

References

^ "Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild - Directors - Tan Shui Lawrence CHENG". Hkfilmdirectors.com. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
^ "Veteran entertainer Lawrence Cheng returns to directing after 20-year break | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD - Cherie Chung, Lawrence Cheng, Joy Sales (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) (DVD) (2017 Reprint) (Hong Kong Version) DVD - Cherie Chung, Lawrence Cheng, Panorama (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b "The Yuppie Fantasia (DVD) (China Version) DVD - Cherie Chung, Carol Cheng, Guang Dong Yin Xiang - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "The Yuppie Fantasia (Hong Kong Version) VCD - Cherie Chung, Carol Cheng, Joy Sales (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
^ "The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) (VCD) (2017 Reprint) (Hong Kong Version) VCD - Cherie Chung, Lawrence Cheng, Panorama (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

External links

The Yuppie Fantasia at the
Hong Kong Movie DataBase
The Yuppie Fantasia at Hong Kong Cinemagic
The Yuppie Fantasia at
IMDb

[1] "Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild - Directors - Tan Shui Lawrence CHENG". Hkfilmdirectors.com. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[2] "Veteran entertainer Lawrence Cheng returns to directing after 20-year break | South China Morning Post". Scmp.com. August 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[3] "The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD - Cherie Chung, Lawrence Cheng, Joy Sales (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[yesasia1989-4] "The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) (DVD) (2017 Reprint) (Hong Kong Version) DVD - Cherie Chung, Lawrence Cheng, Panorama (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[yesasia2-5] "The Yuppie Fantasia (DVD) (China Version) DVD - Cherie Chung, Carol Cheng, Guang Dong Yin Xiang - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[6] "The Yuppie Fantasia (Hong Kong Version) VCD - Cherie Chung, Carol Cheng, Joy Sales (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[7] "The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) (VCD) (2017 Reprint) (Hong Kong Version) VCD - Cherie Chung, Lawrence Cheng, Panorama (HK) - Hong Kong Movies & Videos - Free Shipping - North America Site". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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v t e Works by Gordon Chan
Films directed	18 Golden Destroyers (1985) The Yuppie Fantasia (1989) Brief Encounter in Shinjuku (1990, also writer) Fight Back to School (1991, also writer) Inspector Pink Dragon (1991) Fight Back to School II (1992, also writer) Gameboy Kids (1992, also writer) King of Beggars (1992, also writer) The Long and Winding Road (1994, also writer) The Final Option (1994, also writer) Fist of Legend (1994, also writer) Thunderbolt (1995, also writer) First Option (1996, also writer) Armageddon (1997, also writer and producer) Beast Cops (1998, also writer and producer) 2000 AD (2000, also writer) Okinawa Rendez-vous (2000, also writer and producer) Cat and Mouse (2003, also writer) The Medallion (2003, also writer) A-1 Headline (2004, also writer and producer) Kung Fu Master (2005) Mr. 3 Minutes (2006, also producer) Painted Skin (2008, also writer and producer) The King of Fighters (2010) Mural (2011, also writer and producer) The Four (2012, also writer and producer) The Four II (2013) The Four III (2014) The Treasure (2017) God of War (2017)
Films produced	The Vineyard (1989) Neverending Summer (1992) 1001 Nights (1995) Cause We Are So Young (1997) Option Zero (1997) Hitman (1998) When I Look Upon the Stars (1999) Heroes in Love (2001) Funeral March (2001) Every Dog Has His Date (2001) Time 4 Hope (2002) Curse of Lola (2005) Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010, also writer) Coming Back (2011, also writer)
Films written only	Behind the Yellow Line (1984) Dragons Forever (1988) Double Fattiness (1988) Heart to Hearts (1988) The Big Heat (1988) Diary of a Small Man (1989) The Cat (1991) Hard Boiled (1992) She Starts the Fire (1992) The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994) Daisy (2006) Undercover Hidden Dragon (2006)