Aug 02, 1978
96 min
Full-HD

The Contract (1978)

Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money. Since he cannot start working for the new company because of his current 8-year contract with MTV, he and his scientist-aspiring brother (Ricky Hui), with the help of magician Shih-Chieh (Sam Hui), attempt to steal the contract from his ruthless manager.

Category

Comedy

Country

Hong Kong

Companies

Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Michael Hui

Sit Chi Man

Sam Hui

Chu Sai Kit

Ricky Hui

Sit Chi Ying

Tiffany Bao Chui-Ling

Ms Wang

Ellen Lau Guen-Guen

Chu Ling Ling

Yeung Wai

Ms Wang's eye-patch assistant

Cheng Fu-Hung

King Kong

Russell Cawthorne

Guru

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