The Extra

(1998)

★ 6 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Comedy

Year: 1998

Runtime: 94 мин

Country: Hong Kong

Director: 張堅庭

Cast: 張堅庭, 吳鎮宇, Ло Цзя Ин, 伍詠薇, 羅冠蘭, 黃佩霞, 雷宇揚, 湯寶如, 程東, 黃子揚

Plot

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.