Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)


  • Genre: Crime, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1989-09-15
  • User Rating: 5.1/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 23min
  • Language: 广州话 / 廣州話
  • Production Company: Forever Profit Investment
  • Production Country: Hong Kong, United States of America
  • Director: Wayne Wang
star 5.1/10
From 11 Ratings

Summary

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.

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  • Victor Wong

    as Blind Man
  • Lo Lieh

    as Pianist
  • Lo Wei

    as Big Boss
  • Spencer Nakasako

    as Yat Boon Jai
  • Cora Miao

    as Money
  • Allen Fong

    as Taxi Driver
  • Cheng Kwun-Min

    as Uncle Cheng
  • Lam Chung

    as Ex-Red Guard
  • Chan Kim-Wan

    as Duck Killer
  • John Chan

    as The Son-in-Law
  • Ricky Ho

    as Punk
  • Cinda Hui

    as Kitty
  • Bonnie Ngai Chau-Wah

    as The Daughter
  • Angela Yu Chien

    as Blue Velvet
  • Dennis Dun

    as Narrator
Directing Wayne Wang Director
Writing Wayne Wang Writer
Camera Amir Mokri Camera Operator
Writing Amir Mokri Story
Sound Mark Adler Music
Camera Amir Mokri Director of Photography
Directing Spencer Nakasako Co-Director
Writing Spencer Nakasako Writer

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