A Moment of Romance

A Moment of Romance
Poster of A Moment of Romance
Traditional	天若有情
Simplified	天若有情
Mandarin	Tiān Ruò Yǒu Qíng
Cantonese	Tin1 Jeok6 Jau5 Cing4
Directed by	Benny Chan
Produced by	Johnnie To
Written by	James Yuen
Starring	Andy Lau Jacklyn Wu Ng Man-tat
Music by	Lo Tayu Fabio Carli
Cinematography	Joe Chan Horace Wong Patrick Jim
Edited by	Wong Ming-Gong
Production company	Movie Impact Paka Hill Film Production
Distributed by	Newport Entertainment
Release dates	14 June 1990 (1990-06-14)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$12,899,353

A Moment of Romance (Chinese: 天若有情) is a 1990 Hong Kong action romance film directed by Benny Chan, produced by Johnny To, and starring Andy Lau, Jacklyn Wu and Ng Man-tat. Ng was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards.^[1]

A Moment of Romance tells an action-packed love story between an underworld rag and a rich heiress and is considered a major classic of Hong Kong cinema. Because of the film, Andy Lau was nicknamed "Wah Dee" (華Dee), the character he portrays in the film and is one of Lau's representative works.

Plot

Wah Dee (Andy Lau), a young triad gangster, is the getaway driver in a jewelry store robbery. When the raid goes wrong, he takes a young woman named Jo Jo (Jacklyn Wu) hostage. The head of Wah Dee's gang, Trumpet, demands that she be killed, but Wah Dee resists and saves her. Despite the fact that Wah Dee and Jo Jo come from different backgrounds, the two fall in love but still face many difficulties.

Cast

• Andy Lau as Wah Dee
• Jacklyn Wu as Jo Jo Huen
• Ng Man-tat as Rambo
• Wong Kwong-Leung as Trumpet
• Chu Tiet-Wo
• Lam Chung
• Sandra Lang
• Lau Kong
• Yuen Bun
• Liang Shan

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Crew

• Presenter: Wallace Chung
• Planning: Ringo Lam, Wong Jing, Ise Cheng
• Action Director: Yuen Bun
• Car Stunts: Bruce Law, Joe Chu
• Art Director: Ringo Chueng
• Costume Designer: Lee Yuk Shing, Yam Kam Jan
• Assistant Director: Chu Yat Hung, Law Sai Kuen, Bosco Lam
• Makeup: Wong Lai Kuen
• Hair Stylist: Chan Tat Ming

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Songs

Theme song

• If The World Had Romance (天若有情) (Cantonese) / No Regrets of Youth (青春無悔) (Mandarin)
  • Composer: Lo Tayu
  • Lyricist: Lee Kin Tat (Cantonese), Lo Tayu (Mandarin)
  • Singer: Shirley Yuen

Insert theme

• Gray Track (灰色軌跡) (Cantonese) / Dark Space (漆黑的空間) (Mandarin)
  • Composer: Wong Ka Kui
  • Lyricist: Gene Lau
  • Singer: Wong Ka Kui

• Never Regretted (未曾後悔) (Cantonese) / Short Term Gentleness (短暫的溫柔) (Mandarin)
  • Composer: Wong Ka Kui
  • Lyricist: Wong Ka Keung (Cantonese), Gene Lau (Mandarin)
  • Singer: Paul Wong

• Regardless If It's Wrong (是錯也再不分)(Cantonese) / No Need to Understand So Much (不需要太懂) (Mandarin)
  • Composer: Wong Ka Kui
  • Lyricist: :Paul Wong (Cantonese), Mike Lau (Mandarin)
  • Singer: Wong Ka Keung

Awards and nominations

• 10th Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (Ng Man-tat)
  • Nominated: Best New Performer (Jacklyn Wu)
  • Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Lo Tayu, Fabio Carli)
  • Nominated: Best Original Film Song (If The World Had Romance (天若有情) - Composer: Lo Tayu, Lyricist: Lee Kin Tat, Singer: Shirley Yuen)

See also

• Andy Lau filmography
• Johnnie To filmography
• Wong Jing filmography
• List of Hong Kong films
• List of biker films

References

External links

• A Moment of Romance at the Internet Movie Database