Horseplay (2014 film)
| Horseplay | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Traditional | 盜馬記 |
| Simplified | 盗马记 |
| Mandarin | Dào Mǎ Jì |
| Cantonese | Dou6 Maa3 Gei3 |
| Directed by | Lee Chi Ngai |
| Produced by |
Lee Chi Ngai Claudia Chung |
| Starring |
Tony Leung Ekin Cheng Kelly Chen Eric Tsang Wong Cho-lam |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Edko Films |
Release dates |
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| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | US$565,869[1] |
Horseplay is a 2014 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Lee Chi Ngai and starring Tony Leung, Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film's Cantonese and Mandarin theme song, Why Not Tonight (不如今晚) and The Best Night (最好的夜晚) respectively, was adapted from Henry Mancini's It Had Better Be Tonight with Leung, Cheng and Chen performing. Leung and Chen performed the Mandarin version at the 2014 CCTV Lunar New Year Evening on 30 January 2014.[2][3]
Plot
While interviewing for a relics smuggling case in London, television hostess Ha Mui (Kelly Chen) meets multi-faced thief Nine-Tailed Fox (Tony Leung) and washed out police detective Cheung Ho (Ekin Cheng). One wants to reveal the truth, one wants to steal the "Tang Dynasty Pottery Horse" and one wants to bring criminals to justice. The three of them have different goals, but they must work together to acquire the pottery, which also results in the hunt for Nine-Tailed Fox by his rivals. What will be the final outcome?
Cast
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Lee Tan (李旦), known as the Nine-Tailed Fox (九尾狐), a multi-faced thief
- Ekin Cheng as Cheung Ho (張浩), a police officer and Ha Mui's boyfriend
- Kelly Chen as Ha Mui (夏梅), a television hostess
- Eric Tsang as Heung Seung (尚環), an antique appraisal expert
- Wong Cho-lam as Tung Yin (董燕), an antique appraisal expert and Heung's junior
- Mandy Lieu as Twin assassin
- Wang Ziyi
- Wang Shuo as Butch, Lee's apprentice
- Liu Kai-chi as Officer Wong (黃Sir), Cheung's ex-superior
- Stephanie Che as Eva Lam (林綺華), a television hostess and Ha's friend
- Luisa Maria Leitão as a television hostess
- Jeannie Chan as Lee's daughter
Production
Horseplay was filmed on location in Prague and London.[2] While filming a motorcycle crashing scene, Tony Leung encountered an accident where he fractured three rib bones. Due to his injury, Leung who was scheduled to film his first TVB series Line Walker, had to withdraw from the series.[4][5][6]
Theme song
- Why Not Tonight (不如今晚) (Cantonese) / The Best Night (最好的夜晚) (Mandarin)
- Composer: Henry Mancini
- Arranger: Ted Lo
- Lyricist: Abrahim Chan
- Producer: Mark Lui
- Singer: Tony Leung Ka-fai, Ekin Cheng, Kelly Chen
References
- ↑ "HORSEPLAY". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "《盜馬記》MV再現梁家輝陳慧琳春晚合唱".
- ↑ "KELLY CHEN AND TONY LEUNG KA FAI PERFORM ON CCTV LUNAR NEW YEAR EVENT".
- ↑ "Tony Leung fractured 3 rib bones, unable to pay TVB’s "debt"".
- ↑ "拍《販馬記》斷肋骨 梁家輝因傷辭演劇集".
- ↑ "Michael Miu and Raymond Lam Fight Corruption in "The Apostle"".
External links
- Horseplay at the Internet Movie Database