My Name Is Fame

My Name Is Fame (Chinese: 我要成名; Cantonese Yale: Ngor yiu sing ming) is a 2006 Hong Kong comedy-drama film starring Lau Ching-Wan as a has-been actor and newcomer Huo Siyan as an aspiring actress and his apprentice.

The movie is considered by many as a humorous reflection of Lau's actual career, which is highly regarded but almost unrewarded (Lau has never won a Hong Kong Film Award before this film which won him the Best Actor award).

While it is often compared to the three A Star Is Born films, My Name Is Fame departs from many of Star's clichés, notably dispensing with the romance of the old man-young girl relationship and the destructive spiral of the old man's career. While the girl does go onto great success, the man does redeem himself of bad habits (getting sober, offering constructive instead of abrasive criticism) and returns to being a well-renowned actor. Due to their busy film schedules, they never have time to meet. But at the end, she presents a best supporting actor award for which he has been nominated.

Many famous and filmmakers make cameo appearances, notably Tony Leung Ka-Fai who plays himself and tells Lau's character to return to acting, saying that while good roles are difficult to find, perseverance will be rewarded.

Cast

• Lau Ching-Wan
• Huo Siyan
• Fruit Chan
• Gordon Chan
• Ekin Cheng
• Tony Leung Ka-fai
• Wayne Lai
• Fiona Sit
• Jo Kuk
• Elena Kong

External links

• My Name Is Fame at the Internet Movie Database
• Review