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吉星拱照 (1990)
The Fun, the Luck and the Tycoon
Alias: 吉星高照
Origin: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese 
Circuit: Golden Princess 
Genre: Comedy 
Theatrical Run (HK): 01/18/1990 - 02/15/1990
Box Office: HK $20,292,057
 
Director
  Johnnie To Kei-Fung
 
Screenwriter
  Hoi Dik
 
Action Choreographer
  Tony Ching Siu-Tung
 
Producer
  Catherine Hun
 
 
Cast
  Chow Yun-Fat ... Lam Bo Sun / Stink [2 roles]
  Sylvia Chang Ai-Chia ... Hung Leung Yuk/Ah Yuk
  Nina Li Chi ... Cindy Chan
  Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui ... Jimmy Hsu
  Huang Kun-Hsuen ... Rocky Ma
  Beyond ... Restaurant's workers
  Ha Yue ... Mr Hung
  Wong San (2) ... Fatso
  Huang Man ... Sun's mother
  Ou-Yang Sha-Fei ... Sun's aunt
  Wu Fung ... Barrister Cheung
  Raymond Wong Pak-Ming ... Priest [cameo]
  James Lai Wing-Keung ... Jeweller [cameo]
  Fung Ging-Man ... Doctor
  Hoh Leng-Leng ... Rocky's girlfriend
  Yue Ming ... Sun's office manager
  Lo Hoi-Pang ... Senior Policeman
  Yeung Yau-Cheung ... Junior Policeman
  Law Ho-Kai ... Customer at restaurant [brief cameo]
  Leung Oi ... Customer at restaurant [brief cameo]
  Cheng Siu-Ping ... Woman at office
  Dang Ying-Man    
  Alan Chui Chung-San ... Robber
  Hoh Wan ... Party guest
  Leung Hak-Shun ... Party guest
  Ho Chi-Moon ... Party guest
  Lee Wah-Kon ... Party guest
  Unknown 90s Actor (10) ... Party guest
  Unknown 90s Actor (11) ... Party guest
  Kwok Bei-Dak ... Party guest
  Leung Choi ... Party guest
  Mak Shu-San ... Party guest
  Chan Man-Hiu ... Customer at restaurant
  Wilson Yip Wai-Shun    
 
Production Company
  Cinema City Company Limited
 
Distributor
  Golden Princess Amusement Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)
 
Assistant Director
  Lo Kim-Wah   Woo Lai-Ling
 
Script Supervisor
  Cheng Ngai-Leung
 
Cinematographer
  Horace Wong Wing-Hang
 
Focus Puller
  Yuen Chun-Wah
 
Lighting
  Chik Kim-Kit
 
Art Director
  Ringo Cheung Sek-Wah
 
Assistant Art Director
  Chris Wong Hoi-Kwong
 
Costume Design
  Bruce Yu Ka-On
 
Wardrobe
  Poon An-Ying
 
Makeup
  Wong Lai-Kuen (2)
 
Hair Stylist
  Chan Daat-Ming
 
Editor
  Wong Ming-Kong
 
Props
  Shing Gwan-On
 
Carpenter
  Tai Chun-Ching
 
Music
  Fabio Carli   Lo Ta-Yu
 
Presenter
  Raymond Wong Pak-Ming
 
Administrative Assistant
  Chan Yuk-Ling
 
Planning
  Johnnie To Kei-Fung
 
Production Manager
  Ise Cheng Gin-Ping
 
Assistant Production Manager
  Brian Yip Shu-Bong   Cora Cheng Kin-Mei
 
Unit Manager
  Lau Ching-Pang (2)   Chan Keung (2)
 
Still Photographer
  Lee Kwan-Cheung
 
Tea Lady
  Chan Sung-Mui
 
F/X
  Cinefex Workshop Co., Ltd.
 
Recording Studio
  Cinema City Recording Studio
 
Foley
  Ng Kwok-Wah
 
Dubbing
  Sit Kwan (2)
 
Poster Designer
  JC Production   J&R Design & Production Co.
 
Laboratory
  Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.
 
Subtitles
  International Subtitle Company
 
Filming Location
  Hong Kong
 
 
Summary
  Remake of Eddie Murphy's "Coming To America". Bo is HK's richest man, and everyone fawns over him, nicknaming him Tycoon. He is to marry spoilt cousin Cindy, but decides to run away instead, against the advice of his faithful butler Fatso. While gatecrashing a charity concert, he is enchanted by the sister of a fast food restaurant owner, and he goes to work in the restaurant, playing at being a poor man. But Fatso tries to care for him, and his aunts want the marriage to Cindy to proceed.