Ping Pong (1987)
After restaurateur Sam Wong dies in a telephone booth after making a call, law clerk Elaine Choi is tasked with executing his will. In order for the will to be valid, it needs to be signed by its recipients, but Choi finds that each of them are reluctant to do so.
Cast
- Lucy Sheen — Elaine Choy
- David Yip — Mike Wong
- Robert Lee — Mr. Chen
- Lam Fung — Ah Ying
- Victor Kan — Siu Loong
- Barbara Yu Ling — Cherry Wong
- Ric Young — Alan Wong
- Victoria Wicks — Maggie Wong
- K.C. Leong — Sam Wong
- David Lyon — Peter
- Vincent Wong — Chinese Gambler
- Hi Ching — Jimmy
Curiosità
Ping Pong is a 1986 British comedy mystery film directed by Po-Chih Leong. It stars David Yip, Lucy Sheen, and Robert Lee. The film was produced by Picture Palace Films for Film Four International. Sheen in her debut role plays Elaine Choi, a law clerk brought in to carry out the will of a prominent restaurateur. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
Production
Ping Pong was the first film to be filmed in London's Chinatown. It was also the first film directed in the United Kingdom by Leong who previously shot films in Hong Kong. The idea for the film was created by Leong during the filming of his 1984 comedy Banana Cop. The name of the film is derived from Elaine Choi's role in the film as a go-between in executing the will which she compares to a ping-pong ball.
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