Look for a Star

{{Infobox film

| name = Look for a Star

| image = LookForAStar.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| director = Andrew Lau

| producer = Andrew Lau

| screenplay = James Yuen
Cindy Tang

| narrator =

| starring = Andy Lau
Shu Qi
Zhang Hanyu
Denise Ho
Dominic Lam
Zhang Xinyi

| music = Chan Kwong-wing

| cinematography = Andrew Lau
Ng Man-ching

| editing = Azrael Chung

| studio = Media Asia Films
Basic Pictures
Huayi Brothers

| distributor = Media Asia Distribution

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2009|01|26}}

| runtime = 120 minutes

| country = Hong Kong
China

| language = Cantonese
Mandarin

| budget = HK$45 million

}}

Look for a Star ({{zh|first=t|t=游龍戲鳳|s=游龙戏凤|p=Yóu lóng xī fèng|cy=Jau4 lung4 hei3 fung6}}) is a 2009 Hong Kong romantic comedy film that was produced and directed by Andrew Lau. Inspired by the relationship between Stanley Ho and his fourth wife, Angela Leong, the film stars Andy Lau as a billionaire, who falls in love with a feisty casino dealer played by Shu Qi. Look for a Star was shot at the MGM Grand in Macau, and was released in Hong Kong on 26 January 2009.

Plot

It is love at first sight when Sam chances upon a feisty, fast-talking woman with the odd name of Milan at a Macau casino. But the catch is, she is a part-time baccarat dealer and a full-time cabaret dancer, "careers" not exactly congruent with his station in life. Falling in love against all odds, this mismatched couple soon makes headline in all media turning Milan into an It girl overnight.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Andy Lau as Sam Ching
Shu Qi as Milan Sit
Zhang Hanyu as Lin Jiu
Denise Ho as Jo Kwok
Lam Ka-wah as Tim Ma
Zhang Xinyi as Shannon Fok
David Chiang as Uncle
George Lam as "Sharky"
Rebecca Pan as Sam's Mother
Maria Cordero as Auntie
Cheung Tat-ming as Tommy
Raymond Cho as Frank
Monie Tung as Kamy
Angelina Lo as Sister Siu
Ella Koon as Chihuahua
Po Lok-tung as Yumi
Pei Weiying as Fanny
Yao Wenxue as Sawara
Terence Yin as Joseph
Tony Ho as Hotel Manager
Pinky Cheung as Socialite At Party
Kristal Tin as Socialite At Party
Belinda Hamnett as Socialite At Party
Han Yuqin
Pauline Yeung as Pauline
Prudence Kao
Lee Kin-hing as Sam's Minority Shareholder

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Production

Look for a Star is a Hong Kong and Chinese co-production that marks the sixth collaboration between producer, director, and cinematographer Andrew Lau and Cantopop singer and actor Andy Lau. It is also the second film collaboration between Andy Lau and actress Shu Qi. Both actors and the director worked together on the 2002 science fiction action film, The Wesley's Mysterious File, although Andy Lau had expressed wanting to make a romantic comedy with Shu.

Look for a Star was distributed by Media Asia Entertainment Group in Hong Kong and produced by Media Asia, Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers, and Andrew Lau's production company, Basic Pictures. Shot under a budget of HK$45 million,[http://www.mediaasia.com/news.php?s_year=&news_id=287&locale=en Macau the starry backdrop, "Look For A Star" to be awaited] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524001631/http://www.mediaasia.com/news.php?s_year=&news_id=287&locale=en |date=24 May 2011 }} the film is reportedly based on the relationship between casino tycoon Stanley Ho and his fourth wife, Angela Leong.[http://andylausounds.blogspot.com/2008/08/shu-qi-declare-her-love-for-andy-in.html AndyLauSounds - home of andy lau's fans: Shu Qi declare her love for Andy in public]

=Filming=

Look for a Star was supported by the Macau Government Tourist Office, and shot at the MGM Grand Macau, best known for its spectacular Grande Praca swimming pool and deluxe villa suites. Other filming locations included Macau's Southern European architecture, including the Old Ladies House, the Guia Lighthouse and the Coloane village.[http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/pt/ezone/mttdetail.php?lan=en&id=1845 Direcção dos Serviços de Turismo - eZone - Macau Travel Talk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614005402/http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/pt/ezone/mttdetail.php?lan=en&id=1845 |date=14 June 2011 }}