Missbehavior
{{short description|2019 Hong Kong film by Pang Ho-cheung}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| director = Pang Ho-cheung
| writer = Pang Ho-cheung
Sunny Lau
| producer = Subi Liang
| cinematography = Jam Yau
| editing = Wenders Li
| music = Wong Ngai-lun
Janet Yung
| studio = Making Film
| runtime = 88 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
}}
Missbehavior ({{zh|t=恭喜八婆|first=j|j=gung1 hei2 baat3 po4|p=Gōngxǐ Bāpó}}) is a 2019 Hong Kong film by Pang Ho-cheung. It is co-written by Pang and Sunny Lau.
Plot
After June accidentally served her boss's breast milk to a client, she assembles a group of her estranged friends on WeChat to find a replacement bottle before her boss leaves.
Cast
- Isabel Chan — Isabel
- Dada Chan — Rosalin Lin
- Gigi Leung — May, the policewoman
- {{ill|June Lam|zh|林兆霞}} — June, the office worker searching for breast milk
- Chui Tien You — Frank
- Hanjin Tan — Boris
- Isabella Leong — June's boss, Luna Fu
- Patrick Tse — the important client
Production
The film was shot over 14 days with a heavy use of improvisation.{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Edmund|url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2184136/missbehavior-film-review-pang-ho-cheungs-chinese-new-year-comedy|title=Missbehavior film review: Pang Ho-cheung's Chinese New Year comedy on the quirks of human relationships|date=29 January 2019|newspaper=South China Morning Post|accessdate=2022-11-03}}
Release and reception
It was released over Chinese New Year. Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post gave the film three of five stars and wrote that while he liked the wordplay humour the script was "hit or miss". Arturo Arredondo for the Georgia Asian Times gave the film four out of five stars, praising the cast's acting and improvisational skills.{{Cite web|last=Arredondo|first=Arturo|date=2020-12-03|title=Film Review: Missbehavior – Pang Ho Cheung's surprising comedy with social commentary|url=https://gasiantimes.com/2020/12/03/film-review-missbehavior-pang-ho-cheungs-surprising-comedy-with-social-commentary/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Georgia Asian Times|language=en-US}} Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film's blend of coarse and witty humor but noted its regional Hong Kong idiosyncrasies as a barrier for international appeal.{{Cite web|last=Kerr|first=Elizabeth|date=2019-02-19|title='Missbehavior' ('Gung hei bat pou'): Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/missbehavior-gung-hei-bat-pou-film-review-1187802/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|9638206}}
Category:Hong Kong comedy films
Category:2010s Hong Kong films
Category:2010s Cantonese-language films
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