Mr. Coconut

{{short description|1989 Hong Kong Chinese New Year film by Clifton Ko}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Mr. Coconut

| image = Mr. Coconut 1989 Hong Kong movie poster.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none|t = 合家歡

|s = 合家欢

|p = hé jiā huān

|j = hap6 gaa1 fan1}}

| director = Clifton Ko

| writer = Clifton Ko
Raymond Wong
Michael Hui

| producer = Clifton Ko

| starring = Michael Hui
Raymond Wong
Ricky Hui
Olivia Cheng
Joey Wong
Simon Yam
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Maria Cordero

| cinematography = Ka Ko Lee
Jingle Ma

| editing = Wong Yee-Shun

| music = Richard Yuen

| studio = Hui's Film Production Co., Ltd.

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1989|01|21|Hong Kong|1989|02|06|Taiwan|df=y}}

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese

| budget =

| gross = HK$31,246,945

}}

Mr. Coconut ({{zh|t=合家歡|p=hé jiā huān}}) is a 1989 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko, it stars Michael Hui, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Ricky Hui, Olivia Cheng and Joey Wong. The film ran in theaters from 21 January 1989 until 6 February 1989. The film depicts society's immigration problem, telling the cultural differences and contradictions between the lives of the mainlanders and Hong Kong people. The movie was a box office success.

Plot

The film centers around Ngan Kwai-Na (Michael Hui) who lives in Hainan Island, is used to the culture of villages and simple life that villagers have. One day, he gets a letter form his sister Ping (Olivia Cheng) and visits his sister in Hong Kong, as he endures the modern culture and the Hong Kong streets of the late 1980s.

Cast

Michael Hui as Ngan Kwai-Nam (雁歸南) - mainland villager
Raymond Wong Pak-ming as Wong Ka-Fan (黃嘉範) - shoe store manager, Kwai-Nam's brother-in-law
Olivia Cheng as Ping (雁燕萍) - Kwai-Nam's sister, married to Ka-Fan
Chan Cheuk Yan as Skinny (奀珠) - Ka-Fan and Ping's daughter
Ricky Hui as Lime (經紀拉) - manager, later insurance salesman
Joey Wong as Ling (黃嘉玲) - flight attendant, Ka-Fan's sister
Simon Yam as Timothy Hui (許公子) - son of a rich family, Ling's crush
Maria Cordero as Miss Ma (老闆娘) - owner of the shoe store Ka-Fan worked at
Tony Leung Ka-fai as Bush (高富帥) - Joey's boyfriend, short cameo and only mentioned at the end of the movie
San Wong as Mr Hui (許先生) - Timothy's father
Sin Huang Tam as Miss Hui (許太太) - Timothy's mother
Lowell Lo as Fengshui expert on TV
Pak-Kwong Ho as Taoist priest
Ken Boyle as insurance company manager - Mandarin dubbing
Yung-kuang Lai as Insurance company worker
Fan Hui as Building Cleaner
Catherine Lau as Miss Ma's maid
Ernst Mausser as plane passenger at Bombay airport
Simon Yip as buffet customer
Clifton Ko as television show host (cameo)
Fennie Yuen as subway passenger (cameo)
Hsiu-Ling Lu as girl at railway station (cameo)
Loletta Lee as television shampoo commercial girl (cameo)
Pauline Kwan as party guest girl (cameo)
Yonfan as annoyed buffet customer (cameo)
Wing-Cho Yip as tofo seller (cameo)
Elsie Chan as shoe store customer (cameo)

Critical response

"There is a lot to appreciate director Clifford Ko in this film as he simply allows Hui to showcase his scene by scene talent........this film is simply a reflection of that cultural difference, the condemning of money minded insurance companies, rich and poor gap and the nature of workers and bosses." ----- HK Neo Reviews{{Cite web|url=http://thehkneo.com/blog/?p=5336|title=Mr. Coconut 合家歡 (1989) – Hong Kong {{!}} HK Neo Reviews|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-25}}

On the Chinese movie review website, Douban, it received an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 based on 3691 user reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://movie.douban.com/subject/1297038/|title=合家欢 (豆瓣)|website=movie.douban.com|access-date=2019-11-27}}