Paper Marriage
{{Short description|1988 Hong Kong film by Alfred Cheung}}
{{For|the marriage of convenience|Sham marriage}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Paper Marriage
| image = PaperMarriage.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none| t = 過埠新娘
| s = 过埠新娘
| p = Guò Bù Xīn Niáng
| j = Gwo3 Fau6 San1 Neong2}}
| director = Alfred Cheung
| producer = Choi Wing-cheong
| writer = Alfred Cheung
Keith Wong
| starring = Sammo Hung
Maggie Cheung
| music = Joseph Koo
Sherman Chow
| cinematography = Jimmy Leung
| editing = Peter Cheung
| studio = Golden Harvest
Bo Ho Films
| released = {{Film date|1988|4|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 87 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
English
| budget =
| gross = HK$13,405,571
}}
Paper Marriage ({{lang-zh|t=過埠新娘|j=Gwo3 Fau6 San1 Neong2}}) is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Alfred Cheung, and starring Sammo Hung and Maggie Cheung. It was released by Golden Harvest on 14 April 1988.
Plot
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In the United States, a down-on-his-luck Chinese boxer named Bo Chin accepts promise of payment to marry a Hong Kong woman named Jade Lee so she can get American citizenship. They realize too late that they have been set up in a complicated plan to cheat them out of the woman's money. Their adventures begin when Bo is forced back into the boxing ring and Jade tries her hand at mud wrestling.
Cast
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- Sammo Hung as Bo Chin
- Maggie Cheung as Jade Lee
- Alfred Cheung as Peter
- Dick Wei as "White Suit"
- Joyce Godenzi as Bo's ex-wife
- Billy Chow as "Big Bear"
- Hsiao Hou, Chin Ka-lok, and Tony Morelli as White Suit's thugs
- Philip Ko as Crazy Eyes
- Frank Pang Lee as Uncle Tsai
- Meg Lam as Immigration Control Officer
- Rainbow Ching as Immigration Officer Chin
- Lee Chi-kit as Debt Collector
- Rocky Li
}}
Production
Although Paper Marriage is set in Los Angeles, California, the film was shot in Edmonton, Alberta. The opening sequence was shot at Northlands Park, while the final action sequence being shot at the West Edmonton Mall.{{cite web |title=Guo bu xin lang (1988) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095264/ |accessdate=25 April 2016 |website=Guo bu xin lang}}
Yuen Wah and Lam Ching-ying were the film's action directors.
References
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External links
- {{hkmdb title|7018}}
- {{IMDb title|0095264|Guo bu xin lang}}
- [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=128 Paper Marriage] at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFXBxaF6DmQ Best Edmonton Mall's review on Paper Marriage]
Category:1980s action comedy-drama films
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Category:1980s Cantonese-language films
Category:Films about immigration
Category:Films set in Los Angeles
Category:Films shot in Edmonton
Category:1988 comedy-drama films
Category:1980s Hong Kong films
Category:Films shot in Alberta
Category:Foreign films set in the United States
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