Wait 'til You're Older

{{Infobox film

| name = Wait 'til You're Older

| image =Wait 'til You're Older.jpg

| caption =

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

| t = 童夢奇緣

| s = 童梦奇缘

| p = Tóng Mèng Qí Yuán

| j = Tung4 Mung6 Kei4 Jyun4}}

| director = Teddy Chan

| writer = Cheung Chi-kwong
Susan Chan

| starring = Andy Lau
Karen Mok
Felix Wong
Cherrie Ying
Gordon Lam

| producer = Teddy Chan
Cheung Chi-kwong

| music = Peter Kam

| cinematography = Anthony Pun

| editing = Kwong Chi-leung

| studio =Media Asia Films
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Sum-Wood Productions

| distributor = Media Asia Distribution

| gross = US$2,577,734 (Hong Kong)[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&id=_fWAITTILLYOUREOLD01 "Box office by Country: Wait 'Til Your Older] Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04

| released = {{Film date|2005|09|29|Hong Kong|df=y}}

| runtime = 89 minutes

| country = Hong Kong

| language = Cantonese

}}

Wait 'til You're Older ({{zh|s=童梦奇缘|t=童夢奇緣|first=t}}) is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy comedy-drama film produced and directed by Teddy Chan and starring Andy Lau.

Plot

Chan Chi-kwong (Howard Sit) is a young boy who lives with his father (Felix Wong) and stepmother (Karen Mok). He blames his stepmother for the suicide of his mother 3 years earlier and continually runs away from home. One day, while walking to school, he meets an eccentric old man (Feng Xiaogang) in the park who accidentally pours a magic potion he has created down a drain. The next day, a huge tree has grown from a seedling in the drain. Kwong goes to the man's house and steals the potion, falling and breaking it as he tries to run away. Some of the potion enters a cut in his hand, and the next day he wakes up to find he has grown to the age of 20 overnight. Kwong (Andy Lau) is thrilled that he has become an adult and is able to finally run away from home without being recognized. As he gets older each day, he learns more about being an adult and about the situations of those around him.

Cast

Andy Lau as Chan Chi-kwong
Howard Sit as Young Chan Chi-kwong
Karen Mok as Tsui Mun
Felix Wong as Chan Man
Cherrie Ying as Miss Lee
Gordon Lam as Vice Principal as Chow
Chim Pui-ho as Bear
Jacky Wong as Billy
Feng Xiaogang as Bum, the drifter (special appearance)
Li Bingbing as Kwong's mum (guest appearance)
Chapman To as Policeman (guest appearance)
Kristal Tin as Policewoman (guest appearance)
Nicola Cheung as Miss Wong (guest appearance)
Simon So as Jack, the basketball team captain
Joe Cheung as Joe
Lee Yee-man as Beer lady

Awards and nominations

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Awards and nominations

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rowspan=4|25th Hong Kong Film Awards

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|{{Nom}}

Best Screenplay

|Cheung Chi-kwong, Susan Chan

|{{Nom}}

Best Original Film Song

|Song: Won't Dare to Next Time (下次不敢)

Composer: Peter Kam

Lyricist/Singer: Andy Lau

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rowspan=4|11th Golden Bauhinia Awards

|Best Actor

|Andy Lau

|{{Nom}}

Best Screenplay

|Cheung Chi-kwong, Susan Chan

|{{Nom}}

References

{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477898/ |title=Wait 'til You're Older|accessdate=2 July 2010 |publisher=imdb.com}}
{{Cite web |url=http://chinesemov.com/2005/Wait.html |title=Wait 'til You're Older|accessdate=2 July 2010 |publisher=chinesemov.com}}