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Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive(1989)
Status: Released
Date: 1989-09-15
50%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 23m
Overview:
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found. With no further instructions, he decides to take in the sights of Hong Kong, which consist of him taking part in a great deal of blood, sex and general weirdness, all while wearing a briefcase handcuffed to his arm.
Languages: English, Cantonese.
Countries:
Hong Kong,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Forever Profit Investment
Movie: Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Top 10 Billed Cast
Victor Wong
Blind Man
羅烈
Pianist
Lo Wei
Big Boss
Cora Miao
Money
Allen Fong
Taxi Driver
鄭君綿
Uncle Cheng
林聰
Ex-Red Guard
Chan Kim-Wan
Duck Killer
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