Directed by:
Jing WongScreenplay:
Jing WongCast:
Yun-fat Chow, Fui-on Shing, Jing Wong, Andy Lau, Man-tat Ng, Joey Wang, Dennis Chan, Sharla Cheung, Michiko Nishiwaki, Charles Heung, Ronald Wong, Fong Lung (more)Plots(1)
A crass and cheesy but enjoyable crowd pleaser, a huge hometown hit that kicked off a wave of "gambler" films in Hong Kong in 1989. Chow Yun-fat plays a legendary sportsman so adept that he can listen to the dice rattling in the cup and "sense" the outcome. He is poised to take on his greatest challenge, a Singapore bigwig known for cheating, when he is accidentally bopped on the bean and develops a form of superamnesia that amounts to reversion to childhood. As rehabilitated by a good-hearted apprentice card sharp (Andy Lau), Chow becomes famous all over again, under the new sobriquet "The Retarded King of Gamblers." The finale is especially gratifying, as Chow trounces all his enemies at the card table. There are some hair-raisingly dangerous-looking stunts, and some winning interludes of subadolescent let's-make-a-mess slapstick. Director Wong Jing is a commercial hack who turns out literally dozens a films a year, but he knows how to push the viewer's buttons. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Yun-fat Chow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267363_111310.jpg)
Yun-fat Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
![Fui-on Shing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272382_4db7bb.jpg)
Fui-on Shing
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
![Jing Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270167_f37061.jpg)
Jing Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Tricky Brains (1991)
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
The Twin Dragons (1992)
![Andy Lau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270740_b5ec41.jpg)
Andy Lau
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Drunken Master II (1994)
Infernal Affairs (2002)
Boat People (1982)
![Man-tat Ng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276717_b40425.jpg)
Man-tat Ng
China
Best movies:
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
A Chinese Odyssey Part 1 - Pandora's Box (1995)
![Joey Wang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280091_2ca5fe.jpg)
Joey Wang
Taiwan
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1988)
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
![Dennis Chan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280311_bfea44.jpg)
Dennis Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Police Story 2 (1988)
Fight Back to School (1991)
The Twin Dragons (1992)
![Sharla Cheung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281180_ba7add.jpg)
Sharla Cheung
China
Best movies:
Hail the Judge (1994)
Fight Back to School (1991)
All for the Winner (1990)
![Michiko Nishiwaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/437/437209_d95db3.jpg)
Michiko Nishiwaki
Japan
Best movies:
L'Homme sur la lune (1999)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
The Outlaw Brothers (1990)
Charles Heung
Best movies:
God of Gamblers (1989)
God of Gamblers II (1990)
![Ronald Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217103_65f620.jpg)
Ronald Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
God of Gamblers (1989)
God of Gamblers II (1990)
As Tears Go By (1988)
![Fong Lung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/288/160288299_f321d3.jpg)
Fong Lung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
The Deadly Duo (1971)
Mission of Condor (1990)
![Ernest Mauser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261447_6e57cd.jpg)
Ernest Mauser
Canada
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
![Johnny Wa Cheung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/328/163328971_1367fb.jpg)
Johnny Wa Cheung
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
The Incredible Kung Fu Master (1979)
Martial Club (1981)
![Kong To-Hoi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/288/160288307_12da0e.jpg)
Kong To-Hoi
Best movies:
The Victim (1980)
Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
Fallen Angels (1995)
![Douglas Kung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/223/163223159_011360.jpg)
Douglas Kung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Fight Back to School (1991)
New Kids in Town (1990)
Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon (1990)
![Jameson Wa-Fan Lam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/140/163140030_edfacb.jpg)
Jameson Wa-Fan Lam
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
Tricky Brains (1991)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
![Ken Yip](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/223/163223092_6eb473.jpg)
Ken Yip
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon (1990)
Mission of Condor (1990)
God of Gamblers (1989)
![Shung-fung Lau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/278/163278505_225f71.jpg)
Shung-fung Lau
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Police Story (1985)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Rocky Lai
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Drunken Master II (1994)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)