6.2 /10 1 Votes
53% Rotten Tomatoes Music by Richard Lo Box office 19.87 million HKD | 7.2/10 IMDb Screenplay by Lee Chi-ngai Initial release February 1994 (Singapore) Music director Richard Lo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Peter ChanLee Chi-ngai Story by Ngai Tat-samMang Wai-leung Starring Tony Leung Ka-faiTony Leung Chiu-waiCarina LauAnita YuenLawrence Cheng Cinematography Andrew LauTony MiuPoon Hang-sangHorace WongArdy Lam Cast Similar Dramas, Other similar movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He ain t heavy he s my father 1993
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father, also known as He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (新難兄難弟), is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chan and Lee Chi-ngai and starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Carina Lau, Anita Yuen and Lawrence Cheng. The title is a pun of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", a hit single for The Hollies in 1969 and for Neil Diamond in 1970.
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Plot
Yuen scorns his father, who he thinks is too generous and forgiving. Through a flashback/time travel gimmick, Yuen meets his parents during their joyous courtship. Yuen comes to understand and admire his dad, and reflect on his own moral defects.
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Adaption
There was a 2009 TVB Adaption of the film taking place in 2008 and then the 1960s. The father of the main character is played by Sunny Chan while the main character is played by Ron Ng.