| 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 | 14 April 1988 |
| Runtime | 87 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese English |
| Gross | HK$13,405,571 |
| Hide | no |
|---|---|
| T | 過埠新娘 |
| S | 过埠新娘 |
| P | Guò Bù Xīn Niáng |
| J | Gwo3 Fau6 San1 Neong2 |
Paper Marriage () 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
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.
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.[1]
Yuen Wah and Lam Ching-ying were the film's action directors.
References
- ^ "Guo bu xin lang (1988)". Guo bu xin lang. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
External links
- Guo bu xin lang at IMDb
- Paper Marriage Archived 29 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Best Edmonton Mall's review on Paper Marriage