Only Fools Fall in Love (1995)
Original title: 呆佬拜壽
Only Fools Fall in Love is a 1995 Chinese-language drama movie directed by Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, with a running time of 1h 42m. It stars Lau Ching-Wan, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien and Yuen Wah.
Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a food seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pays her to marry the brother so he can stage an assassination attempt. The attempt doesn't succeed but the man is reduced to the level of an idiot child and the girl looks after him because of her guilt. She nurses him back to health so that he can resume his place as head of the family.
Cast
- Lau Ching-Wan as Chiu Ford
- Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien as Mong Dai / Dee
- Yuen Wah as Dee's Father
- Dayo Wong Chi-Wah as Chiu Jack
- Billy Lau Nam-Kwong as Sha Sam
- Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung as Fook's Servant
- Bak Ka-Sin as Miss Anna
- Roy Chiao as Ford's Great Uncle
- Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu as Dr Chan
- Wong Yat-Fei as Flower Cracker Contest Official
- Patrick Dunn as Nick
- Poon Hang-Sang as Chiu's Family Physician