The Midas Touch (2013 film)

The Midas Touch is a 2013 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Andrew Fung and starring Chapman To and Charlene Choi as talent managers.

The Midas Touch
Film poster
Traditional超級經理人
Simplified超级经理人
MandarinChāo Jí Jīng Lǐ Rén
CantoneseCiu1 Kap1 Ging1 Lei5 Jan4
Directed byAndrew Fung
Produced byChan Hing-ka
Screenplay byAndrew Fung
Chan Hing-ka
Ho Miu-kei
Ng Wing-san
Story byChan Hing-ka
StarringChapman To
Charlene Choi
Music byEric Kwok
Ted Lo
CinematographyLam Chi-kin
Edited byYau Chi-wai
Production
company
Emperor Motion Pictures
Emperor Film Distribution (Beijing)
Emperor (Beijing) Culture Development
Letv Pictures
Distributed byEmperor Motion Pictures
UA Films
Release date
  • 5 September 2013 (2013-09-05)[1]
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
BudgetHK$20 million [2]

Plot

Successful debt collector Chiu takes pity on a group of wannabe pop starlets when he goes to collect from the agency they are signed with. Naively thinking that he can do a better job in launching their careers, Chiu takes over the company in lieu of the debt but starts to realize he may have bitten off more than he can chew. Hoping that things might change with a strategic approach, he hires experienced talent manager Suen but with money running low and the company on the brink of bankruptcy, a dejected Chiu is soon ready to admit that his Midas touch has run out until a Korean showbiz entity expresses interest in the girls.

Now Chiu has to decide whether he is willing to say goodbye to his investment and, more importantly, to a dream he has come close to achieving.

Cast
  • Chapman To as Mak Chiu (麥超)
  • Charlene Choi as Suen Mei-mei (孫美美)
  • Gao Yunxiang as J-Dragon (劍龍)
  • Christie Chen as Peggy (沛堅)
  • Alice Li as Nancy (楠楠)
  • Una Xie as Dodo (杜頌)
  • Jie Zhuang as Marilyn (瑪莉蓮)
  • Venus Wong as River (淼淼)
  • Angela Hui as Mona (白日夢)
  • Jennifer Zhang as Flora (阿花)
  • Deep Ng as Beefy (牛河)
  • Johnny Choi as Fries (薯條)
  • Ryan Lam as Toast (多士)
  • Masaki Heung as Salad (沙律)
  • Jenny Lau as Winky (陳詠)

Special appearance

Critical response

Andrew Chan of the Film Critics Circle of Australia writes, "There is also not enough laugh out loud moments for the film to be a comedy and when it tries for dramatic effects, it feels rather odd."[3]

References
  1. "超級經理人(The Midas Touch) - UDPower - UDPower 令你享受生活".
  2. "EMP seeks youth gold with Midas Touch".
  3. Andrew Chan (12 September 2013). "The Midas Touch". HK Neo Reviews.


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