A bittersweet comedy about a simple hick who arrives in the big city to seek his fortune, "The Crazy Bumpkins" is about Ah Niu, who leaves his native village to live with an uncle in Hong Kong, not realizing he is a crook. After taking on a hilarious series of illegal jobs with his uncle, he meets and falls for a single mother and decides to find some real work. However, bad luck and naivete soon conspire to keep him from true happiness.
Directed by Chang Yang, John Law Ma
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Cast
Yau Fung
Ah Niu
Wang Sha
Uncle Chou
Ai Ti
Ah Hua
Terry Lau Wai-Yue
Mei Lien
Wong Ching-Ho
Owner of eatery
Sai Gwa-Pau
Niu's boxing assistant
Fung Hak-On
Street robber
Sze-Ma Wah-Lung
Policeman in the park
Lam Siu
Striptease customer
Fong Yuen
Striptease customer
Tsang Choh-Lam
Striptease organiser
Fung Ming
Boss San
Kwan Yan
Cook Han
Hoh Wan
Eatery cashier
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