Chaos By Design (1988)

6.8/10 85 min Comedy

Overview

Controversial director Angela Chan explores the "La Cage Aux Folles" demi-monde that thrives in today's Hong Kong, but which has never before been portrayed in a major movie. Alex To plays a handsome fashion designer trapped in a tangle of ambiguous relationships that becomes even more complex when he falls for a beautiful D.J. (Cecilia Yip) who, with the help of her best friend (Cherie Chung), is trying to get out of an arranged marriage. This film looks and sounds like a comedy, but has some serious comments about a veiled segment of Hong Kong.

Cast

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Rockie

Cecilia Yip Tung

Jeanne Cha

Alex To

Abel Song

Maggie Lee

Deborah

Chan Kit-Ling

Jeanne's 3rd aunt

Lam Lap-San

Derek Dai

Regina Kent

Jamie

Stephen Ho Kai-Nam

Koku

Dennis Chan Kwok-San

Dr Anthony Lau

Paul Chung Fat

Fake Mr X

Tam Tin-Nam

Hunchback housekeeper

Chan Ga-Bik

Jeanne's colleague

Ngai Tim-Choi

Man slashed by Mr X

Wong Kar-Wai

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