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Big Spender

Big Spender

19996.01h 35m

Overview

A man and four accomplices kidnap two Hong Kong tycoons and ask for huge ransoms.

Directed by Tony Ma Tin-Yiu
Written by Leung Ching, Tommy Law Wai-Tak
Produced by Ng Chi-Chung
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Top Cast

Ray Lui

Ray Lui

Dai Fu-keung

Cecilia Yip Tung

Cecilia Yip Tung

Mrs. Dai

Simon Lui Yu-Yeung

Simon Lui Yu-Yeung

Fox

Yu Rongguang

Yu Rongguang

Dumb Dog

Ben Lam Kwok-Bun

Ben Lam Kwok-Bun

Chan Seven

Joe Cheng Cho

Joe Cheng Cho

Prison Officer

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung

Chan Chung

Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Tenky Tin Kai-Man

Chicken Hung

About Big Spender

Big Spender is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1999. Directed by Tony Ma Tin-Yiu, it stars Ray Lui, Cecilia Yip Tung, Simon Lui Yu-Yeung. A man and four accomplices kidnap two Hong Kong tycoons and ask for huge ransoms.

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