The Romancing Star II (Chinese: 精裝追女仔之2) is a 1988 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau, Eric Tsang, Natalis Chan and Stanley Fung. Chow Yun-fat, the star of the film's precedent The Romancing Star, makes a brief cameo in the opening scene. The film was later followed by The Romancing Star III released in the following year.

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The Romancing Star II
DVD cover
Traditional	精裝追女仔之2
Simplified	精装追女仔之2
Mandarin	Jīng Zhuāng Zhuī Nǚ Zǎi Zhī Èr
Cantonese	Zing1 Zong1 Zeoi1 Neoi5 Zai2 Zi1 Ji6
Directed by	Wong Jing
Screenplay by	Wong Jing
Produced by	Wallace Cheung
Starring	Andy Lau Eric Tsang Natalis Chan Stanley Fung Lo Hoi-pang Wong Jing Carina Lau Elizabeth Lee Ngan Ning Wong Wan-sze Chow Yun-fat
Cinematography	David Choi
Edited by	Robert Choi
Music by	Sherman Chow
Production companies	Win's Movie Production Movie Impact
Distributed by	Win's Entertainment Gala Film Distribution Limited
Release date	21 January 1988 (1988-01-21)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$17,096,271

Plot

Lau Pei collaborates with his friends to film a drama series to impress his crush Po-chu, but the drama series leads to unexpected levels of popularity.

Cast

• Andy Lau as Lau Pei
• Eric Tsang as Silver / Mocking Face
• Natalis Chan as Tony / Traffic Light
• Stanley Fung as Ken Lau
• Lo Hoi-pang as Mr. Chow
• Wong Jing as Simon Hand
• Carina Lau as Fong Fong
• Elizabeth Lee as Ching Po-chu
• Ngan Ning as Ka-yin
• Wong Wan-sze as Sister 13
• Chow Yun-fat as Fred Wong / Big Mouth Fat (cameo)
• Alan Tam as Himself in lift (cameo)
• Michael Lai as Mr. Lai
• Cheng Gwan-min
• Ben Wong
• Charlie Cho as Mr. Tsang
• Yu Mo-lin as Lady in phone booth (red dress)
• Manfred Wong as Furniture mover's boss
• Lam Fai-wong as Man in toilet (cameo)
• Lily Ng as Simon's lover
• Mak Wai-cheung as CID at bank
• William Ho as Mickey in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
• Victor Hon as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
• Thomas Sin as Prisoner in Prison on Fire parody (cameo)
• Tony Tam as Gangster boss at hawker stall
• Chun Kwai-po as Gangster at hawker stall
• Chang Sing-kwong as Gangster at hawker stall
• Leung Hak-shun as Councillor Sze To Ming
• Cheung Kwok-wah as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral (cameo)
• Mak Hiu-wai as Guest at Brother Lung's funeral
• Yip Seung-wah as Compere
• Mau Kin-tak as Channel 8 TV's staff
• Shirley Kwan as Woman at Brother Lung's funeral
• Sherman Wong as Chow TV's production staff
• Lee Chuen-hau as Chow TV's interviewee
• Fan Chin-hung as gangster at hawker stall

Theme songs

• Flaming Red Lips (烈焰紅唇)
  • Composer: Anthony Lun
  • Lyricist: Calvin Poon
  • Singer: Anita Mui
• Sunshine Big Clearance Sale (陽光大減價)
  • Composer: Michael Leeson, Peter Vale
  • Lyricist: Lo Wing-keung
  • Singer: Bennett Pang

Box office

The film grossed HK$17,096,271 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 January to 10 February 1988 in Hong Kong.

See also

• Andy Lau filmography
• Chow Yun-fat filmography
• Wong Jing filmography

External links

• The Romancing Star II at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Romancing Star II at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• The Romancing Star II at IMDb
• Romancing Star II at Rotten Tomatoes