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Needing You...
Needing You...
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	孤男寡女
Simplified Chinese	孤男寡女
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Gū Nán Guǎ Nǚ
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Gu1 Naam4 Gwaa2 Neoi2
Directed by	Johnnie To; Wai Ka-fai
Screenplay by	Wai Ka-fai; Yau Nai-hoi
Story by	Cindy Tang
Produced by	Johnnie To; Wai Ka-fai
Starring	Andy Lau; Sammi Cheng
Cinematography	Cheng Siu-Keung
Edited by	Law Wing-cheung
Music by	Cacine Wong
Production; companies	One Hundred Years of Film; Milkyway Image
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group
Release date	22 June 2000;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$35,214,661

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Needing You... is a 2000 Hong Kong romantic comedy film, produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng.^[1]

Needing You... is the first film produced by One Hundred Years of Film, a subsidiary of China Star Entertainment Group.

Plot

Kinki Kwok (Sammi Cheng) is a somewhat scatter-brained office worker at an electronics firm, who is down on her luck with love. Her boyfriend, Dan (Gabriel Harrison), cheats on her and treats her like a doormat. She is given to fits of pathological cleaning under emotional stress. Her workplace is full of gossip-mongers perpetually looking to shirk work.

Andy Lau plays Andy Cheung, her department manager. A womanizing bachelor who has to fight office politicking at the top, he comes to appreciate Kinki's work ethic and good-naturedness as something of a rarity in the company.

After Kinki helped Andy defuse a sticky work situation, Andy offers to help his subordinate in her private love life. He plots with Kinki to get back at Dan, her philandering boyfriend. In the process, the two realize they may harbor romantic feelings for each other.

Andy's old flame, Fiona (Fiona Leung) attempts to intervene, trying to hook Kinki up with young Internet billionaire Roger (Raymond Wong). Although Kinki does not fancy Roger, she realizes that Andy is showing fits of unease and jealousy that is pleasing her.

Cast

Andy Lau as Andy Cheung
Sammi Cheng as Kinki Kwok
Fiona Leung as Fiona Yu
Raymond Wong as Roger Young
Hui Shiu-hung as Ronald
Florence Kwok as Kitty
Lam Suet as Martin
Henry Yu as Roger's father
Sylvia Lai as Roger's mother
Gabriel Harrison as Dan
Andy Tse as Mr. Fu
May Fu as Grace
Englie Kwok
Vanessa Chu as Kinki's sister
Terence Lam

Reception

Box office

During the slump in the Hong Kong film industry of the late 1990s, Needing You... raked in HK$6.5 million during its first three days of release in Hong Kong, and amassed a total of HK$35 million in Hong Kong alone, rivaling John Woo's American film Mission: Impossible 2, which screened during the same period in Hong Kong and triumphing all other Hong Kong films screened for the past few years. In the same year, Summer Holiday earned HK$21 million, which was ranked 2nd-best-selling local film after Needing You... in Hong Kong.

References

^ 沈洛嘉. "孤男寡女20年｜鄭秀文剖白愛Kinki的原因「人生不用太多估算」". Retrieved 18 November 2020.

External links

Needing You at IMDb

[HK01-20200707-1] 沈洛嘉. "孤男寡女20年｜鄭秀文剖白愛Kinki的原因「人生不用太多估算」". Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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+| story          = Cindy Tang
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+| editing        = [[Law Wing-cheung]]
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-'''''Needing You...''''' ({{zh|t=孤男寡女|p=Gū Nán Guǎ Nǚ}}) is a [[Hong Kong films of 2000|2000]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[romantic comedy film]], produced and directed by [[Johnnie To]] and [[Wai Ka-Fai]], starring [[Andy Lau]] and [[Sammi Cheng]].
+'''''Needing You...''''' is a 2000 Hong Kong [[romantic comedy]] film, produced and directed by [[Johnnie To]] and [[Wai Ka-fai]], starring [[Andy Lau]] and [[Sammi Cheng]].<ref name="HK01-20200707">{{cite web |last1=沈洛嘉 |title=孤男寡女20年｜鄭秀文剖白愛Kinki的原因 「人生不用太多估算」 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/494931/%E5%AD%A4%E7%94%B7%E5%AF%A1%E5%A5%B320%E5%B9%B4-%E9%84%AD%E7%A7%80%E6%96%87%E5%89%96%E7%99%BD%E6%84%9Bkinki%E7%9A%84%E5%8E%9F%E5%9B%A0-%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E4%B8%8D%E7%94%A8%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%9A%E4%BC%B0%E7%AE%97 |access-date=18 November 2020}}</ref>
-''Needing You...'' is the first film produced by [[One Hundred Years of Film Co. Ltd.]], a [[subsidiary]] of [[China Star Entertainment Group]].
+''Needing You...'' is the first film produced by [[One Hundred Years of Film]], a [[subsidiary]] of [[China Star Entertainment Group]].
 ==Plot==
-Kinki Kwok ([[Sammi Cheng]]) is a somewhat scatter-brained office worker at an [[electronics]] firm, who is down on her luck with love. Her boyfriend Dan ([[Gabriel Harrison]]) cheats on her and treats her like a doormat.  She is given to fits of [[pathology|pathological]] cleaning under emotional stress.  Her workplace is full of gossip-mongers perpetually looking to shirk work.
+Kinki Kwok ([[Sammi Cheng]]) is a somewhat scatter-brained office worker at an [[electronics]] firm, who is down on her luck with love. Her boyfriend, Dan (Gabriel Harrison), cheats on her and treats her like a doormat. She is given to fits of [[pathology|pathological]] cleaning under emotional stress. Her workplace is full of gossip-mongers perpetually looking to shirk work.
-[[Andy Lau]] plays Andy (Wah-Siu) Cheung, her department manager. A womanizing [[bachelor]] who has to fight [[office politics|office politicking]] at the top, he comes to appreciate Kinki's [[work ethic]] and good-naturedness as something of a rarity in the company.
+[[Andy Lau]] plays Andy Cheung, her department manager. A womanizing [[bachelor]] who has to fight [[office politics|office politicking]] at the top, he comes to appreciate Kinki's [[work ethic]] and good-naturedness as something of a rarity in the company.
-After Kinki helped Andy defuse a sticky work situation, Andy offers to help his subordinate in her private love life.  He plots with Kinki to get back at Dan, her philandering boyfriend.  In the process, the two realize they may harbor romantic feelings for each other.
+After Kinki helped Andy defuse a sticky work situation, Andy offers to help his subordinate in her private love life. He plots with Kinki to get back at Dan, her philandering boyfriend. In the process, the two realize they may harbor romantic feelings for each other.
-Andy's old flame, Fiona ([[Fiona Leung]]) attempts to intervene, trying to hook Kinki up with young [[internet]] [[billionaire]] Roger ([[Raymond Wong Ho-Yin|Raymond Wong]]). Although Kinki does not fancy Roger, she realize that Andy is showing fits of unease and jealousy that is pleasing her.
+Andy's old flame, Fiona (Fiona Leung) attempts to intervene, trying to hook Kinki up with young [[Internet]] [[billionaire]] Roger ([[Raymond Wong Ho-yin|Raymond Wong]]). Although Kinki does not fancy Roger, she realizes that Andy is showing fits of unease and jealousy that is pleasing her.
+==Cast==
+* [[Andy Lau]] as Andy Cheung
+* [[Sammi Cheng]] as Kinki Kwok
+* Fiona Leung as Fiona Yu
+* [[Raymond Wong Ho-yin|Raymond Wong]] as Roger Young
+* [[Benz Hui|Hui Shiu-hung]] as Ronald
+* [[Florence Kwok]] as Kitty
+* [[Lam Suet]] as Martin
+* Henry Yu as Roger's father
+* Sylvia Lai as Roger's mother
+* Gabriel Harrison as Dan
+* Andy Tse as Mr. Fu
+* May Fu as Grace
+* Englie Kwok
+* Vanessa Chu as Kinki's sister
+* Terence Lam
 ==Reception==
 ===Box office===
-During the slump in the [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong film industry]] of the late 1990s, '' Needing You...'' raked in HKD 6.5 million during its 1st 3 days of opening in Hong Kong, and amassed a total of HKD 35 million in Hong Kong alone, rivaling [[John Woo]]'s [[Cinema of the United States|American film]] ''[[Mission: Impossible II]]'' which screened during the same period in Hong Kong and triumphing all other Hong Kong films screened for the past few years. In the same year, ''[[Summer Holiday (2000 film)|Summer Holiday]]'' earned HKD 21 million, which was ranked 2nd best-selling local film after ''Needing You...'' in Hong Kong.
+During the slump in the [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong film industry]] of the late 1990s, '' Needing You...'' raked in HK$6.5 million during its first three days of release in Hong Kong, and amassed a total of HK$35 million in Hong Kong alone, rivaling [[John Woo]]'s [[Cinema of the United States|American film]] ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'', which screened during the same period in Hong Kong and triumphing all other Hong Kong films screened for the past few years. In the same year, ''[[Summer Holiday (2000 film)|Summer Holiday]]'' earned HK$21 million, which was ranked 2nd-best-selling local film after ''Needing You...'' in Hong Kong.
-==Cast==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-* [[Andy Lau]] - Andy Cheung
-* [[Sammi Cheng]] - Kinki Kwok
-* [[Fiona Leung]] - Fiona Yu
-* [[Raymond Wong Ho-Yin|Raymond Wong]] - Roger Young
-* [[Benz Hui|Hui Shiu-Hung]] - Ronald
-* [[Florence Kwok]]
-* [[Lam Suet]] - Martin
-* [[Kenny Kung]]
-* [[Sylvia Lai]]
-* [[Gabriel Harrison]]
-* [[Andy Tse]]
-* [[May Fu]]
-* [[Englie Kwok]]
-* [[Vanessa Chu]]
-* [[Terence Lam]]
 ==External links==
-* {{Imdb title|id=0244092|title=Needing You}}
+* {{IMDb title|id=0244092|title=Needing You}}
 {{Johnnie To}}
 {{Wai Ka-Fai}}
 {{MilkywayImage}}
-{{CinemaofHongKong}}
 [[Category:2000 films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong romantic comedy films]]
-[[Category:2000s romantic comedy films]]
+[[Category:2000 romantic comedy films]]
-[[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
+[[Category:2000s Cantonese-language films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
-[[Category:Mandarin-language films]]
-[[Category:Indonesian-language films]]
-[[Category:American Sign Language films]]
 [[Category:China Star Entertainment Group films]]
 [[Category:Milkyway Image films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Johnnie To]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Wai Ka-Fai]]
+[[Category:Films set in Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Hong Kong]]
-[[fr:Needing You...]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by Yau Nai-hoi]]
-[[zh:孤男寡女 (電影)|孤男寡女]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by Wai Ka-fai]]
+[[Category:2000s Hong Kong films]]

v t e Films directed by Johnnie To
Films	Happy Ghost III (1986) The Eighth Happiness (1988) All About Ah-Long (1989) The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990) Casino Raiders II (1991) Justice, My Foot! (1992) The Bare-Footed Kid (1993) The Heroic Trio (1993) The Mad Monk (1993) A Moment of Romance III (1996) Lifeline (1997) A Hero Never Dies (1998) Running Out of Time (1999) The Mission (1999) PTU (2003) Breaking News (2004) Throw Down (2004) Yesterday Once More (2004) Election (2005) Election 2 (2006) Exiled (2006) Linger (2008) Sparrow (2008) Vengeance (2009) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) Life Without Principle (2011) Romancing in Thin Air (2012) Drug War (2012) Blind Detective (2013) Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014) Office (2015) Three (2016) Chasing Dream (2019)
Films with Wai Ka-fai	Needing You... (2000) Wu yen (2001) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Love for All Seasons (2003) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Mad Detective (2007)
Co-director	The Big Heat (1988) The Royal Scoundrel (1991) Executioners (1993) Running Out of Time 2 (2001) Triangle (2007) Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020)
See also	Milkyway Image Filmography Awards and honors Tactical Unit series

v t e Films directed by Wai Ka-fai
Directed alone	Peace Hotel (1995) Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997) Fantasia (2004) Himalaya Singh (2005) The Shopaholics (2006) Written By (2009) Detective vs Sleuths (2022)
Directed with Johnnie To	Needing You... (2000) Help!!! (2000) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Love for All Seasons (2003) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Mad Detective (2007) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)

v t e Milkyway Image
Films	Beyond Hypothermia (1996) Intruder (1997) The Odd One Dies (1997) Final Justice (1996) Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997) The Longest Nite (1998) Expect the Unexpected (1998) A Hero Never Dies (1998) Where a Good Man Goes (1999) Running Out of Time (1999) The Mission (1999) Sealed with a Kiss (1999) Help!!! (2000) Needing You... (2000) Comeuppance (2000) Love on a Diet (2001) Fulltime Killer (2001) Running Out of Time 2 (2001) Gimme Gimme (2001) Wu yen (2001) Let's Sing Along Second Time Around (2001) Fat Choi Spirit (2002) My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) PTU (2003) Looking for Mister Perfect (2003) Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) Running on Karma (2003) Love for All Seasons (2003) Breaking News (2004) Throw Down (2004) Yesterday Once More (2004) Election (2005) 2 Become 1 (2006) Election 2 (2006) Exiled (2006) Eye in the Sky (2007) Triangle (2007) Hooked on You (2007) Mad Detective (2007) Linger (2008) Sparrow (2008) Tactical Unit - The Code (2008) Tactical Unit - No Way Out (2008) Tactical Unit - Human Nature (2008) Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms (2009) Tactical Unit - Partners (2009) Accident (2009) Vengeance (2009) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011) Punished (2011) Life Without Principle (2011) Drug War (2012) Blind Detective (2013) A Complicated Story (2014) Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014) Office (2015) Trivisa (2016) Three (2016) Chasing Dream (2019) Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2020) Mad Fate (2023)
Filmmakers	Johnnie To Wai Ka-fai Law Wing-cheung Patrick Yau Matt Chow Soi Cheang Lawrence Ah Mon Ringo Lam Tsui Hark Jeffrey Lau
Screenwriters	Yau Nai-hoi Au Kin-yee Yip Tin-shing Szeto Kam-Yuen Ivy Ho
Crew	Dennis Law Cheng Siu-Keung Martin Chappell May Mok Patrick Tam Lai Yiu-fai
See also	Tactical Unit series