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Don't Fool Me
Don't Fool Me
	Laserdisc cover
Traditional Chinese	中環英雄
Simplified Chinese	中环英雄
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhōng Huán Yīng Xióng
Jyutping	Zung1 Waan4 Jing1 Hung4
Directed by	Herman Yau
Written by	Rico Chung; Lam Chiu-wing
Produced by	Taylor Wong
Starring	Andy Lau; Tony Leung; Teresa Mo; Fennie Yuen;
Cinematography	Puccini Yu
Edited by	Ma Chung-yiu
Music by	Shui Jing-mai
Production; company	Wing Fat Film Production
Distributed by	D&B Films Distribution
Release date	2 March 1991;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$13,402,221

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Don't Fool Me (Chinese: 中環英雄, lit. Hero of Central) is a 1991 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Herman Yau starring Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo and Fennie Yuen.

Plot

Hero Wah and Cheung Ho-kit star are two old friends who meet up in later life. Hero is a Triad gang member and Kit is an insurance salesman. Hero is looking for a career change and Kit has become disillusioned with life after discovering he has a "bubble" in his brain that could burst at any time killing him. The two decide to switch lives for a bit with the Triad going respectable and the insurance salesman taking on the world of the Triads. As well as a new life, both of the friends find new love.

Cast

Andy Lau as Hero Wah
Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Cheung Ho-kit
Teresa Mo as Miss Mui
Fennie Yuen as Fanny
Charine Chan as Margaret
Michael Chan as Fanny's father
Shing Fui-On as Mad Po
Tien Feng as Yip Chi-mei
Anthony Wong as Su, Turtle's Brother
Gabriel Wong as Turtle
Stuart Ong as Mister Yung
Yau Kin-kwok as Kung Fu bodyguard
Jeffrey Lam as Big Brother in bar
Chow Mei-yan as TV reporter
Sin Kwok-wah
Hoi Sang Lee as Big Mouth
Leung Sap-yat
Shui Jing-mai
Wong Chi-keung as Chiuchow boss
Au Siu-hei
Kam Yat-lung
Nip Pang-fung
Bruce Law as Brother Nut
James Ha as Mad Po's thug
Tsang Kan-wing as Senior police officer
Sham Chin-po as robber
Hau Woon-ling as Temple medium
Garry Chan as angry driver
Chan King as casino clerk
Anthony Cho as rascal
Steve Mak as rascal
Choi Kwok-keung as robber
Ho Wing-cheung as robber
Fung Man-kwong as robber

Theme song

"End of Fate" (緣盡)
- Composer: Lowell Lo
- Lyricist: Calvin Poon
- Singer: Andy Lau

Box office

This film grossed HK$13,402,221 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 2 to 22 March 1991 in Hong Kong.

External links

Don't Fool Me at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Don't Fool Me at IMDb

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+{{Short description|1991 Hong Kong action comedy film by Herman Yau}}
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+{{More citations needed|date=May 2019}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
+{{Use Hong Kong English|date=January 2014}}
+{{Infobox film
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+| caption        = Laserdisc cover
+| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none| t    = 中環英雄
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+ | s     = 中环英雄
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+ | j       = Zung1 Waan4 Jing1 Hung4}}
 | director       = [[Herman Yau]]
-| producer       =
+| producer       = Taylor Wong
-| writer         =
+| writer         = Rico Chung<br>Lam Chiu-wing
-| narrator       =
+| starring       = {{Plainlist|
-| starring       = [[Andy Lau]] <br> [[Tony Leung Chiu Wai|Tony Leung]] <br> [[Teresa Mo]]
+* [[Andy Lau]]
+* [[Tony Leung Chiu-wai|Tony Leung]]
+* [[Teresa Mo]]
+* Fennie Yuen
-| music          =
+}}
-| cinematography =
-| editing        =
+| music          = Shui Jing-mai
+| cinematography = Puccini Yu
-| distributor    =
-| released       = [[1991 in film|1991]]
+| editing        = Ma Chung-yiu
-| runtime        =
+| studio         = Wing Fat Film Production
+| distributor    = [[Sammo Hung#D&B Films Company Ltd|D&B Films Distribution]]
-| country        = {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Hong Kong]]
-| language       = [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]]
+| released       = {{Film date|1991|3|2|df=y}}
+| runtime        = 98 minutes
+| country        = Hong Kong
+| language       = Cantonese
 | budget         =
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+| gross          = HK$13,402,221
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-'''''Don't Fool Me''''' (中環英雄) is a [[1991 in film|1991]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[film]] directed by [[Herman Yau]] starring [[Andy Lau]] and [[Tony Leung Chiu Wai|Tony Leung]].
+'''''Don't Fool Me''''' ({{zh|t=中環英雄}}, lit. ''Hero of [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]]'') is a 1991 [[Hong Kong action cinema|Hong Kong action]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Herman Yau]] starring [[Andy Lau]], [[Tony Leung Chiu-wai|Tony Leung]], [[Teresa Mo]] and Fennie Yuen.
 ==Plot==
+Hero Wah and Cheung Ho-kit star are two old friends who meet up in later life. Hero is a Triad gang member and Kit is an insurance salesman. Hero is looking for a career change and Kit has become disillusioned with life after discovering he has a "[[Brain tumor|bubble]]" in his brain that could burst at any time killing him. The two decide to switch lives for a bit with the Triad going respectable and the insurance salesman taking on the world of the Triads. As well as a new life, both of the friends find new love.
-Two friends, Hero Hwa (Andy Lau) and Chiang Ho-Chie (Tony Leung) star are two old friends who meet up in later life. Hwa is a triad gang member and Ho-Chie is an insurance salesman, Hero is looking for a career change and Ho-Chie has become disillusioned with life after discovering he has a "bubble" in his brain that could burst at any time killing him. The two decide to switch lives for a bit with the Triad going respectable and the Insurance Salesman taking on the world of the Triads.  As well as a new life, both of the two friends find new love.
 ==Cast==
+{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
-* [[Andy Lau]] - Hero Hwa
-* [[Tony Leung Chiu Wai]] - Chiang Ho-Chie
+* [[Andy Lau]] as Hero Wah
-* [[Teresa Mo]] - Miss Mui
+* [[Tony Leung Chiu-wai]] as Cheung Ho-kit
-* [[Fennie Yuen]] - Fanny
+* [[Teresa Mo]] as Miss Mui
+* Fennie Yuen as Fanny
-* [[Charine Chan]] - Margaret
+* Charine Chan as Margaret
-* [[Chan Wai-Man]] - Fanny's Father
+* [[Michael Chan (actor)|Michael Chan]] as Fanny's father
-* [[Shing Fui-On]] - Mad Bo
-* [[Tien Feng]] - Yip Chi-Mei
+* [[Shing Fui-On]] as Mad Po
-* [[Anthony Wong Chau Sang]] - Nerd's Brother
+* [[Tien Feng]] as Yip Chi-mei
-* [[Gabriel Wong]] - Nerd in Bar
+* [[Anthony Wong (Hong Kong actor)|Anthony Wong]] as Su, Turtle's Brother
+* Gabriel Wong as Turtle
-* [[Yung Sai-Kit]] - Yung
+* Stuart Ong as Mister Yung
+* Yau Kin-kwok as Kung Fu bodyguard
+* Jeffrey Lam as Big Brother in bar
+* Chow Mei-yan as TV reporter
+* Sin Kwok-wah
+* [[Hoi Sang Lee]] as Big Mouth
+* Leung Sap-yat
+* Shui Jing-mai
+* Wong Chi-keung as [[Chaozhou|Chiuchow]] boss
+* Au Siu-hei
+* Kam Yat-lung
+* Nip Pang-fung
+* Bruce Law as Brother Nut
+* James Ha as Mad Po's thug
+* Tsang Kan-wing as Senior police officer
+* Sham Chin-po as robber
+* Hau Woon-ling as Temple medium
+* Garry Chan as angry driver
+* Chan King as casino clerk
+* Anthony Cho as rascal
+* Steve Mak as rascal
+* Choi Kwok-keung as robber
+* Ho Wing-cheung as robber
+* Fung Man-kwong as robber
+{{Div col end}}
+==Theme song==
+* "End of Fate" (緣盡)
+** Composer: [[Lowell Lo]]
+** Lyricist: Calvin Poon
+** Singer: [[Andy Lau]]
+==Box office==
+This film grossed HK$13,402,221 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 2 to 22 March 1991 in [[Hong Kong]].
+==See also==
+* [[Andy Lau filmography]]
+==External links==
+* {{HKMDB title|7369}}
+* {{IMDb title|0101756}}
+{{Herman Yau}}
-==External link==
-*{{imdb title|id=0101756}}
 [[Category:1991 films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong films]]
+[[Category:1991 martial arts films]]
-[[Category:Cantonese-language films]]
+[[Category:1991 action comedy films]]
+[[Category:1990s Cantonese-language films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong action comedy films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong martial arts comedy films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong slapstick comedy films]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Herman Yau]]
+[[Category:Films set in Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Films shot in Hong Kong]]
+[[Category:Triad films]]
+[[Category:1990s Hong Kong films]]