About this episode
We’re back for part two of our Wong Jing series, this time exploring the early romantic comedies Jing directed… so you don’t have to. Our discussion begins with Hong Kong Playboys (1983), where the wonderful Alexander Fu Sheng stars as a wealthy playboy whose mother has decided it’s time for him to get married. We also discuss Prince Charming (1984), a riff on The Prince and The Pauper starring Kenny Bee; more importantly, it’s Maggie Cheung’s debut film and she superglues a man’s ass to a toilet seat. Next is the nonsensical Fascinating Affairs (1985), one of Jing’s first non-Shaw Brothers films, which follows a rich heiress (Cherie Chung, who stars in most of the movies we discuss in the episode) trying to get revenge on her philandering husband (the great Chor Yuen, who also co-directed), but runs into trouble from a pushy cop (Tony Leung Chiu-wai, in one of his first roles), a serial killer, a triad gang, and other shenanigans. We end with the delightful Girl with the Diamond Slipper (1985), a madcap spin on Cinderella with Maggie Cheung as an aspiring TV actress who gets invited to a ball and caught up in a diamond theft. Maggie can do no wrong. Thanks for listing and please follow Samm and John over at Patreon for more!