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The Extras

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The Extras — Plot

Hakky Ho (James Yi Lui) holds on to his love of acting and dreams of being a star despite the chaotic, brutal, low-paying, hilarious reality of life as an extra. He falls in love with fellow extra Siu-Fong (Idy Chan), but the star (Kenneth Tsang) wants her for his next extra-marital conquest.

  • Release date
  • December 14, 1978
  • Runtime
  • 86 min
  • Genres
  • Comedy
  • Director
  • Yim Ho

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The Extras — Cast

James Yi Lui photo James Yi Lui Hakky Ho Kenneth Tsang photo Kenneth Tsang Ting Chung Idy Chan Yuk-Lin photo Idy Chan Yuk-Lin Mrs. Ting Melvin Wong King-Sun photo Melvin Wong King-Sun Inspector Dennis Chan Kwok-San photo Dennis Chan Kwok-San

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