Paper Marriage

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Paper Marriage (Chinese: 過埠新娘; Jyutping: Gwo3 Fau6 San1 Neong2) is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Alfred Cheung, and starring Sammo Hung and Maggie Cheung. It was released by Golden Harvest on 14 April 1988.In the United States, a down-on-his-luck Chinese boxer named Bo Chin accepts promise of payment to marry a Hong Kong woman named Jade Lee so she can get American citizenship. They realize too late that they have been set up in a complicated plan to cheat them out of the woman's money. Their adventures begin when Bo is forced back into the boxing ring and Jade tries her hand at mud wrestling. CastSammo Hung as Bo ChinMaggie Cheung as Jade LeeAlfred Cheung as PeterDick Wei as "White Suit"Joyce Godenzi as Bo's ex-wifeBilly Chow as "Big Bear"Hsiao Hou, Chin Ka-lok, and Tony Morelli as White Suit's thugsPhilip Ko as Crazy EyesFrank Pang Lee as Uncle TsaiMeg Lam as Immigration Control OfficerRainbow Ching as Immigration Officer ChinLee Chi-kit as Debt CollectorRocky LiProductionAlthough Paper Marriage is set in Los Angeles, California, the film was shot in Edmonton, Alberta. The opening sequence was shot at Northlands Park, while the final action sequence being shot at the West Edmonton Mall.[1] Yuen Wah and Lam Ching-ying were the film's action directors. References "Guo bu xin lang (1988)". Guo bu xin lang. Retrieved 25 April 2016.