Lucid Dreams is an episodic film which the director recounts four of his own dreams: Don wants to repay his debt by arranging a fake wedding; Fan, a white collar, learns to let go of his ego after struggling with love and work; a writer named Tong reunites with her long-lost mother; a driving instructor, Chung, is inspired by four 'ghost ladies' and starts to believe again in his musical talent.
An omnibus of 4 short stories, each of them occurring in different corners of our society, but all of which encompass the same themes: courage, determination, pursuance and hope.
Sue Ma
So Boring, a nobody who has no love from everyone except from childhood sweetheart Bobo, receives a weird text message one day, saying: Ever thought of deleting those you dislike?
Siu Wan
The world renowned “Invincible Hand” Ken could identify not only mahjong tiles, but also cards with his fingers which had made him a legend. Upon his retirement as the Chief Security Consultant in Las Vegas, Ken returned to his hometown Macau, where he met his old friend Benz, and Benz’s son Cool and nephew Karl. Both Cool and Karl wanted to follow Ken. Ken claimed that if Cool could successfully cheat him once or win over him, he would then accept Cool as his protégé. Cool’s step brother Lionel, an undercover agent, had disguised his identity in an international gambling mafia which had planned to form an alliance with mafias in illegal gambling from all over the world to control the result of soccer matches. Lionel had recorded the entire conference, with the criminal evidence kept in an imitated eye. The eye was coincidentally given to Rainbow, Ken’s only daughter, which put her in danger. The retired Ken was forced to use his “Magic Hand” once again to uncover the evil plan…
Fortune teller
Two compulsive gamblers struggle to quit their habit and raise a child.
Singer of Ha Kung's Store
Kung (Eric Tsang) and Kin's (Jacky Cheung) rivalry goes way back to the seventies when they fought over the same girl, who eventually became Kung's wife (Anita Yuen). Now they run competing phone stores right across from each other on Mongkok's busiest street, and stretch their minds trying to outdo each other with crazy promotions. There's absolutely no mixing with the enemy in these parts - until Kung and Kin's kids fall for each other! Further chaos breaks out when the landlord triples the rent of all the shop owners to force them out for redevelopment.
Auntie
億万長者がカジノで恋に落ちた相手は、客に金を無駄にするなと言うほど気が強い美人ディーラー。彼は自分の素性を隠したまま、彼女の気を引こうと奮闘する。
Set in 1930s China, the film details the trials of a group of athletes who desire to compete in the Olympic Games. There’s a snag, however. The full amount required to send them abroad for the games is 600,000 dollars, and the government is only sponsoring half. It falls to the athletes to raise the rest themselves, and they start by saving every last penny they earn. They also attempt to raise the money through a variety of fund-raising activities, including street performances, networking for donations, and probably a bake sale, too. After deciding to fund their own way to the games, the athletes take to the streets to perform all manner of athletic demonstrations and martial arts moves in an energetic and impromptu street fair.
Maria
After inadvertently killing his girlfriend, a man flees Macau for Thailand in an attempt to cope with his guilt, and avoid possible arrest. But the relocation doesn't prevent his problems from following him, as his new friends could be potential enemies.
Duchess
Forever Yours is a Comedy starring Ricky Hui
Jo Jo
Four men attempt to fool around as much as they can before their wives return from a 14-hour Buddhism trip to Thailand.
Mrs Chan
Fish store owner May is thirty and single, so when Chris, a millionaire, appears, May's family is only too eager to send her off. May is crushed when she finds out Chris's only reason for loving her was her resemblance to his ex-girlfriend Linda.
Daisy So
So's family lives in financial despair. They always argue about money. One day So Kam Po accidentally picked up a briefcase which has $10 million inside. According to the law, Kam Po owns that 10 million if no one claims it in 6 months. Kam Po wants to pull his family together, so he buys a cafe from his brother Hoi. For the next six months, the family's relationships improve as they all chip in to run the cafe together. Time flies when you're having fun--and when there's a $10 million pot of gold at the end of your rainbow. Will So's pot of gold be there waiting for him once his waiting period is over?
Mamasan
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
God Mother
Eternal 25 year-old Alan Tam is a wimpy triad boss who must avenge his dad because he had a heart attack after losing at cards to a pretty cat burglar. For help, he enlists Drunk Shooter, HK’s ace gunman, who’s also an incredible souse. Problem: Christy ripped off wacky triad boss Francis Ng, so he wants her, too. Even worse, Alan just doesn't want to kill Christy because she’s too damn beautiful. Hijinks ensue.
Jane's mother
Where is the end of the world? A rich girl diagnosed with leukemia wants to follow a sailor friend to St Kilda, Scotland to find out. but first she must search him out, who is missing.
Fatty
Meet Marble, a teenage girl known by all on the streets of Hong Kong as an arcade game wizard. Teamed up with her girl gang of four, Marble gets into many tight situations for the sake of her gangster boyfriend, One.
Singer in Number One Club
After her gangster boyfriend Walkie Pie skips town to evade a murder rap, beautiful Tung Yen hooks up with a wealthy nightclub owner, Brother Man, only to have her ex return with guns blazing.
Lau's cop mother
When Cheng Kam-Fu (Lawrence Ng) reports his wife missing to the police, Detective Lau (Anthony Wong) suspects there’s more to the disappearance than meets the eye. While his colleagues remain uninterested, Lau begins round the clock observation on Fu’s shop/flat, paying particular attention to his mistress, Lo (Li Yu).
Mad mix of comedy and action as a family of thugs and Triads can't see eye to eye and so end up going fist to fist.
Kwai Fa-Pon
Jackie (Jacky Cheung) is the owner of a very shady nightclub, which the cops are itching to shut down. But they haven't been able to catch Jackie red-handed yet due to his trickiness. When Jacky goes so far as to trick a female cop, Tammy (Maggie Cheung), into falling in love with him, the rest of the police force goes bananas, swearing to put an end to his nefarious activities at any cost. But is Jacky actually falling for Tammy and beginning to change his ways? Or is he already in too deep with the cops for that to help his situation?
After being thrown out of the police academy, Debbie Fung (Ellen Chan) gets a new chance but instead the proposition is to go undercover. Accepting the mission to get close to tycoon Lau Fuk Tin (Michael Wong) as he's suspected of a number of murders of women, under the disguise of Maryanne, Debbie quickly gets close to Lau. Going so far as getting almost permanent residence with the man, Debbie witness horrific things on the grounds. Despite, affection starting to develop towards her target.
Four girls from the north work in the same nightclub. The foreman Xian brings the dancers, Qin Na and Maine in Hong Kong, Shiliyangchang, fighting for the dream of prosperity. Each has a different experience, and the end will be tragic and joyous
Businessman marries his company's mainland representative. Trouble is, he already has a wife and family back in Hong Kong!
Woman with Michael Hui
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
Maria
Lam, a cop approaching 40 but without much accomplishment, always wants to achieve something memorable before his retirement. He is obliged by his sister to find a decent Chinese girl for his nephew, Baffalo, who is an "American Born Chinese". But Baffalo has an eye for a sweetie, Ellen, who has accidentally witnessed a murder. The incident gets Lam, Baffalo and Ellen being involved in a ruthless underground arms smuggling ring, wich sends the killer to eliminate them.
In Jail House, Blackie has concocted a perfect escape plan. Then wardress 5354 is killed by accident when making love. She becomes the bad ghost, in contrast to the good ghost who dies in a previous escape attempt. Finally, the chief warden, the interior decorators, Blackie and the good ghost come to an agreement. They would get the chief warden's girl friend, the exorcist, to banish the bad ghost. To leave quietly too are Blackie and the good ghost...
Lin Chia Hsin's assistant
Two cops are partnered together and decide to protect two beautiful women who are actually rivals--one, a woman released from prison, the other, an actress who's been targeted for rape--while in search of escaped murderous convicts.
Mother Superior
一眉道士の弟子ホウとフォンは、道士の言いつけで骨ツボに月光が当たらないように遮ろうとするが間に合わず、月光を浴びた骨ツボの魔物やベビーキョンシーが魔性の力を表し凶暴化してしまうが、道士が駆けつけ事なきを得た。そこに村民が慌てて駆け込んできて、樹の精の虜にされた弟を助けてほしいと言う。道士の作戦でホウが樹の精を誘い出し、フォンの鏡で正体を見破って退治することに成功する。 ある日、村長の依頼で村の風水を占うと、空気ではなく水に問題があることが分かった。一行が荒れ果てた教会に着くと、マザーとシスター達が教会を再建しており、道士が内部を案内してもらうと祈祷室で悪魔と戦ったケイ神父が白骨化していた。 教会を出て道士達は新しい水源を探すために道具を設置するが、昼食中に怪しげなコウモリ達が目印の杭を動かしてしまう。その場所を掘ってみると、胸にルビーの短剣がつき刺さったミイラ化した遺体が発掘された。道士は遺体が蘇る危険があるため燃やすようにと指示するが、ルビー欲しさに警備隊長は遺体を木像とすり替えてしまう。ルビーを取るために怪我をした隊長の血が遺体に滴り落ちると、みるみる内に生気が蘇り隊長の婚約者を襲った。遺体はもう一人の神父が悪魔に敗れ、ドラキュラ(西洋の吸血鬼)と化した姿だった。 一方、ホウとフォンは娼婦の幽霊に取り憑かれて帰ってきたが、道士の術で女の亡骸を発見する。そこで偶然ドラキュラと遭遇し道術で封じようとするが、西洋の吸血鬼であるため道教のお札は効果がなく、強力な封印術も破られ一時退却する。 道士はこのことを隊長に報告に行き、吸血鬼と化した婚約者から噛まれそうになっていた隊長を間一髪で救うが、色魔と誤解され囚われてしまう。捕まった道士が隊長の婚約者からあやうく噛まれそうになった時、ベビーキョンシーが牢屋を爆破して救出する。 教会ではマザーとシスター達がコウモリの大群に襲われ隠れていた。ホウとフォンは教会に向かいマザー達を救出するが、目覚めたドラキュラに阻まれる。そこへ道士が到着し、ドラキュラと壮絶な一騎打ちを繰り広げる。
He Xiao-Shan
Shop assistant in the electronics store, May Bao (Kent Cheng) - good-natured fat man, always ready to help those who need it. Therefore, he decides to help the new store employee, a fat Shan (Maria Cordero), which the evil boss (Richard Ng) forced to jump on the trampoline to the delight of visitors. His plan fails miserably, and Mai Bao, along with Shan, is fired-but the cheerful Mai Bao is accustomed to seeing positive in absolutely any situation.
Singer at funeral
Ever since he was a child, Lee Chi-kin has been determined to become a police officer, despite the fact that he comes from a family of criminals. As an adult, he joins the police force, where he is first placed with the Narcotics Bureau. During a drug raid operation, he catches a drug dealer. He is later transferred, first to the Anti-Porno Bureau where he falls in love with a call girl, then to the Regional Crime Unit where he works under Inspector Chu. During a drug raid operation, Lee kills drug lord Ng Cheung. Ng's father hires a killer, Thousand Faces Man to take revenge on Lee. After several confrontations, Lee finally brings Thousand Faces Man to justice. The corrupt director of a mental hospital places Lee in the mental hospital for a year, during which time he develops mental disorders. After being discharged from the hospital, he becomes a restaurant waiter.
Tung's Aunt
Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of affection - one a baker, the other a prostitute - are working under cruel and lecherous bosses. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies' hearts and free them from their unpleasant jobs.
Woman at Window
Two friends who own an investment firm turn to a policeman friend for help when they are framed for robbery by a gang of antiquities smugglers.
Ms. Ma
Lovable Mr. Coconut arrives in town from Hainan China where he lived with his coconuts. Here in the sophisticated urban jungles of Hong Kong. He has finally reunited with his family, as he endures Hong Kong Streets of the late 1980s, filled with stock and property gamblers, heavy mobile phones and others.
Ms Choy
A young woman about to get married discovers all too late that her spouse has mafia connections, when violence breaks out during her wedding. Caught up in the crossfire Lynn gets arrested and thrown into a women's prison.
Bo Ma
Cherie Chung and Cheung Man are two young women forced into a life of prostitution. Mostly, it's a sensitive melodrama about loyality and female bonding.
Yellow Rose [cameo]
Director-actor Frankie Chan does multiple duty in the action comedy vehicle The Good, The Bad & The Beauty. Frankie Chan is Inspector Hor Sun Chun, a tough cop investigating a smuggling operation in which airline stewardess Ko Sau Ping (sultry Cherie Chung) is possibly involved. Realizing that she may be in danger, Sau Ping feigns amnesia, and uses Sun Chun's smitten partner Tang Tat Kit (Kent Cheng) as a possible smokescreen. Meanwhile there's action, and plenty of it! A seasoned director, actor, composer and action director, Frankie Chan uses his myriad talents to the nth degree as he combines gunplay, stunts, and laugh-a-minute hijinks in true Hong Kong Cinema action-comedy style!
Dancer
Ah Fat, foul-mouthed, along with his two close buddies, Traffic Light and Ugly, are working in a garage. Their boss, Ken, is harsh and stingy. However, a warm and close friendship has been established amongh the four. In order for Ah Fat to get over his heartbreak at getting dumped by his girlfriend, Ken suggests a tour to Penang to cheer him up. They come across two beautiful girls, Tung Tung and Man Chi, strolling leisurely on the beach as if they were very wealthy. Since then they decide who's whose. And Ah Fat, the winner, chooses Tung Tung to be his sole target. By the rules of the game, Ken, Traffic Light and Ugly have to compete to see who in the end will win the heart of Man Chi.
Lounge Singer
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.