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  • Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
  • Unrated
    85 min | Comedy, Crime
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
Unrated
85 min | Comedy, Crime

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from America to Hong Kong. When he arrives, however, his contact is nowhere to be found.
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Directors
Wayne Wang | Spencer Nakasako (co-director)
Writers
Spencer Nakasako (written by) (story) | Amir Mokri (story) (as Amir M. Mokri) | Wayne Wang (story) | Koon-Chung Chan (chinese dialogue) (as John Koon-chung Chan) | Tony Rayns (english subtitles)
Producer
Winnie Mokri (as Winnie Fredriksz)
Composer
Cinematographer
Amir Mokri (as Amir M. Mokri)
Editor
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Release date
Aug 24, 1990 (United States)

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Cast

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Wan Kin Cheng
Duck Killer (as Chan Kim Wan) Duck Killer (as Chan Kim Wan)   See fewer
John Chan
The Son-in-Law (Anthropologist) (as John Koon-chung Chan) The Son-in-Law (Anthropologist) (as John Koon-chung Chan)   See fewer
Kwan-Min Cheng
Uncle Cheng (as Cheng Kwan Min) Uncle Cheng (as Cheng Kwan Min)   See fewer
Allen Fong
Taxi Driver Taxi Driver   See fewer
Rocky Wing Cheung Ho
Punk #2 (as Rocky Ho) Punk #2 (as Rocky Ho)   See fewer
Cinda Hui
Kitty Kitty   See fewer
Gary Kong
Punk #1 Punk #1   See fewer
Chung Lam
Ex-Red Guard Ex-Red Guard   See fewer
Lieh Lo
Pianist Pianist   See fewer
Wei Lo
Big Boss (as Lo Wai) Big Boss (as Lo Wai)   See fewer
Cora Miao
Money Money   See fewer
Spencer Nakasako
Yat Boon Jai (Man-with-no-name) Yat Boon Jai (Man-with-no-name)   See fewer
Bonnie Ngai
The Daughter The Daughter   See fewer
Victor Wong
Blind Man Blind Man   See fewer
Wu Kin Man
Spiritualist Spiritualist   See fewer
Angela Yu Chien
Blue Velvet (as Yu Chien) Blue Velvet (as Yu Chien)   See fewer
Dennis Dun
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
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