Men Suddenly in Black

Men Suddenly in Black (Chinese: 大丈夫) is a 2003 Hong Kong sex comedy parody of Hong Kong triad films^{[clarification needed]} directed by Pang Ho-Cheung. The sequel Men Suddenly in Black II was released in 2006.

Men Suddenly in Black
Movie poster
Directed by	Pang Ho-Cheung
Written by	Patrick Kong Erica Lee Pang Ho-Cheung
Produced by	Eric Tsang
Starring	Eric Tsang Chapman To Jordan Chan Spirit Blue Teresa Mo Candy Lo Marsha Yuen
Cinematography	Kenny Lam Ping Wah[1]
Music by	Anthony Chue Chan Tung Peter Kam Pau Tat[1]
Release date	11 September 2003 (2003-09-11)
Running time	99 min[1]
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Plot

As their wives and girlfriends embark on a trip to Thailand, four men spend the next 14 hours trying to engage in romantic affairs before their return.

Cast and roles

• Eric Tsang – Kwok Tin-yau, leader of the group
• Chapman To – Chao
• Jordan Chan – Cheung, the doctor
• Spirit Blue – Paul, the new kid from Beijing
• Teresa Mo – Tin's Wife
• Candy Lo – Anna
• Marsha Yuen – Ching
• Natalis Chan – Yeung, previous member who got caught
• Cheung Tat-ming – Bellboy
• Chim Sui-man – Cybercafé owner
• Maria Cordero – JoJo, Tin's old sweetheart
• Lam Suet – Police chief
• Tony Leung Ka-Fai – Ninth Uncle, previous leader who got caught
• Sandra Ng – Ninth Uncle's wife
• Jenny Raven – Young JoJo
• Derek Tsang – Young Tin
• Courtney Wu – Womanizer

Cameos

• Ellen Chan (cameo)
• Belinda Hamnett (cameo)
• Sammo Hung – himself (cameo)
• Eric Kot (cameo)
• Chin Kar-lok – himself (cameo)
• Teresa Mak (cameo)
• Alan Tam (cameo)

Awards

• 23rd Annual Hong Kong Film Awards (2004):
  • Winner – Best Supporting Actor (Tony Leung Ka-Fai)
  • Winner – Best New Director (Pang Ho-Cheung)
• 40th Annual Golden Horse Awards
  • Nomination – Best Director (Pang Ho-Cheung)
  • Nomination – Best Supporting Actor (Chapman To Man-Chat)
  • Nomination – Best Original Screenplay (Pang Ho-Cheung, Erica Lee Man, Patrick Kong)
• 10th Annual Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
  • Recommended Film^[2]