My Name Is Fame

My Name Is Fame is a 2006 Hong Kong comedy-drama film starring Lau Ching-wan as a has-been actor and newcomer Huo Siyan as an aspiring actress and his apprentice.

The movie is considered by many as a humorous reflection of Lau's actual career, which is highly regarded but almost unrewarded (Lau has never won a Hong Kong Film Award before this film which won him the Best Actor award).

While it is often compared to the three A Star Is Born films, My Name Is Fame departs from many of Star's clichés, notably dispensing with the romance of the old man-young girl relationship and the destructive spiral of the old man's career. While the girl does go onto great success, the man does redeem himself of bad habits (getting sober, offering constructive instead of abrasive criticism) and returns to being a well-renowned actor. Due to their busy film schedules, they never have time to meet. But at the end, she presents a best supporting actor award for which he has been nominated.

Many famous actors and filmmakers make cameo appearances, notably Tony Leung Ka-fai, who plays himself and tells Lau's character to return to acting, saying that while good roles are difficult to find, perseverance will be rewarded.

Plot

Poon Kar-Fai (Lau Ching-wan) is an actor who was once in the lime light and ended up throwing it all away through arrogance.

Cast

Main cast

Lau Ching-wan as Poon Ka-fai

Huo Siyan as Faye Ng

Candice Yu as Qiqi

Wayne Lai as Wai

Kong Hon as Ka-fai's father

Leung San as Ka-fai's mother

Derek Tsang as Lok

Guest appearances

Actors

Tony Leung Ka-fai as himself

Ekin Cheng as himself

Fiona Sit as herself

Niki Chow as herself

Remus Choi as himself

Calvin Choi as himself

Edmund So as himself

Lau Dan as himself

Jo Kuk as herself

Ku Feng as himself

Directors

Ann Hui as herself

Gordon Chan as himself

Samson Chiu as himself

Stephen Tung as himself

Fruit Chan as himself

Vincent Chui as himself

Jamie Luk as himself

Matthew Tang as himself

Other cast

Elena Kong as Ms. Hung

Henry Fong as Marco

Tsui Na as Shopkeeper

To Ting-ho as Andy

Muk Sing as Photographer

Wai Wai as May

Law Yiu-fai as TV director

Four Tse as Gaffer

Almert Mak as Assistant director

Jimmy Wong as Assistant director

Jimmy Wong as Production manager

Julie Lau as Production manager

Keith Chan as Production manager

Lai Ka-ho as Production manager

Jin Hui as TV production assistant

Lau Ka-fai as Cinematographer

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Review

My Name Is Fame at rottentomatoes.com

2006 films

2006 comedy-drama films

Hong Kong comedy-drama films

2000s Cantonese-language films

Films directed by Lawrence Ah Mon

Films about actors

Films set in Hong Kong

Films shot in Hong Kong

Films with screenplays by James Yuen

2006 comedy films

2006 drama films

2000s Hong Kong films