From Riches to Rags (錢作怪) 44 years old

From Riches to Rags

Ricky and Fatso are friends in need. They are in dire need of money since they are only paid slave wages at the bottling factory. However, they become millionaires overnight after buying a winning lottery ticket. During one of their swingin' nights on the town, Ricky is suddenly attacked by an upset stomach; and in no time, a quack doctor diagnoses the seizure as terminal cancer. Ricky seriously considers suicide. But he is appalled by the drawbacks inherent in the available methods of doing himself in--primarily the pain! It is on a rooftop from which he is supposed to make a plunge that he saves a poor man from suicide by giving the latter all the money he has. In gratitude, the newly rich man promises to hire a killer to finish off his suffering benefactor...

Credits

From Riches to Rags Cast

Name Character
John Woo He was 34, now 78 years old as [cameo]
Lam Ching-ying He was 27, 44 years old when he died as Knife killer
Ricky Hui He was 33, 65 years old when he died as Ricky
Melvin Wong He was 31, now 75 years old as Smoking pool player
Johnny Koo as Fatso

From Riches to Rags Crew

Name Department
John Woo as Director. He was 34 (now 78) years old Directing
John Woo as Writer. He was 34 (now 78) years old Writing
Samuel Hui as Music. He was 31 (now 76) years old Sound
From Riches to Rags poster
From Riches to Rags (44 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, July 10, 1980
  • Runtime: 101 minutes