# Boys Are Easy
**Boys Are Easy** (追男仔; pinyin: zhuī nán zǐ) is a 1993 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed and written by Wong Jing, in which a widowed father fakes a terminal illness to pressure his three unmarried daughters into finding boyfriends. It was released in Hong Kong on 12 August 1993 and stars [Brigitte Lin](https://www.edgepedia.org/brigitte-lin), Maggie Cheung, Chingmy Yau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Jacky Cheung, Ekin Cheng, and [Jimmy Lin](https://www.edgepedia.org/jimmy-lin).[1](https://kungfutube.info/23772) • [2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/49107/?fr=vod_3)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 追男仔 (Jui nam chai / Zhui nan zi), English title Boys Are Easy[1](https://kungfutube.info/23772) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/) |
| Director and writer | Wong Jing; 1905.com also credits Bosco Lam as director[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/49107/?fr=vod_3) |
| Release | 12 August 1993 (Hong Kong)[1](https://kungfutube.info/23772) |
| Genre | Comedy and romance[4](https://jephmann.com/movies/film.php?id=101335) |
| Runtime | Reported as 90, 96, or 97 minutes depending on the source[5](https://tw.18dao.net/%E5%BD%B1%E8%A6%96%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/%E8%BF%BD%E7%94%B7%E4%BB%94_%281993%29) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/) |
| Hong Kong box office | HK$11,856,568 per one database; another gives HK$11,860,869[1](https://kungfutube.info/23772) |
| Production companies | Chang Hong Channel Film & Video, Wong Jing's Workshop Ltd., and Win's Film Productions[4](https://jephmann.com/movies/film.php?id=101335) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The father, Ching Sing (Richard Ng), raised his three daughters and a younger son alone after his wife died. When a close friend of the same age dies suddenly, he resolves to see his children settled and pretends to suffer from a terminal illness so that the daughters will bring boyfriends home.[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/49107/?fr=vod_3) • [5](https://tw.18dao.net/%E5%BD%B1%E8%A6%96%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/%E8%BF%BD%E7%94%B7%E4%BB%94_%281993%29) The daughters, each with a different personality, hastily recruit stand-in suitors, producing a string of comic situations before the couples genuinely pair off and the father's "illness" cures itself.[5](https://tw.18dao.net/%E5%BD%B1%E8%A6%96%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/%E8%BF%BD%E7%94%B7%E4%BB%94_%281993%29)
**The three romances.** The eldest daughter, Ching Siu Tung (Brigitte Lin), is a tough police officer who is transferred to the anti-vice squad after a botched operation and brings home the self-styled "King of Gigolo Karaoke", Simon Tse Sai ([Tony Leung Ka-fai](https://www.edgepedia.org/tony-leung-ka-fai)).[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm) • [7](https://host.cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=12873) The second daughter, Ching Siu Nam ([Maggie Cheung](https://www.edgepedia.org/maggie-cheung)), is a social worker who recruits the triad member Wu Ying ([Jacky Cheung](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacky-cheung)) as a fake boyfriend, and he is eventually reformed by her affection.[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm) • [8](https://wmoov.com/movie/post/13216) The youngest, Ching Siu Sze (Chingmy Yau), ropes in a twenty-seven-year-old virgin, Lee Chi Ko (Ekin Cheng), by pretending to be a poor hooker.[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm) The younger son, Ching Siu Pei (Jimmy Lin), completes the family.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/)
## Production and style
Wong Jing served as director, writer, and producer, with Hui Pooi-Yung as co-producer; Jingle Ma Choh-Sing was the director of photography, Lowell Lo Koon-Ting composed the music, and Hung Poon edited.[4](https://jephmann.com/movies/film.php?id=101335) • [9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/fullcredits/) Bosco Lam worked as assistant director, and 1905.com credits him as a director alongside Wong Jing.[2](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/49107/?fr=vod_3) The film was rated IIA in Hong Kong.[5](https://tw.18dao.net/%E5%BD%B1%E8%A6%96%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/%E8%BF%BD%E7%94%B7%E4%BB%94_%281993%29)
The comedy relies on gags, movie parodies, and broad slapstick, including action set pieces with fight choreography by Nicky Lee (李忠志).[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm) • [1](https://kungfutube.info/23772) Reviewers have noted parodic touches throughout: the eldest daughter is named Ching Siu Tung after the action choreographer, Tony Leung Ka-fai riffs on famous scenes from *A Better Tomorrow*, and one character convincingly imitates [Bruce Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/bruce-lee).[10](https://letterboxd.com/naokevin/film/boys-are-easy/) • [11](https://letterboxd.com/dungeonskramz/film/boys-are-easy/) Sandra Ng appears in a cameo in which she beats up Jimmy Lin's character.[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm)
## Reception and home video
Its Hong Kong gross is recorded as HK$11,856,568 in one database and HK$11,860,869 in another.[1](https://kungfutube.info/23772) On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.5/10 from about 355 votes,[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/) and Rotten Tomatoes lists no critic reviews with a 45% audience score from more than 250 ratings.[12](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boys_are_easy) The LoveHKFilm review called it "a surprisingly funny wackfest" despite many Hong Kong-specific jokes.[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm)
The 2002 Mei Ah DVD release omits substantial portions of the film, including parts of the "Triad Olympics" sequence, the "Bowling" song parody, and a scene featuring Ha Ping, whose character does not appear at all in that edition.[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm) The film was later released on DVD with [Cantonese](https://www.edgepedia.org/cantonese) and Mandarin tracks and removable English and Chinese subtitles.[6](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm)
## References
1. [イージーな彼氏たち／追男仔（1993）, KUNGFU TUBE](https://kungfutube.info/23772)
2. [追男仔 (1993), 1905电影网](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/49107/?fr=vod_3)
3. [Boys Are Easy (1993), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/)
4. [Boys Are Easy (1993), Jeffrey Hartmann movie database](https://jephmann.com/movies/film.php?id=101335)
5. [影視資料/追男仔 (1993), Tw.18dao.net](https://tw.18dao.net/%E5%BD%B1%E8%A6%96%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/%E8%BF%BD%E7%94%B7%E4%BB%94_%281993%29)
6. [Boys are Easy (1993), LoveHKFilm review by Kozo](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/boys_are_easy.htm)
7. [추남자 (Boys Are Easy), Cine21](https://host.cine21.com/movie/info/?movie_id=12873)
8. [追男仔, WMOOV](https://wmoov.com/movie/post/13216)
9. [Boys Are Easy (1993) full cast and crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108658/fullcredits/)
10. [Boys Are Easy review by naokevin, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/naokevin/film/boys-are-easy/)
11. [Boys Are Easy review by DungeonSkramz, Letterboxd](https://letterboxd.com/dungeonskramz/film/boys-are-easy/)
12. [Boys Are Easy, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boys_are_easy)
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