Love Actually... Sucks!
Love Actually... Sucks! (Chinese: 愛很爛) is a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Scud. The film's title is a humorous wordplay on the 2003 romantic comedy film Love Actually, as it deals with similar complicated and interconnected relationships. It was released at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival, in October 2011. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open, convention-defying way, featuring frequent full-frontal male and female nudity. It is the fourth of seven publicly released films by Scud. The six other films are: City Without Baseball in 2008, Permanent Residence in 2009, Amphetamine in 2010, Voyage in 2013, Utopians in 2015 and Thirty Years of Adonis in 2017. The eighth film, Apostles, was made in 2022, as was the ninth, Bodyshop. The tenth and final film, Naked Nations: Hong Kong Tribe, was made in 2024.
| Love Actually... Sucks! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Scud (Stage name of Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung) |
| Written by | Scud |
| Produced by | Scud |
| Starring | Osman Hung Christepher Wee Linda So Haze Leung John Tai |
| Cinematography | Herman Yau |
| Edited by | William Chang Suk Ping Andy Chan Chi Wai |
| Music by | Yat-Yiu Yu @ PMPS |
Production company | ArtWalker Productions |
| Distributed by | Golden Scene |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese English |
Love Actually... Sucks! (Chinese: 愛很爛) is a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Scud. The film's title is a humorous wordplay on the 2003 romantic comedy film Love Actually, as it deals with similar complicated and interconnected relationships. It was released at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival, in October 2011. It explores several themes traditionally regarded as 'taboo' in Hong Kong society, in an unusually open, convention-defying way, featuring frequent full-frontal male and female nudity. It is the fourth of seven publicly released films by Scud. The six other films are: City Without Baseball in 2008, Permanent Residence in 2009, Amphetamine in 2010, Voyage in 2013, Utopians in 2015 and Thirty Years of Adonis in 2017. The eighth film, Apostles, was made in 2022, as was the ninth, Bodyshop.[1] The tenth and final film, Naked Nations: Hong Kong Tribe, was made in 2024.[1][2]
Plot
[edit] | This article's plot summary needs to be improved. (February 2022) |
Love Actually... Sucks! was inspired by real-life events, and opens with a dramatic wedding feast. It tells a variety of stories about love that has gone wrong: a brother and sister in an illicit relationship, a married painter who falls in love with his young male life model, a dance school teacher who becomes involved with his senior student, a role-playing lesbian couple, and a complex love triangle. The film celebrates the belief that life is love.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Osman Hung as Spider
- Linda So as Moon
- Haze Leung as Policeman
- John Tai as Painter
- Tang Wei as Model
- Calvin Wong as Boy in sauna
- Owen Lee as Dance teacher
- Alice Chen as Queen
- Betty Chan as Dance teacher's girl
- Christepher Wee as Brother
- Sherry Li as Sister
- Lareine Xu as Policewoman
- Celia Chang as Policewoman's girl
- Jackie Chow as Bridegroom
- Winnie Leung as Bride
- Ryo van Kooten as Bridesman
Production
[edit]A memorable scene in the movie shows a woman performing oral sex on her boyfriend. Scud confirmed the act was unsimulated. "Linda So was at first concerned if she was going to be able to do it. The scene took five takes to film, and Haze Leung quipped, 'One more take and I would have come.' When we were done, Linda and Haze collapsed in laughter. They are real professionals," Scud said.[5]
Home media
[edit]A Panorama Distribution edition of Love Actually... Sucks! was released internationally on VCD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 26 June 2012.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Hong Kong films of 2011
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-related films by storyline
- Nudity in film (East Asian cinema since 1929)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lo Hoi-ying (20 September 2022). "'We need to be hopeful': Hong Kong queer director Scud, renowned for his sexually explicit art-house movies, on leaving filmmaking". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Gareth Johnson (11 January 2018). "Scud: "I'm reluctant to call Hong Kong home"". Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Love Actually Sucks Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Media Luna Biz Films Access date: 2011-09-16
- ^ Love Actually Sucks - Scud's latest film censored Fridae Asia 2011-07-25 Access date: 2011-09-16
- ^ "Love Actually... Sucks! – Scud's latest film censored". www.fridae.asia. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Love Actually... Sucks! at Rotten Tomatoes
- Love Actually... Sucks! at IMDb
- Love Actually... Sucks! at LoveHKFilm.com