It Had To Be You
後備甜心
Synopsis
Restaurant supervisor Jill (Karena Lam) has a handsome boyfriend Chi On (Wu Bing), but she is just his backup girlfriend. She knows she is the other girl, but her hope for being his one and only has never ceased until he changes his formal girlfriend once again. All her anger goes to her co-worker Jack (Ekin Cheng), who appears to be a womanizer but indeed shares a similar unfortunate romantic situation of being the backup boyfriend of an airhostess. Knowing that both are victims in romantic relationships, Jack and Jill no longer spar with each other and a liking between them start to develop
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Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
Jack
Eric Tsang
Jason
Karena Lam Kar-Yan
Jill
Nicola Cheung Sun-Yuet
Moon
Bobo Chan Man-Yuen
Grace
Hu Bing
Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Fire Lee Ka-Wing
Lu Jie
Kristal Tin Yui-Nei
Hiro Hayama
Benz Hui Siu-Hung
Lo Meng
Kiki Sheung
Chin Ka-Lok
Leung Ho-Ming
Taxi Driver
Benjamin Yuen Wai-Ho
Pauline Yeung Yung-Lin
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Andrew Loo, Maurice Li
- Screenplay & Story
- Theresa Tang Kit-Ming
- Original Score
- Eugene Pao, Clement Fung, Eddie Chung
- Original Title
- 後備甜心
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Spoken Languages
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Andrew Loo, Maurice Li
Theresa Tang Kit-Ming, Andrew Loo
Eugene Pao, Clement Fung, Eddie Chung
Chan Chi-Ying
Azrael Chung
Eric Tsang, Claudie Chung Jan
Department Leadership Roster
Andrew Loo
Writer
Eric Tsang
Producer
Claudie Chung Jan
Producer
Chan Chi-Ying
Director of Photography
Azrael Chung
Editor
Andrew Loo
Director
Maurice Li
Director
Theresa Tang Kit-Ming
Screenplay
Eugene Pao
Original Music Composer
Clement Fung
Original Music Composer
Eddie Chung
Original Music Composer
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What is It Had To Be You about?
Restaurant supervisor Jill (Karena Lam) has a handsome boyfriend Chi On (Wu Bing), but she is just his backup girlfriend. She knows she is the other girl, but her hope for being his one and only has never ceased until he changes his formal girlfriend once again. All her anger goes to her co-worker Jack (Ekin Cheng), who appears to be a womanizer but indeed shares a similar unfortunate romantic situation of being the backup boyfriend of an airhostess. Knowing that both are victims in romantic relationships, Jack and Jill no longer spar with each other and a liking between them start to develop
Who directed It Had To Be You?
It Had To Be You was directed by Andrew Loo, Maurice Li.
Who stars in It Had To Be You?
The principal cast of It Had To Be You includes Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Eric Tsang, Karena Lam Kar-Yan, Nicola Cheung Sun-Yuet, Bobo Chan Man-Yuen.
When was It Had To Be You released and how long is it?
It Had To Be You was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 1h 33m.
Who composed the musical score for It Had To Be You?
The original motion picture soundtrack for It Had To Be You was composed by Eugene Pao, Clement Fung, Eddie Chung.