Top Bet

The Top Bet
Film poster

Traditional	賭霸
Simplified	赌霸
Mandarin	Dǔ Bà
Cantonese	Dou2 Baa3
Directed by	Jeffrey Lau Corey Yuen
Produced by	Jeffrey Lau Corey Yuen
Written by	Jeffrey Lau Ng See-yuen Corey Yuen
Starring	Carol Cheng Anita Mui Ng Man-tat
Music by	Lowell Lo
Cinematography	Jimmy Leung
Edited by	Hai Kit-wai
Production company	Bo Ho Films Paragon Films
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release dates	7 March 1991 (1991-03-07)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$15,575,932

Top Bet (Chinese: 賭霸 Literal translation: Queen of Gambling) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen and starring Carol Cheng, Anita Mui and Ng Man-tat. It is a sequel to Lau and Yuen's 1990 film, All for the Winner.

Plot

After Sing (Stephen Chow) used ESP to beat Hung Kwong in the Gambling King Competition, Mui, Sing's elder sister, was ordered by the ESP Clan to capture him back as he was not supposed to use ESP for gambling. Meanwhile, Sing was on a world tour and Mui cannot find him in Third Uncle's (Ng Man-tat) home.

Cast

Anita Mui as Mui, Sing's elder sister
Carol Cheng as Fanny, The Queen of Gambling
Ng Man-tat as Blackie Tat
Sandra Ng as Ping
Lowell Lo as Tai
Angelina Lo as Auntie Luke
Paul Chun as Hung Kwong
Lau Shun as Yim Chun
Jeffrey Lau as Chan Chung
Corey Yuen as Fishy Shing
Kenny Bee as Bee
Bowie Wu as Referee at gambling competition
Shing Fui-On as Brother Shaw/Voice of Auntie Luke (Male Counterpart)
Yuen Wah as Sifu Wu Lung Lo (cameo)
Stephen Chow as Sing (cameo)

External links

Top Bet at the Internet Movie Database

Hong Kong Gambling films

God of Gamblers series	God of Gamblers (1989) God of Gamblers Returns (1994) God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1996) From Vegas to Macau (2014) From Vegas to Macau II (2015) From Vegas to Macau III (2016)

Knight of Gamblers series	God of Gamblers II (1990) God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991) The Conman (1998) The Conmen in Vegas (1999)

All for the Winner series	All for the Winner (1990) Top Bet (1991) The Saint of Gamblers (1995)

Casino Raiders series	Casino Raiders (1989) No Risk, No Gain (1990) Casino Raiders II (1991)

Other	The Tricky Master (1999) Second Time Around (2002) Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)

Films directed by Corey Yuen

Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
Yes, Madam (1985)
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Righting Wrongs (1986)
In The Blood (1987)
No Retreat, No Surrender 2 (1987)
She Shoots Straight (1990)
All for the Winner (1990)
Top Bet (1991)
Ghost Punting (1991)
Saviour of the Soul (1991)
Saviour of the Soul II (1992)
Fist of Fury 1991 II (1992)
Women on the Run (1993)
Fong Sai-yuk (1993)
Fong Sai-yuk II (1993)
The Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)
My Father Is a Hero (1995)
Mah-jong Dragon (1997)
Hero (1997)
97 Legendary La Rose Noire (1997)
Enter the Eagles (1998)
The Avenging Fist (2001)
So Close (2002)
The Transporter (2002)
The Twins Effect II (2004)
DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

Films directed by Jeffrey Lau

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