Why Me? (1985 film)

Why Me?
Film poster
Traditional	何必有我
Simplified	何必有我
Mandarin	Hé Bì Yǒu Wǒ
Cantonese	Ho4 Bit1 Jau2 Ngo2
Directed by	Kent Cheng
Produced by	Raymond Wong
Screenplay by	Raymond Wong Kent Cheng Philip Cheng
Starring	Chow Yun-fat Kent Cheng Olivia Cheng
Music by	Chris Babida
Edited by	Wong Ming-lam
Distributed by	Cinema City
Release dates	29 October 1985
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$7,060,507

Why Me? (何必有我) is a 1985 Hong Kong drama film written, directed by and starring Kent Cheng. The film co-stars Chow Yun-fat and Olivia Cheng. For his performance in the film, Kent Cheng won his first Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Cast

• Kent Cheng as Fat Cat
• Olivia Cheng as Koko Cheng
• Chow Yun-fat as Mr. Chow
• Lisa Chiao Chiao as Fat Cat's mother
• Paul Chu as Koko's father
• Tanny Tien as Koko's mother
• Au-yeung Sha-fei as Koko's grandmother
• Karen Chan as Ms. Chan
• Eric Tsang as Eric
• Shing Fui-On as Jackson Ken
• Jamie Luk as Ken's rascal
• Fofo Ma as Ken's rascal
• Kara Hui as Woman whose husband gambles
• Lau Kar-wing as Man doing lion dance
• Annette Sam as IQ assessor
• Ng Siu-gong as Policeman at Village Wai
• Peter Lai as Police officer
• Wong Yue as Police office
• Yam Choi-bo as Family Service Dept's staff
• Lung Tin-sang as Family Service Dept's staff

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
5th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Actor	Kent Cheng	Won
	Jury Award	Kent Cheng	Won
23rd Golden Horse Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Lisa Chiao Chiao	Nominated

External links

• Why Me? at the Internet Movie Database
• Why Me? at Rotten Tomatoes