Games Gamblers Play

Games Gamblers Play (Chinese: 鬼馬雙星) is a 1974 Hong Kong comedy film directed by and starring Michael Hui, with action direction by Sammo Hung. The film also co-stars Sam Hui, who also served as one of the film's music composers.

Games Gamblers Play
Theatrical poster
Traditional鬼馬雙星
Simplified鬼马双星
MandarinGúi mǎ shuāng xīng
CantoneseGwai2 maa2 seong1 sing1
Directed byMichael Hui
Produced byRaymond Chow
Written byMichael Hui
Lau Tin-chi
Thomas Tang
StarringMichael Hui
Sam Hui
Ricky Hui
Betty Ting
Lisa Lui
James Wong
Roy Chiao
Music byJoseph Koo
Sam Hui
CinematographyHo Lan-shan
Danny Lee Yau-tong
Edited byPeter Cheung
Production
company
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Release date
  • 17 October 1974 (1974-10-17)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$6,251,633[1]

Although very successful and netting more than 6 millions Hong Kong dollars at the box offices, the film was criticized because there “gambling is no longer a social vice but a means by which one can get ahead quickly by achieving instant monetary gains. The concept of morality or righteousness is irrelevant: the utilitarian motive of individual accumulation of instant wealth is paramount.”[2]

Cast

Partial soundtrack

Gwai ma seung sing is the debut Cantonese album by Hong Kong actor and singer Samuel Hui, released in 1974 by Polydor Records. The first two tracks are heard in the film and also released in the separate 7" vinyl.

All tracks are written by Samuel Hui, unless otherwise.

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicEnglish translationLength
1."雙星情歌" (seung sing ching gaw)  Love Theme from (gwai ma) seung sing2:58
2."鬼馬雙星" (gwai ma seung sing)  Ghost Horse, Double Star2:25
3."甜蜜伴侶" (tim maat boon leui)Ricky HuiRicky HuiSweet Companionship2:43
4."無情夜冷風" (mou ching ye lang fung)Ricky HuiRicky HuiMerciless Breezy Night2:38
5."一水隔天涯 (a) / 愛你三百六十五年 (b)[n 1]" (yat seui gak tin ngai / ai ni san bai liu shiwu nian)James Wong[n 2]Yu Lawn 于粦 (a) / Shin Kawaguchi 川口真 (b)Water over the Horizon / Love You for 365 Years3:45
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicEnglish translationLength
6."春夢良宵[n 3]" (cheun mung leung siu) LoboGood Night Dream2:27
7."制水歌[n 4]" (chi seui goh) Paul SimonSong of a Regulated Water2:50
8."等玉人[n 5]" (dang yook yan) Ron Elliott, Bob Durand 2:35
9."鐵塔凌雲" (teet taap ling waan)Michael Hui Lingyun Tower3:05
10."夜雨聲" (ye yu sing)Ricky HuiRicky HuiSounds of the Night Rain2:16
11."雙星情歌音樂"  Love Theme from (gwai maa) seung sing (instrumental)2:58
Notes
  1. Hui's combined rendition of both songs is heard in the 1974 film Naughty! Naughty! (綽頭狀元).
  2. Original lyrics of "yat seui gak tin ngai" were written by Joh Kei (左几) and are heard in the 1966 film of the same Chinese name. "Ai ni san bai liu shiwu nian" is a Mandarin rendition of the 1969 Japanese song, "Anata ga i nakute mo" (あなたがいなくても), sung by Mieko Hirota and lyricized by Rei Nakanishi, and was previously recorded by other singers.
  3. Rendition of the 1972 song "I'd Love You to Want Me" by Lobo.
  4. Rendition of the 1972 song "Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon
  5. Rendition of the 1965 song "Just a Little" by The Beau Brummels
References
  1. Hong Kong Filmography Volume VII (1970–1974), p.xxi, ISBN 978-962-8050-54-3 (in Chinese)
  2. Chi Chuen Chan and Keis Ohtsuka, “All for the Winner: An Analysis of the Characterization of Male Gamblers in Hong Kong Movies with Gambling Theme,” International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction'’ 9 (2011), 208-218 (213).


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