Your Place or Mine! explained

Your Place or Mine!
Director:James Yuen
Producer:Wong Jing
Editing:Marco Mak
Starring:
Runtime:101 minutes[1]

Your Place or Mine! is a 1998 Hong Kong romantic sex-comedy film written and directed by James Yuen and produced by Wong Jing.

Plot

Cheung is an advertising executive who has dated many women, often with the same talent that he employed. However, they all invariably leave him, the act referred to as "flying away". One day, he becomes captivated with an unknown talent Ah-yu at a photoshoot. After she signs with Cheung's agency, they begin seeing each other. Concurrently, Cheung grows closer to his stern new boss Vivian, who he discovers is dating a married man.

As Ah-yu's career takes off, Cheung agrees to sign her off to a different management agency so that she can expand her career in Japan. Cheung asks his father whether he has been involved with two women at once. His father tells him that regulation football rules does not allow two footballs on the field at the same time. Later, Vivian ends her affair and almost hooks up with Cheung at his apartment. However, Ah-yu unexpectedly returns, confused about being sent to Japan, only to find Cheung and Vivian together. Both women leave as it cuts to his father giving him metaphorical red card.

On the day of Ah-yu's departure, Cheung struggles to decide between both women. He decides to go to the airport and choose there only to be stopped by Vivian. She gives Cheung an ultimatum of marriage, but Cheung declines the offer. At that moment, he realizes that having to do the "flying away" is just as heartbreaking as having to receive it. Cheung reunites with Ah-yu at the airport and offers to fly together with her to Japan.

In the epilogue, Cheung is back in Hong Kong as Ah-yu's popularity grows in Japan. He receives a phone call in French as he insinuates to his father that he's actually a bigger fan of snooker.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in 15 days.[2]

Release

Hong Kong received a blu-ray and DVD release by CN Entertainment on 24 March 2021.[3]

Reception

Derek Elley for Far East Film Festival likened the film's qualities to productions by the defunct production company United Filmmakers Organization. James Yuen had written several of Peter Chan's films about relationships for the company, such as He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994).

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award!Category!Nominee!Result!Notes
199835th Golden Horse AwardsBest Feature FilmBoB and Partners Co. Ltd.[4]
Best Leading ActorTony Leung Chiu-wai
Best Supporting ActorAlex Fong
Best Supporting ActressSuki Kwan
Best Original ScreenplayJames Yuen
1999Hong Kong Film AwardBest Supporting ActorAlex Fong[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Howe. Desson. 23 July 1999. Fast, Freer and Out of Control. Washington Post.
  2. Web site: 1999. Your Place Or Mine!. 2021-09-04. Far East Film Festival. en-US.
  3. Web site: Mills. Phil. 23 March 2021. Blu-ray & DVD release: 'Your Place or Mine!'. 2021-09-04. Far East Films. en-US.
  4. Web site: 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival. 13 October 2017. www.goldenhorse.org.tw.
  5. Web site: 第18屆香港電影金像獎提名及得獎名單. 2021-09-04. 香港電影金像獎.