Look for a Star

Look for a Star () is a 2009 Hong Kong romantic comedy film that was produced and directed by Andrew Lau. Inspired by the relationship between Stanley Ho and his fourth wife, Angela Leong, the film stars Andy Lau as a billionaire, who falls in love with a feisty casino dealer played by Shu Qi. Look for a Star was shot at the MGM Grand in Macau, and was released in Hong Kong on 26 January 2009.

Plot 
It is love at first sight when Sam (Andy Lau) chances upon a feisty, fast-talking woman with the odd name of Milan (Shu Qi) at a Macau casino. But the catch is, she is a part-time baccarat dealer and a full-time cabaret dancer, "careers" not exactly congruent with his station in life. Fallen in love against all odds, this mismatched couple soon makes headline in all media which turn Milan into an It girl overnight.

Cast 
 Andy Lau as Sam Ching
 Shu Qi as Milan Sit
 Zhang Hanyu as Lin Jiu
 Denise Ho as Jo Kwok
 Lam Ka-wah as Tim Ma
 Zhang Xinyi as Shannon Fok
 David Chiang as Uncle
 George Lam as Sharky
 Rebecca Pan as Sam's mother
 Maria Cordero as Auntie
 Cheung Tat-ming as Tommy
 Raymond Cho as Frank
 Monie Tung as Kamy
 Angelina Lo as Sister Siu
 Ella Koon as Chihuahua
 Po Lok-tung as Yumi
 Pei Weiying as Fanny
 Yao Wenxue as Sawara
 Terence Yin as Joseph
 Tony Ho as Hotel manager
 Pinky Cheung as Socialite at party
 Kristal Tin as Socialite at party
 Belinda Hamnett as Socialite at party
 Han Yuqin
 Pauline Yeung as Pauline
 Prudence Kao
 Lee Kin-hing as Sam's minority  shareholder

Production
Look for a Star is a Hong Kong and Chinese co-production that marks the sixth collaboration between producer, director, and cinematographer Andrew Lau and Cantopop singer and actor Andy Lau. It is also the second film collaboration between Andy Lau and actress Shu Qi. Both actors and the director worked together on the 2002 science fiction action film, The Wesley's Mysterious File, although Andy Lau had expressed wanting to make a romantic comedy with Shu.

Look for a Star was distributed by Media Asia Entertainment Group in Hong Kong and produced by Media Asia, Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers, and Andrew Lau's production company, Basic Pictures.  Shot under a budget of HK$45 million, the film is reportedly based on the relationship between casino tycoon Stanley Ho and his fourth wife, Angela Leong.

Filming
Look for a Star was supported by the Macau Government Tourist Office, and shot at the MGM Grand Macau, best known for its spectacular Grande Praca swimming pool and deluxe villa suites.  Other filming locations included Macau's Southern European architecture, including the Old Ladies House, the Guia Lighthouse and the Coloane village.

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Category:2009 films
Category:Hong Kong films
Category:2000s romantic comedy films
Category:Hong Kong romantic comedy films
Category:Media Asia films
Category:Basic Pictures films
Category:Cantonese-language films
Category:Films directed by Andrew Lau
Category:Films set in Macau
Category:Films shot in Macau