Hong Kong Gorgeous is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
玻璃樽
When Ah Bu, a girl from a small fishing town in Taiwan, finds a glass bottle with a romantic message, she travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming. As it turns out, her prince charming, Albert, happens to be gay. But all is not lost when Ah Bu meets the dashing Chi Wu. Meanwhile, Ah Bu's boyfriend from Taiwan comes looking for her, as the action and romance follow Ah Bu back to Taiwan.
Audience Engagement
326 audience reviews — more than 92% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Gorgeous. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Adventure + Action in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Gorgeous itself).
The 1998–2000 Hong Kong Window
Gorgeous holds position #28 of 50 Hong Kong films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Gorgeous premiered in 1999 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 14 titles in our catalog. The 1990s overall landed 215 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1999.
The 488th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Gorgeous, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- redemption · 3
- parkour · 3
- streetfighting · 2
- homosexual · 2
- illegal fistfight · 1
- action hero · 25
- showdown · 9
- combat · 9
- martial arts · 369
- gay theme · 67
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #407 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (51st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Adventure productions specifically: #47 of 91 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | February 12, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0184526 |