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Happy Times

Directed by Zhang Yimou
PG
2000    1h 42mDrama, Comedy,
7.372%78%7.1
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Zhao is an old laid-off worker who's dreaming of getting married. After trying unsuccessful proposals, he finally pairs off with a gargantuan divorcée with two children. She, however, demands a lavish wedding and that Zhao finds a job and another place to stay for her blind step-daughter. Pretending he's the General Manager of a non-existent posh hotel "Happy Times", Zhao has to find ways and means of keeping both mother and stepdaughter happy.

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Cast of Happy Times

  • Zhao BenshanZhao
  • Dong JieWu Ying
  • Dong Li-FanWu Ying's Stepmother
  • Fu BiaoLittle Fu
  • Li XuejianLi
  • Qibin LengWu Ying's Stepbrother
  • Gong JinghuaAunty Liu
  • Niu BenOld Niu
  • Zhang HongjieLao Zhang
  • Sun HongleiCustomer at Happy Times
  • Zhang YimouDirector
  • Mo YanNovel
  • Gai ZiWriter
  • Wang WeiExecutive Producer
  • Terrence MalickExecutive Producer
  • Zhang WeipingProducer
  • Cao JuipingArt Direction
  • Hou YongDirector Of Photography
  • San BaoOriginal Music Composer

Happy Times Ratings & Reviews

Watch Happy Times Videos

  • Happy Times
    Happy TimesTrailer
  • Happy Times Scene: Roses
    Happy Times Scene: RosesScene
  • Happy Times Scene: The Bus
    Happy Times Scene: The BusScene
  • Happy Times Scene: Ice-Cream
    Happy Times Scene: Ice-CreamScene
  • Happy Times Scene: Massage Room
    Happy Times Scene: Massage RoomScene
  • Happy Times Scene: She Did Go To Far
    Happy Times Scene: She Did Go To FarScene

Happy Times Trivia

Happy Times was released on December 31, 2000.

Happy Times was directed by Zhang Yimou.

Happy Times has a runtime of 1 hr 42 min.

Happy Times was produced by Zhang Weiping.

The key characters in Happy Times are Zhao (Zhao Benshan), Wu Ying (Dong Jie), Wu Ying's Stepmother (Dong Li-Fan).

Happy Times is rated PG.

Happy Times is a Drama, Comedy, Romance film.

Happy Times has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.

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