Tonight Nobody Goes Home (1996)
In this upbeat Taiwanese comedy, a dark domestic cloud proves to have a silver lining for an oppressed housewife. The trouble begins when aging dentist Mr. Chen tires of merely eyeing the sweet things at the local swimming pool and takes up with his granddaughter's much-younger teacher. His poor daughter Hsiao-chi is crushed by the news, for she always envied her parents' union. Her brother Sze-ming is too busy with his own family and struggling business to care. His tune changes when he learns that his mother, not content to stay home and grieve, falls in love with a wealthy Hong Kong gigolo. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Sylvia Chang
Synopsis of Tonight Nobody Goes Home
In this upbeat Taiwanese comedy, a dark domestic cloud proves to have a silver lining for an oppressed housewife. The trouble begins when aging dentist Mr. Chen tires of merely eyeing the sweet things at the local swimming pool and takes up with his granddaughter's much-younger teacher. His poor daughter Hsiao-chi is crushed by the news, for she always envied her parents' union. Her brother Sze-ming is too busy with his own family and struggling business to care. His tune changes when he learns that his mother, not content to stay home and grieve, falls in love with a wealthy Hong Kong gigolo. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Tonight Nobody Goes Home
- Winston Chao - Sze-ming
- Sihung Lung - Mr. Chen
- Jordan Chan - Chan Siu-chun
- Gua Ah-leh - Mrs. Chen
- Yang Kuei-Mei - Chin
- Rene Liu - Hsiao-chi
- Phoebe Chang - Lei-lei
- Alex To - Lung-lung
- Director(s):
- Sylvia Chang
- Writer(s):
- Sylvia Chang, Lee Khan
- Producer(s):
- Hsu Li-kong, Chung Hu-Ping
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