Forever Fever (1998)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Glen Goei

Writer:

Glen Goei (writer)

Release Date:

28 May 1998 (Singapore)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A romantic comedy with twists and turns.

Plot:

Kung Fu meets disco in Singapore. Hock is a grocery clerk longing for a motorbike. He lives with his...

Plot Keywords:

Disco | 1970s | Dance | Transvestism | Family Relationships

Cast

Adrian Pang	...	Hock
Medaline Tan	...	Mei
Pierre Png	...	Richard
Anna Belle Francis	...	Julie
Steven Lim	...	Boon
Westley Wong	...	Bobby
Alaric Tay	...	Ah Seng
Dominic Pace	...	Hock's Guardian Angel
Caleb Goh	...	Leslie / Ah Beng
Pamela Oei	...	Mui (as Pam Oei)
Kay Siu Lim	...	Father
Margaret Chan	...	Mother
Lily Siew Lin Ong	...	Grandmother
Kumar	...	Tranny #1 / Larry / Host
Kay Tong Lim	...	Mr. Tay

Also Known As:

Don't Call Me John Travolta (Singapore: English title) (working title)
That's the Way I Like It (USA)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for momentary language and some violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Singapore

Language:

English | Hokkien

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Singapore

Company:

Chinarunn Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

Immediately after the scene where Hock runs in full '70s dance getup to meet with Mei and when he finally arrives, there is a truck in the background with a large blue covering on it. The purpose of this vehicle was not only as a set dressing, but it was used to block the camera's view of the catering area so that the crew would not have to move all of the tables and food to another location.

Quotes:

Ah Hock: Don't think. Feel.

Movie Connections:

Features Meng long guo jiang (1972)

Soundtrack:

Jive Talking

remake 2006?

This is a charming and touching Singaporean combo of STRICTLY BALLROOM and Saturday NIGHT FEVER with bits of ENTER THE DRAGON (!) thrown in for good musical kung fu measure and pleasure. I am sure you never thought in a million years that you would read that all in the one sentence. Well, all in the one film makes it a delightful mix. Lurching in and out of English Spinglish and various Asian dialects FOREVER FEVER has a wonderful sense of itself as both a urban musical and an Asian romantic drama. Like Bollywood films pinching plot and images from various western films, this low budget Malaysian production manages to lift whole plot ideas and reverse them, and then even chuck in some PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO cinematic off-the-screen advice and ideas from viewer to screen actor. Well made and with a terrific soundtrack FOREVER FEVER could easily be remade in 2006 as a regular Anglo/American/Aussie film and succeed all over again. FLOWER DRUM SONG it is not.