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Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity

Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity

2002Movie⏱️ 1h 30m
ComedyDramaFamilyFantasyRomance
6.6
IMDB Rating
616 votes

Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.

Director
Mina Shum
Writers
Dennis Foon, Mina Shum
Stars
Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young
Language
English, Cantonese
Country
Canada
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 11
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh
as Kin Ho Lum
Valerie Tian
Valerie Tian
as Mindy Lum
👤
Ric Young
as Bing Lai
Tseng Chang
Tseng Chang
as Shuck Wong
Russell Yuen
Russell Yuen
as Alvin Ng
👤
Donald Fong
as Nelson Zong
Christina Ma
Christina Ma
as Ada Lai
Alannah Ong
Alannah Ong
as Tam
Tsai Chin
Tsai Chin
as Hun Ping Wong
Colin Foo
Colin Foo
as Lee-Tai-Tai

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production
Shaftesbury Films, Chum Television, Massey Films

🏷️ Keywords

taoismreligionsuperstitionreligious beliefstaoist

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaFamilyFantasyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Sweet, but slight
by zwirnm2005-04-28
5/10

"A sweet but slight portrait of Chinese-Canadian community outside Vancouver, Long Life, Happiness and Prosperity benefits from two wonderful leads — Sandra Oh and Valerie Tian – but comes out a bit short everywhere else. Oh (who is really Korean-Canadian, but who's counting) plays the harried single mother of Mindy (Tian), an adorably geeky twelve year-old. Mindy is desperate to fix her mom up with an eligible bachelor (Russell Yuen) who works with her at a Chinese restaurant, and turns to Chinese traditional medicine and Taoist magic. In the meantime, other members of the community strug..."

💡 Did You Know?

Valerie Tian's debut.

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📖 Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.