From Riches to Rags is a 1980 Hong Kong action comedy film. It was written and directed by John Woo, starring Ricky Hui and Johnny Koo. In the film, a nouveau riche millionaire is convinced that he is dying from cancer. Getting suicidal, he hires contract killers to kill him. He soon realizes that he is healthy, but he is unable to call off his own assassination. He survives the assassination attempts, but becomes unhinged during his stay in a mental hospital.