Couples, Couples, Couples

Drama · 1988 · 1 hr 31 min iTunes
iTunes

John (Jacky Cheung) and Mary (Cherie Chung Cho-hung) are lovers. They have been living together for two years. John is a commerical photographer and Mary is a busy executive in an office. John loves Mary very much, but feels that marriage will spoil the relationship which they now share. Mary has an older sister Daphne (Elaine Jin). Daphne's husband Dick Szeto (Melvin Wong Gam-san) spends more time away on business trips than he is at home, leading Daphne to worry about their marriage. John and Mary are good friend with another couple, Billy (Lowell Lo) and Sally (Sally Kwok Ling), Billy and Sally's baby was being cared for by Grandma, but when she has to return to China briefly, the responsibility is thrust upon John and Mary. Billy and Sally's excuse is that they are just too busy at work. Along with the baby comes both problems and joy to John and Mary's home. Eventually, Mary wants a baby of her own, But John feels that babies are fun on a temporary basis only, and the thought of caring for one in perpetuity frightens him. Mary become torn. So she purposefully gets herself pregnant. She decide to move out on her own to Shatin, determined to raise the child as an unmarried mother.About this same time, Dick Szeto returns from one of his business trips with the suspicion that he has contracted a social disease. Afraid that his wife may also get it, Dick shows only lukewarm feelings towards her. Eventually, Daphne gets fed up with the lack of attention and decides to move in with her sister Mary.John and Dick soon begin to miss their partners. By coincidence one day, they both go and visit Daphne and Mary, and John mistakes Dick for Mary's lover. Later, John realizes the misunderstanding, and discovers that Dick is in fact Mary's brother-in-law.Much to his relief, Dick finds out that he never contracted any disease after all. He reunites with Daphne. Meanwhile, John realizes how much Mary meant to him, and decides to marry her. But it isn't that easy.Billy and Sally have a huge fight one night, and Sally leaves the house in a huff. She goes to John's place, and John consoles her over a few drinks. They both pass out innocently in bed. Mary discovers them. And John wakes up to a most awkward situation. He's got a lot of explaining to do to get him of this one...

Drama · 1988 · 1 hr 31 min
Starring Cherie Chung , Jacky Cheung , Elaine Jin
Director Cheung Ji-Kok

Trailers

  • Couples, Couples, Couples

    Drama

Related

Cast & Crew

  • C‌C

    Cherie Chung

    Mary
  • Jacky Cheung

    John
  • Elaine Jin

    Daphne
  • M‌W

    Melvin Wong Gam-San

    Dick Szeto
  • Lowell Lo

    Billy
  • S‌K

    Sally Kwok Ling

    Sally
  • C‌J

    Cheung Ji-Kok

    Director
  • C‌L

    Chua Lam

    Producer
  • C‌J

    Cheung Ji-Kok

    Writer
  • H‌D

    Hoi Dik

    Writer

About

Couples, Couples, Couples

Drama

John (Jacky Cheung) and Mary (Cherie Chung Cho-hung) are lovers. They have been living together for two years. John is a commerical photographer and Mary is a busy executive in an office. John loves Mary very much, but feels that marriage will spoil the relationship which they now share. Mary has an older sister Daphne (Elaine Jin). Daphne's husband Dick Szeto (Melvin Wong Gam-san) spends more time away on business trips than he is at home, leading Daphne to worry about their marriage. John and Mary are good friend with another couple, Billy (Lowell Lo) and Sally (Sally Kwok Ling), Billy and Sally's baby was being cared for by Grandma, but when she has to return to China briefly, the responsibility is thrust upon John and Mary. Billy and Sally's excuse is that they are just too busy at work. Along with the baby comes both problems and joy to John and Mary's home. Eventually, Mary wants a baby of her own, But John feels that babies are fun on a temporary basis only, and the thought of caring for one in perpetuity frightens him. Mary become torn. So she purposefully gets herself pregnant. She decide to move out on her own to Shatin, determined to raise the child as an unmarried mother.About this same time, Dick Szeto returns from one of his business trips with the suspicion that he has contracted a social disease. Afraid that his wife may also get it, Dick shows only lukewarm feelings towards her. Eventually, Daphne gets fed up with the lack of attention and decides to move in with her sister Mary.John and Dick soon begin to miss their partners. By coincidence one day, they both go and visit Daphne and Mary, and John mistakes Dick for Mary's lover. Later, John realizes the misunderstanding, and discovers that Dick is in fact Mary's brother-in-law.Much to his relief, Dick finds out that he never contracted any disease after all. He reunites with Daphne. Meanwhile, John realizes how much Mary meant to him, and decides to marry her. But it isn't that easy.Billy and Sally have a huge fight one night, and Sally leaves the house in a huff. She goes to John's place, and John consoles her over a few drinks. They both pass out innocently in bed. Mary discovers them. And John wakes up to a most awkward situation. He's got a lot of explaining to do to get him of this one...

Information

Studio
Golden Harvest Productions, Paragon Films Ltd.
Released
1988
Run Time
1 hr 31 min
Rated
C
Region of Origin
Hong Kong

Languages

Original Audio
Mandarin, Cantonese
Audio
Cantonese (AAC)
Subtitles
English , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional
  • 繁體中文 (香港)
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Cameroun
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Congo, Republic of
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic Of
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uganda
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Bhutan
  • Cambodia
  • 中国大陆
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Kazakhstan
  • 대한민국
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Maldives
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Georgia
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Montenegro
  • Nederland
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Romania
  • Россия
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Guyana
  • Honduras (Español)
  • Jamaica
  • México
  • Montserrat
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • St. Vincent and The Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Uruguay (English)
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • США
  • 美国 (简体中文)
  • États-Unis (Français France)
  • 미국
  • Estados Unidos (Português Brasil)
  • Hoa Kỳ
  • 美國 (繁體中文台灣)

Copyright © 2025 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Internet Service Terms
  • Apple TV & Privacy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Support
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Cameroun
  • Cape Verde
  • Chad
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Congo, Republic of
  • Rwanda
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic Of
  • Tunisia
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uganda
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Bhutan
  • Cambodia
  • 中国大陆
  • Fiji
  • 香港
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Kazakhstan
  • 대한민국
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Maldives
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • New Zealand
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Georgia
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Montenegro
  • Nederland
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Romania
  • Россия
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Guyana
  • Honduras (Español)
  • Jamaica
  • México
  • Montserrat
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • St. Vincent and The Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Uruguay (English)
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)
  • الولايات المتحدة
  • США
  • 美国 (简体中文)
  • États-Unis (Français France)
  • 미국
  • Estados Unidos (Português Brasil)
  • Hoa Kỳ
  • 美國 (繁體中文台灣)