That's The Way I Like It

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

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
Forever Fever
That's the Way I Like It (1998) - Also known as Forever Fever

Kung Fu meets disco in Singapore. Hock is a grocery clerk longing for a motorbike. He lives with his parents and sister; they idolize his younger brother, Beng, a medical student calling himself Leslie. Hock loves Bruce Lee; he works out and imitates his moves. When Hock sees a cheesy local version of "Saturday Night Fever," he gets the disco bug, taking his pal Mei to nightly lessons in hopes of winning a contest and buying the bike. He's blind to Mei's falling in love with him, and, at the last minute asks another woman to be his partner in the contest. Meanwhile, Beng reveals a personal secret to his family and a crisis ensues. Hock, Beng, Mei and her rival: it's Night Fever.

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Release Date:

28 May 1998

Language:

English, Hokkien

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Glen Goei

Writer:

Glen Goei

Main Actors:

Adrian Pang, Medaline Tan, Pierre Png, Anna Belle Francis

Plot:

Kung Fu meets disco in Singapore. Hock is a grocery clerk longing for a motorbike. He lives with his parents and sister; they idolize his younger brother, Beng, a medical student calling himself Leslie. Hock loves Bruce Lee; he works out and imitates his moves. When Hock sees a cheesy local version of "Saturday Night Fever," he gets the disco bug, taking his pal Mei to nightly lessons in hopes of winning a contest and buying the bike. He's blind to Mei's falling in love with him, and, at the last minute asks another woman to be his partner in the contest. Meanwhile, Beng reveals a personal secret to his family and a crisis ensues. Hock, Beng, Mei and her rival: it's Night Fever.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Miramax

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
47%
Metacritic:
52%