Not to be confused with Best Bet, The Best Bette, or The Best of Bette.
2004 Singaporean film
The Best Bet
Directed by
Jack Neo
Screenplay by
Jack Neo
Story by
Jack Neo
Boris Boo
Produced by
Chan Pui Yin Titus Ho
Starring
Richard Low
Mark Lee
Christopher Lee
Chen Liping
Joanne Peh
Cinematography
Michael Chua
Edited by
Lawrence Ang
Loh Hwee Ling
Music by
Li Yi
Redwan Ali
Production companies
Raintree Pictures
UD Concepts
Distributed by
United International Pictures
Release date
9 June 2004 (2004-06-09)
Running time
115 minutes
Country
Singapore
Language
Min Nan (Hokkien) & Mandarin
Budget
S$1.5 million
Box office
over S$2.5 million
The Best Bet (Chinese: 突然发财; pinyin: Túrán Fācái; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tu̍t-jiân-hoat-châi) is a Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo and distributed by MediaCorp Raintree Pictures. The film stars Richard Low, Mark Lee, Christopher Lee, Chen Liping and Joanne Peh.
Released in cinemas on 9 June 2004, The Best Bet earned over S$2.5 million. The film was nominated for Best Original Film Song at the 2004 Golden Horse Awards.
The film portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three friends who are addicted to gambling. They place a joint 4D bet; when they win, one is tempted to keep all the winnings to himself. This satirical comedy touches on gambling addiction and the consequences of one's actions.
The success of the film spawned a television series of the same name which aired on MediaCorp Channel 8 in April 2005 and ran for 14 episodes. Four of the five lead actors except Joanne Peh continued to star in the television series. Several other new actors were added to the leading cast including Dai Qianyun as Mark Lee's idolizer, and Cheryl Chin as Mark Lee and Christopher Lee's love interest.
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