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Golden Chicken 3

2014 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Matt Chow

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ15642649
Source-derived summary

Golden Chicken 3, also known as Golden Chickensss (Chinese: 金雞SSS), is a 2014 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Matt Chow and starring Sandra Ng.

Cast

Sandra Ng as Kam, a prostitute

Andy Lau as himself (billed as "Suddenly Starring")

Donnie Yen as Master Yip

Louis Koo as Jiangmen Louis Koo

Tony Leung Ka-fai as Professor Chan

Nick Cheung as Gordon

Dayo Wong as Master Thirteen

Shawn Yue as a brothel frequenter and Hikikomori

Eason Chan as Jackie

Ronald Cheng as Stone Age caveman / Mak Kei, the king of gigolos

Chapman To as Tin Chung, the plastic surgeon and brothel frequenter

Anthony Wong as the Tang Dynasty brothel frequenter

Wyman Wong as Takuya, a Japanese gigolo

Edison Chen as Nemoto Kishihisashii, a Japanese brothel owner

Alex To as Joey Ma, a pimp

Lo Hoi-pang as Mr. Au Yeung

Chin Kar-lok as Mr. Chan, the company owner and brothel frequenter

Hins Cheung as King Hin, a gigolo

Cheung Siu-fai as Brother Siu Fai

William So as Kung

Jim Chim as Brother Chai Nga, a Chinese herbalist and Kam's old client

Fiona Sit as La Ma, a prostitute

Elena Kong as saleswoman

Ivana Wong as Ng Lo, a prostitute under Kam

Michelle Wai as Fa, a prostitute under Kam

Awards and nominations

Annual 34th Hong Kong Film Awards

Nomination – Best Actress (Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu)

WON – Best Supporting Actress (Ivana Wong)

WON – Best New Performer (Ivana Wong)

Nomination – Best Original Film Song- "Brand New Hong Kong"- Composer/Lyrics: My Little Airport -Singer: Nicole Au Kin-ying

Reception

The film has grossed HK$40.8 million (US$5.26 million).

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Golden Chicken 3” as 2014 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Matt Chow. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Golden, Chicken and Hong.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2014—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2014-01-30. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Golden, Chicken and Hong providing the first useful test.
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Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q15642649. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2014.

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This entry incorporates text from Golden Chicken 3” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.