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Liang Po Po: The Movie
Directed by	Bee Lian Teng
Produced by	Eric Khoo
Written by	Jack Neo
Starring	Jack Neo
Cinematography	Yoke Weng Ho
Editing by	Lawrence Ang
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release date(s)	February 11, 1999
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Singapore
Language	Chinese
Budget	S$800,000
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The movie Liang Po Po (梁婆婆重出江湖) was directed by Jack Neo in 1999. It was intended to be a horror film, which was a rather surprising move for Jack Neo, who usually produces comedy movies. It starred Jack Neo, who cross-dresses as the titular old lady, which in English is translated as "Granny Neo".

Liang Po Po: The Movie was the first movie produced by Raintree Pictures.

The main characters in the movie were played by the following actors and actresses::^[1]

Liang Po Po, a 85-year-old granny, decides to leave the Old Folks' Home in search of a new life. Believing that she can still contribute to the good of the society, the determined old lady sets on a path where she soon realizes how her trusting and naïve nature can be used against her.

Left alone and broke after she gets robbed on her first day out by Ah Lian and her gang, Liang Po Po tries to seek employment as a BP pump attendant but created chaos instead(She blew up a Honda Civic by accident. Travelling aimlessly, she meets and befriends a couple of street gangsters - Ah Beng and Ah Seng - and gets involved in a secret society involved in crimes. Playing on her unsuspecting nature, the secret society used Liang Po Po in the sale of pirated video compact discs to debt collection with more than satisfactory results.

While Liang Po Po develops a genuine friendship with Ah Beng and Ah Seng, Big Boss, the man who runs the secret society called Brothers'Society, decides that his gang should be respected. As part of his efforts to improve the image and profile of the triad, Big Boss engaged the service of 2 Hong Kong triad consultants who insisted that the gang members should be dressed in black long coats and sunglasses. Big Boss even daydreams of getting himself involved in local politics in order to exert influence in society.

To raise fast money as funds for the "election campaign", Big Boss was persuaded by the Hong Kong consultants to orchestrate a bank robbery. Liang Po Po was decided upon as the ideal person to execute the job as it was felt no one will suspect an innocent old lady and even if caught, she is expected to gain sympathy from the authorities and get away with her 'spur of the moment' folly lightly. Ah Beng and Ah Seng try to send Liang Po Po away when they discover the Big Boss' plan but Liang Po Po simply refuses to leave her friends and is determined to follow through with the 'job' although she is totally in the dark.

The robbery turns out successful - until the bank reports a much bigger amount missing. This sparks off a nationwide hunt for Liang Po Po as both the criminals and the police race against each other to find Liang Po Po and recover the money first. While on the run, Liang Po Po realizes she has been used by Big Boss and the Hong Kong consultants and sets on a hilarious and at times, emotional, path to turn the tables on the people that have mistreated her.She chances upon a group of children who she had bought toys for earlier at a MacDonald's outlet,who help disguise her to avoid detection from Big Boss and the HongKongers.She later heads back to the Macdonald's outlet and sees Ah Beng with Big Boss and the HongKongers.She reveals herself to Ah Beng,but Big Boss and the consultants arrive.Big Boss slaps Ah Beng and brings them to a derelict building (their hideout) to deal with them.Ah Seng,hiding behind a phonebox,heads to the gas station and steals a car.He plans to drive over to the hideout and save Ah Beng and Liang Po Po,but is stopped by the police,who drive over to the building.They surround the building and capture Big Boss and the HongKongers.

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