Where to Watch Days of Being Wild (1990) in the US

What it's about

Set in 1960, the film centres on the young, boyishly handsome Yuddy, who learns from the drunken ex-prostitute who raised him that she is not his real mother. Hoping to hold onto him, she refuses to divulge the name of his real birth mother. The revelation shakes Yuddy to his very core, unleashing a cascade of conflicting emotions. Two women have the bad luck to fall for Yuddy. One is a quiet lass named Su Lizhen who works at a sports arena, while the other is a glitzy showgirl named Mimi. Perhaps due to his unresolved Oedipal issues, he passively lets the two compete for him, unable or unwilling to make a choice. As Lizhen slowly confides her frustration to a cop named Tide, he falls for her. The same is true for Yuddy's friend Zeb, who falls for Mimi. Later, Yuddy learns of his birth mother's whereabouts and heads out to the Philippines.

Cast and crew

Director

Wong Kar-Wai

Writer

Wong Kar-Wai, Jeffrey Lau

Starring

Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau

Details

Release date

Dec 15, 1990

Language

Cantonese, Shanghainese, Tagalog, English, Mandarin

Country

Hong Kong

Box office

$146,310

Awards

17 wins & 9 nominations total

Where to Watch Days of Being Wild (1990) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Days of Being Wild in the United States?

Days of Being Wild is available with a subscription in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on HBO Max (HD) and The Criterion Channel (HD).

Can I stream Days of Being Wild or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on HBO Max (HD) and The Criterion Channel (HD).

Can I watch Days of Being Wild for free in the United States?

We have not confirmed a free option for Days of Being Wild in the United States.