王晶卫（黄子华 饰）是个九十年代前卫的香港导演，但十分轻视六十年代的粤语片。没想到他穿越时空回到了六十年代，他被大导演楚原告知，只要能在六十年代里拍一部受欢迎的电影便能回去。王晶卫虽然十分无奈，也认识了还没有成名时的李奇（罗嘉良 饰）和谢源（吴镇宇 饰）这对难兄难弟。由于王晶卫的特殊身份，便带领两人一举成名。李奇与谢源的各自的女友宝珠（张可颐 饰）与芳芳（舒淇 饰）都移情别恋钟情于王晶卫，十分倾慕他的才华。李奇与谢源得知情况后，与王晶为断绝了来往。而王晶卫所拍的电影，完全没有人欣赏，到底他又能否回到属于自己的时空呢？

"Those Were the days" speculates on what would happen if a hot international art house director were transported back in time to the 1960s Hong Kong film industry. Highlights include: WKW meets Wong Jing as a child and profoundly influences career; WKW attempts to make his kind of films with the resources, talent, and expectations of 1960s HK filmmakers, and a lot of other Hong Kong /Wong Jing style zaniness.