GENRE
Comedy
Get a dose of laugh out loud comic hilarity with a host of Asia’s most esteemed comedians. From Stephen Chow to Karl Maka, Asia’s comedy heavyweights bring their riotous best to the screen for sidesplitting gags and action. Whether it’s off-the-wall scenarios, ‘Jiang Shi’ madness or over-the-top slapstick, these classic comedy titles are sure to tickle the funny bone.
Winners & Sinners
Award: 1984 HK Film Awards - Best Action Choreography
| Directors: | Sammo Hung |
| Cast: | Sammo Hung, Charlie Chin, John Shum, Fung Shui Fan, Richard Ng, Jackie Chan |
| Production Year: | 1983 |
Five men serving their sentence in prison become good friends and vow to stay straight when they are released. They form a cleaning company and settle down to earn an honest living. However, one of the buildings they are hired to clean turns out to be the headquarters of a gang of counterfeiters. With the gang perused by the brave, yet careless cop CID07 (Jackie Chan), the five cleaners inadvertently get mixed up in a war over the printing plates, between two rival gangs and just about every law enforcement organization in Hong Kong.
King of Beggars
| Directors: | Gordon Chan |
| Cast: | Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, Ng Man Tat |
| Production Year: | 1992 |
Acclaimed comic star Stephen Chow turns Beggar So, King of Beggars, from a brave and upright legendary figure into a hilarious character, in this off-the-wall action comedy.
Stephen Chow plays So Chan, the spoiled son of the rich Peking General So (Ng Man Tat). In order to win the heart of a beautiful prostitute (Cheung Man), So Chan participates in the Kung Fu Scholar tournament, however when the Emperor learns he has cheated his way to victory, So Chan and his father are stripped of their wealth to become beggars. When a chance encounter leads So Chan to become a member of the Beggar’s Association, he soon becomes the King of Beggars and renamed Beggar So, fighting a coup planned by the notorious Chiu (Norman Chu).
Legend of the Dragon
| Directors: | Danny Lee |
| Cast: | Stephen Chow, Teresa Mo, Leung Ka Yan, Yuen Wah |
| Production Year: | 1991 |
Stephen Chow plays the naive Tai O villager Chow Siu Lung, the only son of kung fu instructor Hung. Spending most of his days practicing kung fu with childhood friend Mo (Teresa Mo), and playing snooker at the local table, Lung soon leaves his rural home to make a living in the city, under the dubious guidance of his Uncle Yun (Leung Ka Yan).
They soon find themselves using Lung’s natural skills as a snooker player for financial gain, with much success. However, things soon go awry when a defeat at a snooker game results in the loss of Lung’s ancestral land. With everything falling apart, and unwilling to accept failure, Lung must play the toughest game of his life to regain his ancestral land.
Royal Tramp
| Directors: | Jing Wong |
| Cast: | Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, Chingmy Yau, Ng Man Tat, Xu Jin Jiang |
| Production Year: | 1992 |
Adapted from the novel of the same name, by famous swordplay novelist Jin Yong, Royal Tramp was the third highest grossing Chinese film in the 1992 Hong Kong box office.
Set during the early Qing Dynasty, the story revolves around brothel worker, Wei Xiao Bao (Stephen Chow), who saves Chen (Damian Lau), the leader of an underground revolutionary organization, during a battle. Chen induces Wei to join them and assigns him to steal the precious
book '42 Chapter Classic' from the Emperor’s court. While carrying out his mission, Wei encounters Lord Hai (Ng Man Tat), a powerful eunuch who wants the book for himself, and befriends a young Emperor (Wang Sui Lun) and his sister (Chingmy Yau). Wei soon learns that other evil forces are after the book as well - Ao-Bye (Xu Jin Jiang), the all-powerful general who seeks to rule the kingdom, and Lone-er (Brigitte Lin), a member of the Dragon sect. Now Wei must attempt to play all sides off against each other to ensure his own survival and the eventual completion of his missions.
Royal Tramp II
| Directors: | Jing Wong |
| Cast: | Stephen Chow, Brigitte Lin, Chingmy Yau, Michelle Reis |
| Production Year: | 1992 |
The sequel to Jing Wong’s box office success, Royal Tramp II sees the return of Stephen Chow and the rest of the stellar cast from the original film, for another round of laugh out load wuxia madness.
Picking up where the previous film left off, the defeated Lone-er (Brigitte Lin),
vowing revenge on Wei Xiao Bao (Stephen Chow), aligns herself with the Ping Shi, led by Prince Wu Sun-Gwei (Ken Tong). The Ping Shi plans to overthrow the reign of the kindly Emperor (Derek Wan), and by extension, his obnoxious sidekick Wei. However, after Lone-er is double crossed by the Ping Shi, she bestows her power onto Wei, who must use his newfound abilities to battle the Ping Shi.
It’s a Mad, Mad World
| Directors: | Clifton Ko |
| Cast: | Lydia Shum, Bill Tung, Loletta Lee, Eric Tsang |
| Production Year: | 1987 |
It’s a Mad, Mad World is the first in a series of movies following the everyday lives of the Piu family. Family patriarch Tung (Bill Tung) is an anchorman at a TV station. His wife Lydia (Lydia Shum) always complains that she doesn’t get any love from her goofy husband. Living with their three daughters, the family is not satisfied with their living conditions. However, fortune finds its way to the Tung family when they win the first prize of the Mark Six Lottery. Will they make the most of their riches or will their fortune all be in vain?
Her Fatal Ways
Award: 1991 HK Film Awards - Best Actress : Carol Cheng
| Directors: | Alfred Cheung |
| Cast: | Carol Cheng, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Alfred Cheung |
| Production Year: | 1990 |
In what is widely regarded as one of her finest roles, Carol Cheng plays Mainland police inspector Cheng, who is given the task of escorting a wanted criminal from Mainland China back to Hong Kong, alongside her dim-witted nephew Hsaio Sheng (Alfred Cheung). Upon arriving in Hong Kong, Cheng is quick to express her distaste for the liberal, and in her mind, spoilt attitudes that exist in Hong Kong society. It’s not long before her views begin to alienate her from the Hong Kong police and create friction between her and the case’s investigator, Kuo (Tony Leung Ka Fai). But when their prisoner unexpectedly escapes, leaving Cheng stuck in Hong Kong until he is caught, it leads to an inevitable joint investigation that both sides dread.
The Haunted Cop Shop
| Directors: | Jeffrey Lau |
| Cast: | Jacky Cheung, Ricky Hui, Chan Ga Chai , Billy Lau |
| Production Year: | 1987 |
Director Jeffrey Lau turns the ’Jiang Shi’ vampire genre on its head, removing it from its usual backdrop of a Qing Dynasty village, and setting The Haunted Cop Shop in modern day Hong Kong, resulting in an all out horror laugh fest.
In a police station, which was once the site of a ritualistic suicide pact by Japanese soldiers after the war, police officers Chui (Ricky Hui) and Macky (Jacky Cheung) witness the resurrection of an evil Japanese Colonel. As they inform their peers about the resurrection, they are met with ridicule when nobody believes their farafetched story. As the Ghost Festival comes around, Ming (Billy Lau), a small-time thief detained in the basement of the police station, is bitten by the ghost, turning him into a vampire. When Chui and Macky discover Ming’s fate, the two attempt to prove the existence of creatures of the night to their fellow cops to regain their credibility.
The Wrong Couples
Award: 1988 HK Film Awards - Best Actress: Josephine Siao
| Directors: | John Chiang |
| Cast: | Josephine Siao, Richard Ng, Paul Chun |
| Production Year: | 1987 |
The Wrong Couples marks the first reappearance of Josephine Siao in an onscreen role after she temporarily withdrew from the entertainment world. Her brilliant performance won her ‘Best Actress’ at the 1988 Hong Kong Film Awards.
After returning home from a prolonged voyage, sailor Yu (Richard Ng), is shocked to discover that his wife has left him, and their house is sublet to another woman, May Wong (Josephine Siao). Forced to live under the same roof with each other’s unfamiliar habits and idiosyncrasies, Yu and May both have trouble adapting to their new lives. Intent on moving on, Yu only stays to take care of his young daughter. However when times become tough for Yu during his divorce proceedings, he and May begin to cultivate a relationship and discover a new found appreciation for each other’s company.
Games Gamblers Play
| Directors: | Michael Hui |
| Cast: | Sam Hui, Michael Hui |
| Production Year: | 1974 |
Serving his last remaining days in jail, top conman and gambler Teng (Michael Hui) befriends naive youngster Liu (Sam Hui), who quicky begins to admire his new mentor. Upon leaving prison, the two combine their efforts to gamble on a variety of games and win as much money as they can. Having exausted all options, the two devise an elaborate con with an off-track betting shop being the target. With meticulous execution, the scheme succeeds, but their victim learns of Teng and Liu’s deception. Using all of his criminal hordes, the deceived boss goes looking for revenge, forcing Teng and Liu to play their last game - staying alive.
Diary of a Big Man
| Directors: | Chor Yuen |
| Cast: | Chow Yun Fat, Sally Yeh, Joey Wang, Waise Lee |
| Production Year: | 1988 |
In a change of pace for the action superstar, Chow Yun Fat keeps up the laughs in this delightful screwball comedy.
Chow plays hot shot stock broker Chow Ting Fat, a man torn between the love for two women - Joey (Joey Wang), a beautiful boutique owner and Sally (Sally Yeh), a glamorous flight attendant. Unable to choose between the two women, Ting Fat marries both of them in different countries, convinced he can keep up the secret of his dual nuptials. However, when the two women befriend each other, Ting Fat, with the help of his friend Chi Hung (Waise Lee), must try even harder to keep his bigamy a secret.
The Happy Ghost
| Directors: | Clifton Ko |
| Cast: | Raymond Wong, Bonnie Law, Loletta Lee, Sandy Lam |
| Production Year: | 1984 |
While on a camping trip, college girl Bonnie (Bonnie Law) innocently takes home a piece of rope to keep her torn backpack in place. Little does she know that the rope was used by a disgraced scholar to hang himself with decades before. The scholar soon resurrects at Bonnie’s school revealing himself to be Stuart Pik, The Happy Ghost (Raymond Wong). As The Happy Ghost befriends Bonnie and her two college friends, they soon realize that they learn a lot about the importance of academic success, love, family and friendship, from their new friend.
All the Wrong Clues
Award: 1981 Golden Horse Awards
| Directors: | Tsui Hark |
| Cast: | George Lam, Teddy Robin, Karl Maka, Eric Tsang |
| Production Year: | 1981 |
Combining an all-star cast in a majestic setting, All the Wrong Clues marks Tsui Hark's very first box office hit. Winning 'Best Director' at the Golden Horse Film Festival, the film set him on the path to becoming one of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers.
Upon his release from jail, Godfather Capone (Karl Maka), is determined to have his revenge on Champ (George Lam), a mild-mannered, small time private eye who was responsible for Capone's incarceration. Capone sends the eccentric killer Popeye (Eric Tsang) after Champ, but he has an ally in Police Chief Robin (Teddy Robin), who decides to protect Champ from Capone's encroaching henchmen by taking him into custody.
However when Capone's rival Old Woo, a crime boss from Shanghai, bails Champ out of jail in order to use him as bait against Capone, the Police Chief must make an extremely risky move and bring together the heads of the 'Four Families' to try and prevent a bloody massacre.
Awards:
1981 Golden Horse Awards - Best Director: Tsui Hark
1981 Golden Horse Awards - Best Cinematography
1981 Golden Horse Awards - Best Film Editing
Aces Go Places
Award: 1983 HK Film Awards - Best Actor: Karl Maka
| Directors: | Eric Tsang |
| Cast: | Sam Hui, Sylvia Chang, Karl Maka |
| Production Year: | 1982 |
Small time jewel thief King Kong (Sam Hui) makes the grave error of crossing the mob when he steals a consignment of jewels. To hide his trail, Kong leaves evidence that points to internationally renowned thief White Glove, who is forced to travel to Hong Kong and track down the real culprit for the mob. Hot on White Glove’s trail is Chinese-American police officer Baldy (Karl Maka), who is brought to Hong Kong and partnered with the nononsense Hong Kong cop, Nancy Ho (Sylvia Chang). Adding to Kong’s problems is the untimely death of his accomplice who hides the jewels, only leaving a clue to its whereabouts, forcing Kong to form an alliance with Baldy and his feisty partner to find the jewels and also catch White Glove.
City Hunter
| Directors: | Jing Wong |
| Cast: | Jackie Chan, Joey Wang, Kumiko Goto, Chingmy Yau |
| Production Year: | 1993 |
Based on a popular Japanese comic strip, Hong Kong’s high-flying martial arts action hero Jackie Chan stars as private detective Ryu Saeba in City Hunter. Hired to find the runaway daughter of a Japanese publishing tycoon, Ryu’s first impulse is to turn the job down, until he sees a picture of the beautiful heiress, Shizuko (Kumiko Goto). Hot on her heels, Ryu tracks her down to a cruise ship, and much to the annoyance of his jealous female sidekick Kaori (Joey Wang), the womanizing Ryu seems more interested in catching Shizuko’s attention than returning her safely to her father. However, Ryu’s romantic plans quickly go astray when a gang of ruthless criminals hijack the ship and hold the passengers for ransom.
Security Unlimited
Award: 1982 HK Film Awards - Best Actor: Michael Hui
| Directors: | Michael Hui |
| Cast: | Michael Hui, Sam Hui, Ricky Hui |
| Production Year: | 1981 |
Comedy trio the Hui Brothers’ produce and star in this hilarious and off the wall laugh-fest and box-office hit, Security Unlimited.
Michael Hui stars as head security guard Chou, whose unorthodox, and at times ridiculous approach to training his subordinates doesn’t seem to go down well with his boss, Fan (Stanley Fung). Sam (Sam Hui) and Bruce (Ricky Hui) are Chou’s favorite targets of abuse, but Chou soon finds the shoe is on the other foot when Ricky gets promoted after saving the day in a botched bank heist.
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