Hei kek ji wong (1999)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Directors:

Stephen Chow
Lik-Chi Lee

Writers:

Stephen Chow (writer)
Min-hang Fung (writer)

Release Date:

13 February 1999 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Acting Lesson | Film In Film | Actor | Extra Actor | Child Nudity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Stephen Chow	...	Wan Tin-sau
Karen Mok	...	Cuckoo To
Cecilia Cheung	...	Piu-Piu
Man Tat Ng
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jackie Chan	...	Famous Movie Star
Joe Cheng		(as Joe Cheng Cho)
Man-Fai Cheng
Clarence Hui	...	Nightclub Mobster
Chi-Sing Lam
Siu-Kei Lee
Sze-Chit Lee	...	Director
Robert Sparks	...	Hollywood Producer
Kai Man Tin

Also Known As:

The King of Comedy (Hong Kong: English title)
Xi ju zhi wang (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

85 min | Japan:90 min | USA:89 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:NC-16

Company:

Star Overseas

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Tang shan da xiong (1971)

A fun ridiculous romantic comedy

This is the film Stephen Chow directed before Shaolin Soccer. There is no kung fu in it, but it is hilarious nonetheless. Chow plays a down and out actor who can't get a job even as an extra. He works at a Neighborhood Welfare House and, in his spare time, gives "acting" lessons. These lessons turn out to be for people like a young wannabe Triad member who wants to learn to act tough so he can collect money, or for an expensive call girl to act virginal so she can make more money. All this and more - the subtitles were a bit tough to understand at times, but all in all I laughed quite a bit and it made me think of Stephen Chow as a Peter Sellers type of guy here. This film also hilariously spoofs John Woo films and has a cameo by Jackie Chan!