King of Comedy (HK film)
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King of Comedy (Chinese: 喜剧之王) is a 1999 Hong Kong film directed by Lee Lik-Chi and Stephen Chow. Unlike a typical Stephen Chow film，King of Comedy uses less of his Mo lei tau-style comedy, and the main theme is also controversial- the film describes the tragedy that a professional actor cannot become successful due to the culture of superstars in film industry. Some comment says the story is based on Stephen Chow's career in early age, because Stephen Chow was only a temporary actor while he started to enter the film industry, spending over 10 years time to be a successful and popular comedy actor.
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[edit] Plot
Wan Tin-Sau (Chow) is an actor who cannot seem to catch a break, since his only professional jobs are limited to being an extra. As well as being an actor, he is also the head of his village's community centre.
One day a group of club girls comes to ask Wan for acting help, as each club girl cannot seem to garner more business. One of the girls, Lau Piu-Piu (Cecilia Cheung), although a little hardy at first, becomes a better actress through Wan's instruction and falls in love with him. After both characters acknowledge their love, Wan gives Lau his most valuable possessions, hoping that she would find her way into the world. With renewed confidence, he goes back to the film studio where he always harasses crew members for a role, and finally hits the big time, receiving a role next to a legendary actress, Sister Cuckoo (Karen Mok).
Just as Wan is about to settle in the life of a movie star, his dreams of being a superstar actor are crushed, and he is left a broken man. Luckily, he regains his confidence with the help of the misanthropic lunchman at the studio (Ng Man-Tat), who is secretly a C.I.B. agent.
After a somewhat successful sting, Wan finally becomes famous through a performance of a well known play with some tremendous help.
[edit] Box Office
It grossed HK $29,848,860 in Hong Kong.
[edit] Cast
- Stephen Chow as Wan Tin-Sau
- Karen Mok as Sister Cuckoo
- Cecilia Cheung as Lau Piu-Piu
- Ng Man-Tat
- Jackie Chan (cameo)
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