King of Comedy (1999)
1h 29m
Running Time
February 8, 1999Release Date
Plot.
Wan Tin-Sau is an actor who cannot seem to catch a break, since his only professional jobs are limited to being a movie extra. As well as being an actor, he is also the head of his village's community center.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Stephen Chow
Wan Tin-Sau
Karen Mok Man-Wai
Sister Cuckoo
Cecilia Cheung
Lau Piu-Piu
Alex Lam Chi-Sin
Hung
Ng Man-tat
Mao
Lee Lik-Chi
Director
Tenky Tin Kai-Man
Hung's Man
Erica Li
Writer
Cheng Man-Fai
Hung's Man / Writer
Tsang Kan-Cheong
Writer
Steven Fung Min-Hang
Pui's First Boyfriend / Writer
Lee Siu-Kei
Brother Kei
Baat Leung-Gam
Pierre
Johnson Lee Sze-Chit
Movie Director
Joe Cheng
Informer
Mo-Chan Chik
C.I.B.
Dai Lung
Master Lung
Jackie Chan
Stunt Double on Set (uncredited)
Raymond Wong Ying-Wah
Music
Joel Chong Kwok-Wing
Art Direction
Hai Kit-Wai
Editor
Yau Chi-Wai
Editor
Yeung Kwok-Fai
Executive Producer
Bruce Law
Stunt Coordinator / Special Effects Coordinator
Lau Shung-Fung
Stunt Coordinator
Leung Ka-Kit
Writer
Horace Wong
Director of Photography
Mui Tung-Lit
Assistant Editor
Ronald Yeung
Hairstylist
Daisuke Hinata
Music
Chan-Kuen Pang
Assistant Editor
Jan-Wah Yuen
Assistant Camera
Maggie Choy Yin Ching
Makeup Artist
Leung Lik-Chi
Sound Mixer
Lee Hing-Keung
Sound Mixer
Wah-Sang Leung
Production Design
Yim-Man Choy
Costume Design
Arris
Makeup Artist / Hairstylist
Zing
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 8, 1999
Original Name喜劇之王
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Box Office$2,984
Genres
Wiki.
King of Comedy (Chinese: 喜劇之王) is a 1999 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-chi and Stephen Chow. The New King of Comedy, a remake set in mainland China, was released in 2019.
Unlike Chow's typical mo lei tau films, King of Comedy verges on comedy-drama, describing the trials and tribulation an aspiring actor experiences on his way to stardom. Some commentators say the story is based on Chow's early career, as he started off as a temporary actor, before becoming a successful and popular comedy actor over the course of a decade. The film features a short cameo by Jackie Chan, who also got his start as an extra.
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