

The story of Wai Siu Bo, a pimp who after saving Chan Kan Nam, the leader of the Heaven and Earth society, a revolutionary group, is made a member. After a botched first assignment for the group, he is made a servant to the Prince, the very person the Heaven and Earth society want to overthrow. What follows is plenty of mayhem and laughter.
Acting
Stephen Chow's elastic face commits to every absurd beat
Direction
Wong Jing's shameless, maximalist comedy pacing
Writing
Dense wordplay that loses 40% in subtitles but lands anyway

Director
Wong Jing
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen Chow reportedly improvised roughly 30% of his dialogue, driving Wong Jing insane but creating the film's most quotable moments.
The film parodies Jin Yong's classic wuxia novel Duke of Mount Deer so aggressively that fans debated if it was homage or desecration—Hong Kong audiences didn't care and made it the year's highest-grossing film.
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