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[who?] 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.
Wan Tin-sau is the head of his village's community centre, where he gives acting lessons and host community plays. On the side, he is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a movie extra, often taking his work too seriously for the roles he receives.
One day, a group of club girls come to ask Wan to help them act like innocent schoolgirls so they can make more money. One of the girls, Lau Piu-piu, although skeptical of advice from an unsuccessful actor, becomes a better actress through Wan's instruction and falls in love with him.
When both characters finally make love, Wan searches his home for enough money to pay Piu-piu for her "services", since he thinks she slept with him for money. After Piu-piu leaves him in anger, he goes back to the film studio and receives a part as leading actor next to a legendary actress, Sister Cuckoo. During this time, Wan reconciles with Piu-piu and he pledges to support her for the rest of his life.
Just as Wan is about to settle in the life of a movie star, his part is given back to a highly sought after male lead. Luckily, he regains his confidence with the help of the misanthropiclunchman at the studio, who is secretly a C.I.B. agent. Wan is used in an undercover operation, where he is disguised as a delivery boy and made to deliver a hidden gun and listening device inside take-out food. Although the ruse is discovered and the C.I.B. undercover agent is shot, Wan takes up the gun and saves the day. The lunchman is rushed to the hospital and survives his wounds.
After a somewhat successful sting, Wan finally becomes famous through a performance of the Thunder Storm. The actors include Piu-piu, Sister Cuckoo, and his wanna-be Triad students. The end of the film involves a blatant marketing plug for Pringles brand potato chips. The entire cast of the play stands backstage rehearsing their lines while literally stuffing their mouths full of Pringles, with the logos of all five cans clearly facing towards the camera. At one point, Wan and one of his triad students argue over who should play the role of Bruce Lee's character, when another actor screams "don't fight, eat chips!" When the closing credits roll, a quick Pringles advertisement appears on the screen.
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For the 1982 American film see The King of Comedy film This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources King of Comedy film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 King of ComedyHong Kong release posterChinese nameTraditional Chinese喜劇之王Simplified Chinese喜剧之王TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXǐju zhi wangYue CantoneseJyutpinghei2 kek6 zi1 wong4Directed byStephen ChowLee Lik chiScreenplay byStephen ChowTsang Kan cheungErica LiCheng Man faiFung Min hunLeung Ka kitProduced byYeung Kwok faiStarringStephen ChowKaren MokNg Man tatCecilia CheungCinematographyHorace WongEdited byHai Kit waiYau Chi waiMusic byRaymond WongDaisuke HinataJonathan PlattProductioncompanyThe Star OverseasRelease date13 February 1999 1999 02 13 Running time90 minutesCountryHong KongLanguageCantoneseBox officeHK 29 848 860 1 US 3 85 million 2 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 who 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 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Box office 4 Award nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editWan Tin sau is the head of his village s community centre where he gives acting lessons and host community plays On the side he is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a movie extra often taking his work too seriously for the roles he receives One day a group of club girls come to ask Wan to help them act like innocent schoolgirls so they can make more money One of the girls Lau Piu piu although skeptical of advice from an unsuccessful actor becomes a better actress through Wan s instruction and falls in love with him When both characters finally make love Wan searches his home for enough money to pay Piu piu for her services since he thinks she slept with him for money After Piu piu leaves him in anger he goes back to the film studio and receives a part as leading actor next to a legendary actress Sister Cuckoo During this time Wan reconciles with Piu piu and he pledges to support her for the rest of his life Just as Wan is about to settle in the life of a movie star his part is given back to a highly sought after male lead Luckily he regains his confidence with the help of the misanthropic lunchman at the studio who is secretly a C I B agent Wan is used in an undercover operation where he is disguised as a delivery boy and made to deliver a hidden gun and listening device inside take out food Although the ruse is discovered and the C I B undercover agent is shot Wan takes up the gun and saves the day The lunchman is rushed to the hospital and survives his wounds After a somewhat successful sting Wan finally becomes famous through a performance of the Thunder Storm The actors include Piu piu Sister Cuckoo and his wanna be Triad students The end of the film involves a blatant marketing plug for Pringles brand potato chips The entire cast of the play stands backstage rehearsing their lines while literally stuffing their mouths full of Pringles with the logos of all five cans clearly facing towards the camera At one point Wan and one of his triad students argue over who should play the role of Bruce Lee s character when another actor screams don t fight eat chips When the closing credits roll a quick Pringles advertisement appears on the screen Cast editStephen Chow as Wan Tin sau Karen Mok as Sister Cuckoo Cuckoo To Cecilia Cheung as Lau Piu piu Ng Man Tat as Mao Johnson Lee as Movie Director Tin Kai man as student 3 Hung s man Lee Siu kei as Brothe Kei Jackie Chan uncredited as stunt double on set cameo Joe Cheng Cho as informer Lam Tsz sin as Hung Cheng Man Fai as Hung s man Steven Fung Min Hang as Pui s first boyfriend Clarence Hui Yuen as nightclub mobster Baat Leung Gam as Pierre Dai Lung as Master Lung Terence Tsui Chi Hung as delivery boy Ben Yuen Foo Wa as Ben Roderick Lam Chung Kei as Kee Sunny Luk Kim Ching as Johnny Hau Woon Ling as Hung s granny Robert Sparks as Hollywood Producer Vincent Chik Miu Chan as C I B Sherwin Ming Tak Fung as hitman in the church Kong Foo Keung as hitman in the church Choi Kwok Ping as hitman in the church Tsim Siu Ling as hitman in the church Chan Po Chun as Peter Sin Yan Kau Bruce Law Lai Yin Mok Wai Man 3 4 Box office editIn Hong Kong the film grossed HK 29 848 860 1 US 3 85 million 2 Award nominations editYear Award Category Nominee Result2000 19th Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer Cecilia Cheung NominatedSee also editStephen Chow filmography Jackie Chan filmographyReferences edit a b King of Comedy 1999 Hong Kong Movie DataBase Retrieved 16 February 2019 a b Official exchange rate LCU per US period average World Bank 1999 Retrieved 16 February 2019 King of Comedy 1999 hkmdb Retrieved June 2016 King of Comedy 1999 HKCinemagic Retrieved June 2016External links editKing of Comedy at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase King of Comedy 1999 at Hong Kong Cinemagic King of Comedy at LoveHKFilm King of Comedy at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King of Comedy film amp oldid 1191892556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,