1930s Shanghai is in the grip of various gangs struggling for power, with the Axe Gang being foremost. Main character Sing is an ineffectual small-time crook trying to join the Axe Gang. In doing so, he and buddy Bone attempt to command respect from the Pig Sty Alley. Their bumbling attracts the real gang, who are repelled by the martially-skilled Coolie, Tailor and You-Tiao (fried dough sticks) baker. Sing muses over his unfortunate past while Axe Gang leader Brother Sum hires a pair of assassins known as the Harpists to kill the martial artists. In this they succeed, although they are defeated by the Alley's Landlord and wife. Sing, being known for lockpicking, is taken in to break out top pugilist the Beast (literally translated, Evil God of the Fiery Cloud) to use against Landlord and wife. The subsequent battle is a tie. The inept Sing, instructed to break the tie in the Axe Gang's favour, instead turns against them and is heavily wounded. This, however, awakens his latent power and he finally triumphs over the Axe Gang.
Directed, led and written by famous Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow, it is a comedic parody of and homage to Chinese Wuxia films and American musicals from the 50's, best summarised, in the words of Roger Ebert, as "like Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton meet Quentin Tarantino and Bugs Bunny". The above fails to do justice to the brilliance of the film.
Movie Info:
| Directed by | Stephen Chow |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Stephen Chow Huo Xin Chan Man-keung Tsang Kan-cheung |
| Starring | Stephen Chow Yuen Wah Yuen Qiu Danny Chan Kwok Kwan Bruce Leung |
| Music by | Stephen Chow Raymond Wong Hang Yi Xian Luo Zong |
| Cinematography | Poon Hang-sang |
| Editing by | Angie Lam |
| Studio | Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Limited Star Overseas Beijing Film Studio China Film Group Huayi Brothers |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures USA: Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | September 14, 2004 (TIFF) December 23, 2004 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin |
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Size.............: 700Mb
Genre:...........: Action | Comedy
Video Format.....: M4V
Duration..............1:35:18
Resolution.......: 720 x 320
Audio Language...: Tamil
Audio Type.......: AAC @ 160kbps
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