Tang Bohu dian Qiuxiang (1993)

Director:

Lik-Chi Lee

Writers:

Vincent Kok (writer)
Lik-Chi Lee (writer)

Release Date:

1 July 1993 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich...

Plot Keywords:

Spoof | Sexual Overtones | Based On Folk Tale

Cast

Stephen Chow	...	Tong Pak Foo
Li Gong	...	Chen Heung
Pak-cheung Chan	...	Chuck Chi-Shan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fai-hung Chan
Pei-pei Cheng	...	Madam Wah
Tiet Wo Chu
Jessica Hester Hsuan
Vincent Kok	...	Tu Chuen-Chang
Peter Lai	...	Teacher
Kit Ying Lam	...	Wife of Tong Pak Foo
Wai Lam	...	King Ning
Kin-Yan Lee
Ka-Yan Leung	...	Mo Chong-Yuen
Wing-Chung Leung
Chia Hui Liu	...	Evil Scholar
Francis Ng	...	Member of The Four Scholars
Carol Wan	...	Tung Heung
Gabriel Wong	...	Wah-Man
James Wong	...	Mr. Wah
King-Tan Yuen	...	Shek-Lau
Mimi Zhu	...	Chussy

Also Known As:

Flirting Scholar (Hong Kong: English title)
Tong Pak Fu dim Chou Heung (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Hong Kong | China

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Company:

Win's Movie Productions Ltd.

Gong Li will always regret this movie

This is a silly, silly movie. It is no surprise, of course. Much Chinese Cinema from Hong Kong is over the top, bad Jerry Lewis type shtick. Chow Yun Fat and most Hong Kong actors paid for lunch making silliness while waiting to be discovered by serious directors.

The surprising part is Gong Li. It is excruciating to watch her obvious embarrassment being on camera with fools. She does her best to look dignified while the 'famous scholar' does Rap in traditional Chinese dynasty garb.

Story? Who cares? Anyway, it concerns a famous painter in ancient china who sees and falls in love with Gong Li. Gong Li loves the work of the painter, although for story purposes, the painter becomes a poet suddenly to make props easier to manage. He disguises himself as a pauper to become a worker in her household. The logic isn't there. Don't try. Lots of people throw up pus looking white slime every few minutes while Gong Li tries to look dignified. You get the picture.

Trying to collect all the work of Gong Li may necessitate that you own this and Chinese Box, another horrible film. Just put it on the shelf. Not too close to Jou Du, please.