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King of Beggars

Original title: Mo jong yuen So Hak Yee
  • 1992
  • TV-14
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
4.4K
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Stephen Chow in King of Beggars (1992)
Martial ArtsActionComedyDrama

A rich family's son falls in love with a woman who will only marry him once he becomes a Kung-Fu Master. In this 'Dramedy' He becomes a legendary hero, by attempting to save the emperor, dur... Read allA rich family's son falls in love with a woman who will only marry him once he becomes a Kung-Fu Master. In this 'Dramedy' He becomes a legendary hero, by attempting to save the emperor, during his true quest of love.A rich family's son falls in love with a woman who will only marry him once he becomes a Kung-Fu Master. In this 'Dramedy' He becomes a legendary hero, by attempting to save the emperor, during his true quest of love.

  • Director
    • Gordon Chan
  • Writers
    • Kin Chung Chan
    • Gordon Chan
  • Stars
    • Stephen Chow
    • Sharla Cheung
    • Man-Tat Ng
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    4.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gordon Chan
    • Writers
      • Kin Chung Chan
      • Gordon Chan
    • Stars
      • Stephen Chow
      • Sharla Cheung
      • Man-Tat Ng
    • 4User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations total

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    Stephen Chow
    Stephen Chow
    • So-cha-ha-yee Chan
    • (as Sing-chi Chow)
    • …
    Sharla Cheung
    Sharla Cheung
    • Yu-Shang
    • (as Man Cheung)
    Man-Tat Ng
    Man-Tat Ng
    • General So
    • (as Mang-tat Ng)
    Norman Chu
    Norman Chu
    • Chiu
    • (as Siu-keung Chui)
    Wai Lam
    Wai Lam
    • Seng Ko Lin-Chin
    Chung Wang
    Chung Wang
    • Uncle Mok
    • (as Chung Wong)
    Wai Yee Chan
    Wai Yee Chan
    • Yu-Shang's Sister
    Pak-Cheung Chan
    Pak-Cheung Chan
    • Minister of Justice
    Lawrence Cheng
    Lawrence Cheng
    • Professor
    • (as Tan-shui Cheng)
    Matthew Wong
    Matthew Wong
    • Emperor
    • (as Hin-mung Wong)
    Bei-Dak Lai
    Bei-Dak Lai
    • Uncle Cheng
    • (as Bei-dak Lai)
    King-Tan Yuen
    King-Tan Yuen
    • Madam Pimp
    Cheung-Yan Yuen
    Cheung-Yan Yuen
    • Hung Yat-San
    Kin-Yan Lee
    Mi Yang
    Mi Yang
    • So-cha-ha-yee Chan's Daughter
    • Director
      • Gordon Chan
    • Writers
      • Kin Chung Chan
      • Gordon Chan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    10jeonjungkooku

    Great always

    This movie gave me Happy , Emotional yet funny moment and about the main lead his acting always amazed me . I am always impressed with is Acting skills and those movie he has been playing .

    I don't know what to write more so I just want to recommend you guys his movie. Kung fu hustle Saolin Scr and etc so you can watch more of his movie with out being upsetting ok guys ,I just wanted rate this movie but I couldn't able to rate this movie without any comments so thatz why I am writing here review. Hope so you guys will enjoy this movie so why wait hurry and watch it on your own risk and enjoy.
    6mgxootr-rs

    Please to rewrite subtitles in English!

    Could have been SO much fun if the translation was in English! Even pig latin would've been more comprehensible. But except for one or two lines ("Pee! Everybody pee!" when a fire breaks out) translations have the enigmatic quality of early Sony instruction manuals.

    (Excerpt: "Watch out. He make to yesterday thing in something now.") It seems to be a fun film, but you'd have to learn Cantonese to fully appreciate it. After 4 days of language study, you could write better subtitles yourself.
    5niz

    Elaborate, funny, but ultimately uninvolving riches-to-rags tale

    Something of a departure for Stephen Chow, as he drops the zany over-the-top humour of his more well known comedies to play a real legendary figure, So-Hat-Yi a.k.a the "King of Beggars". Although you wouldn't notice its not supposed to be a typical Chow comedy until well into the second half, because the convoluted, meandering story allows Chow to do all his usual comedy gimmicks before turning into a more serious historical action adventure.

    There is plenty to admire here: a fun cameo from directing legend Yuen Woo Ping, the "sleeping fist" kung-fu style, some well mounted large-scale battle scenes, and the usual fantastical action sequences typical to the fantasy/swordplay genre.

    Unfortunately, its all a bit baffling, the plot is uninvolving, and its all rather inconsistent in tone (one minute Chow is a bumbling idiot, the next he's a stoic hero).

    Worth a look, particularly if you prefer martial arts to comedy, but not Stephen Chow's best.

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    • Trivia
      Mi Yang's debut.
    • Goofs
      In the fight scene with Uncle Mok and Chiu...several of the actor's wires can be seen while they are hopping about. Also...wires can be seen carrying the large boulders that hit Uncle Mok. Since the wires are so obvious...not quite sure if this was meant to be on purpose or really a mistake.
    • Connections
      Version of Drunken Master (1978)

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1992 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • China
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • 武狀元蘇乞兒
    • Production company
      • Win's Entertainment Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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