Justice, My Foot! (1992)

A shyster with an equally eccentric kung-fu ace of a wife manage to bring justice to the court.

Director:

Johnnie To (as Kei-fung To)

Writer:

Sandy Shaw (screenplay) (as Lai-king Siu)

Stars:

Stephen Chow, Anita Mui, Man-Tat Ng

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Chow	...	Sung Sai-Kit / Sung Shih-Chieh (as Sing-chi Chow)
Anita Mui	...	Mrs. Sung (as Yim-fong Mui)
Man-Tat Ng	...	Guangzhou Magistrate Ho Yue-Da (as Mang-tat Ng)
Carrie Ng	...	Yeung Sau-Chun / Yang Hsiu-Chen (as Ka-lai Ng)
Paul Chun	...	Inspector General (as Pui Chun)
Ka-Yan Leung	...	Shanxi Commissioner Tin (as Ka-yan Leung)
Eddy Ko	...	Yeung Ching / Yang Ching (as Hung Ko)
Mimi Chu	...	Nanny (as Mai-mai Chu)
Kwan-Min Cheng	...	Guangzhou Magistrate Hu (as Kwan-min Cheng)
King-Tan Yuen	...	Mrs. Yiu (Yao) (as King-dan Yuen)
Yat-Fei Wong	...	Ah Fook / Fu (as Yat-fei Wong)
Wong Chun	...	Commissioner Tin and Mrs Yiu's mother
Ki Yee Chik	...	Mr. Yiu (Yao) (as Kei-yee Chik)
Tian-Lin Wang	...	Shoe shopkeeper (as Tin-lam Wong)
Sun Wong	...	Chan Cheung-Fu (as San Wong)

Storyline

Stephen Chow's special brand of very modern, very Hong Kong screwball comedy entered a new phase with Justice, My Foot!, a costume farce set in imperial China. Chow is a shyster with an equally eccentric kung-fu ace of a wife, hilariously played with Anita Mui Yim-fong. Accompanied by Chow's number one screen sidekick, Ng Man-tat, he manages to bring justice to the court and laughter to the viewer.

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Plot Keywords:

justice | shyster | false accusation | husband wife relationship | corruption | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Wild Side [France]

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

2 July 1992 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Justice, My Foot!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cosmopolitan Film Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Hyper-Kinetic Farce

This film stars Stephen Chow as lawyer Sung Sai Kit, whose wife (the late, always interesting to watch in film) Anita Mui is an airborne kung fu master who always seems to be pregnant in the film. She loses her children due to Sung's shyster like tactics (an interesting way to bash lawyers!), so she gets him to retire so they can have a healthy child. This film, set in imperial China, is all over the place, almost out of breath at times, but always fun. It was a big hit, the best grossing film in China/Hong Kong in 1992, due mostly to the chemistry between Chow and Mui. Of course, Sung un-retires and things get a little more hyper-kinetic. Not at all profound, just entertaining period drama escapism. I wish I saw it in the theater, it is richly photographed. If you like films like this, you will not be disappointed.