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Hail the Judge

Original title: Gau ban ji ma goon: Bak min Bau Ching Tin
  • 1994
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
5.1K
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Sharla Cheung, Stephen Chow, and Christy Chung in Hail the Judge (1994)
A family of 13 is massacred, and a magistrate soon establishes who the murderer is, but then he fights back and facts become twisted back around.
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A judge tries to save a female innocent who's wrongly being accused for murder.A judge tries to save a female innocent who's wrongly being accused for murder.A judge tries to save a female innocent who's wrongly being accused for murder.

  • Director
    • Jing Wong
  • Writer
    • Jing Wong
  • Stars
    • Stephen Chow
    • Sharla Cheung
    • Man-Tat Ng
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    7.5/10
    5.1K
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    • Director
      • Jing Wong
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong
    • Stars
      • Stephen Chow
      • Sharla Cheung
      • Man-Tat Ng
    • 11User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Stephen Chow
    Stephen Chow
    • Pao Lung-Sing
    • (as Sing-chi Chow)
    Sharla Cheung
    Sharla Cheung
    • Chi Siu-Lin
    • (as Man Cheung)
    Man-Tat Ng
    Man-Tat Ng
    • Yau Wai
    • (as Mang-tat Ng)
    Elvis Tsui
    Elvis Tsui
    • Panther
    • (as Kam-kong Tsui)
    Christy Chung
    Christy Chung
    • Stone Mansion
    • (as Lai-tai Chung)
    Ada Choi
    Ada Choi
    • Yu Yin
    • (as Siu-fan Choi)
    Collin Chou
    Collin Chou
    • Shang Wai
    • (as Sing Ngai)
    King-Tan Yuen
    King-Tan Yuen
    • Madam
    Lawrence Ng
    Lawrence Ng
    • 'Mirror' Fong Tong-Kan
    • (as Kai-wah Ng)
    John Ching
    John Ching
    • Lui Fook
    • (as Tung Ching)
    Wing-Chung Leung
    Wing-Chung Leung
    • Stone Talk
    Yat-Fei Wong
    Yat-Fei Wong
    • Magistrate Chan Pak-Cheung
    Shun Lau
    Shun Lau
    • Eunuch Li Lin-Ying
    Ku Feng
    Ku Feng
    • Navy Commander Shang Kwan
    • (as Feng Ku)
    Gabriel Wong
    Gabriel Wong
    • Majesty
    Hung Lu
    Hung Lu
    Wui Ng
    Wui Ng
    • Lung-Sing's Dad
    Ping Ha
    Ping Ha
    • Lung-Sing's Mom
    • Director
      • Jing Wong
    • Writer
      • Jing Wong
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    What to say about this movie.

    What? Who's messing with the body? Who? Who's talking? What has the least big mouth? How do you this dog shut who dog shut who dismembered ten thousand pieces who dog shut who deserved to drink 72 less? I'm going. What are you going to do? Just say it again. Why don't you practice well? Who doesn't? Watch out for choking on what? Come on. It doesn't taste good. What? No, no, no. What is it? What? Just leave it alone. What idiot? What is what to do what to do? What idiot is miserable? What idiot? Who's an idiot? What, dump the water? My man is a playboy. I won't feel anything. Feel. What's with this idiot? Who's an idiot? What's white? What's not white? Who can't eat this white? It's none of your business. It's none of your business. What? What brat, brat, what kind of disease is looking for someone? False what false what what, close your fart thing to close, close not close do not do what thing, what gives birth to who, give birth to a child to do not have assh ole, give birth to you a hammer to do not have as sh ole? I can't, who can't? What? Who stands in your way? I'm an animal. Who thinks you haven't been here? What you can't who can't say, who is a pig who is a pig what? What, hidden-head, rat eye, what, carving, what? What upper beam is not straight? I'm obstinate. What is obstinate? What wanted man? What baby without an as shole? There is no hammer in Shanghai. What? What did you give me? No blame, no blame, no blame. No blame? Who's gonna die? What? What is it? What what beheading what who is what? Just what is easy to deal with, what is not accurateWhat is it that you don't know about? When I stand out again, I call my younger brother and scold him. What are you scolding?.No, it's nothing. No, it won't be completely forgotten. Just put it down. I'll put it down. What born born born Goddess what? I dare not look at anyone except the emperor. What Lord Bao doesn't want? If he doesn't want it, he won't do it. If he doesn't allow it, he won't do it. What? Hello? Who? What a big official. What's so big? What, you are so powerful? Who is so powerful that you can fight? Who can win two consecutive championships? If we don't want it, we will transfer it to him. Pimples and pimples. To who? I'll go one by one. What about the man? What about the man? Who tried it? Who is the holy hand of the saint. Hum what? Hum what? What water to use what is not, not is not is not? If not, who will? What fresh? What shrimp? If you don't go, go what? I can't. If it's impossible, it's impossible. What, it's impossible, it's possible, it's impossible not to do it? What do not want to change, who do not want to change the topic to change a step, do not do not change who change, words also do not do, do not make who turn not to do what do not have to do? What wine who gets what, what who can not possibly not get? What's the matter? You don't care what you do, who you are, and you don't have an as shole to give birth to a child? What is it? What is it? Your father, what is it, what is it. You will never see it again. You will never see it. This dog, dog officer, dog officer, dog official? What what you come to catch you what dog officer thief dog officer dog, what no dog do not get what garbage officer, dog officer smelly tube dog, smelly what what thing ahIf I don't take a shower, I will find whatever I want. You are really what you are. Don't worry? Good people don't live long. I save save what thing, what you what tea what save who save what. Who am I to be enlightened? Don't block it. Don't block it. Don't what? I don't care what you do, what you stink, what you do as a ghost? What on the one hand helps to write what on the other hand, what things, what things are big and go? No one can beat you, who can't beat you, who can beat what, no one can beat, who can't beat you, no one can hit, you can't hit anyone? What is it? What? Don't fool around. Just fool around. No, no, no, no. Don't mess around. Who's messing around? Don't mess around.
    6Leofwine_draca

    Typical Chow

    HAIL THE JUDGE is a funny period comedy from Stephen Chow, filled with his usual diverse plot ingredients and scattershot surprises. Chow plays the usual low level character, a judge who falls foul of the corrupt rich in society and ends up penniless while true justice continues to elude the needy. After some ultra-bizarre adventures, he finally befriends the emperor himself and things take a turn for the better. It's an episodic, sometimes silly adventure filled with memorable characters (Elvis Tsui's kung fu master is a case in point) and hilarious situations, the animated speech scenes being particular highlights.
    secrective

    Corrupt Officials, evil Kung-Fu Masters, and Circus Folk, OH MY!

    Stephen Chow plays the son of a judge who's family has been famous for its judgements. Too bad his first case gets him shunned from his villiage for taking a bribe. This leads him on a quest to clear his family's name and to become a great judge.

    This movie goes hand in hand with "Lawyer, Lawyer" in which he plays a lawyer (surprise!). If you like this, you might also like "Justice, My Foot!"
    10v-86934

    All time favorite!

    Best comedy I know, always love Stephen Chow. He is our childhood watching his movie give me nostalgia and I wish he made more movies back then. This movie gives you chill there's proper conflict and climax I feel satisfaction when watching this!
    qianfo

    very good, very funny

    If you are a Chinese, I am sure you have seen the film, and enjoy it a lot.

    If you are not, maybe you have seen one or two Zhou Xingchi(Stephen Chow)'s film such as: Shaolin Soccer, if you like that kind of humor, I am sure that you will like this film much more. Please remember Singsing's films is always the most funny movies in China.

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    • Trivia
      This was the last movie in which Stephen Chow and Sharla CHEUNG acted together.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Dao yan qing zhi jiao: Di 10 qi tebie ban: Wang Jing zai pai gongfu wudapian/EP10 Special Edition: Wong Jing Makes Another Kung Fu Film (2022)

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 1994 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Quan Xẩm Lốc Cốc
    • Filming locations
      • Hong Kong, China
    • Production company
      • Win's Movie Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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