King of Comedy (1999 film)

King of Comedy Chinese is a 1999 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Likchi and Stephen Chow. Unlike Chows typical mo lei tau films, King of Comedy verges on comedy drama, describing the trials and tribulation that an aspiring actor experiences on his way to stardom. Some commentatorswho? say the story is based on Chows early career, as he started off as a temporary actor, before becoming a successful and popular comedy actor over the course of a decade. The film does retain some of bizarre visual gags Chow is known for, such as Chows character bleeding from the nose and eyes during a singing number. Jackie Chan plays a cameo role during the film.

One day a group of club girls come to ask Wan to help them act like innocent schoolgirls so they can make more money. One of the girls, Lau Piupiu Cecilia Cheung, although a little hardy at first due to how she was first forced into becoming a call girl due to her exboyfriend who became abusive after high school to make ends meet, becomes a better actress through Wans instruction and falls in love with him. When both characters finally make love, Wan searches his home for enough money to pay Piupiu for her services, since he thinks she slept with him for money not knowing it was for love. After Piupiu leaves him in anger, he goes back to the film studio where he always harasses crew members for a role, and finally hits the big time, receiving a part as leading actor next to a legendary actress, Sister Cuckoo Karen Mok. During this time, Wan reconciles with Piupiu and he pledges to support her for the rest of his life.Just as Wan is about to settle in the life of a movie star, his dreams of grandeur are crushed when his part is given to a highly sought after male lead. Luckily, he regains his confidence with the help of the misanthropic lunchman at the studio Ng Mantat, who is secretly a C.I.B. agent. Wan is used in an undercover operation, where he is disguised as a delivery boy and made to deliver a hidden gun and listening device inside Takeout food. Although the ruse is discovered and the C.I.B. undercover agent is shot, Wan takes up the gun and saves the day. The lunchman is rushed to the hospital and survives his wounds. ........

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