3 Movies Starring Michael Hui

Chicken and Duck Talk

Chicken and Duck Talk

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-07-14

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (431 Reviews)

Director:

Clifton Ko

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Hui

Clifton Ko

Joe Ma (story)

James Yuen (story)

Fullplot:

Old Hui runs a restaurant specializing in roast duck. His secret duck recipe is very tasty, but customers and staff alike have to put up with the filthy shop and Hui's cost-cutting way of doing business. When ''Danny Fried Chicken'' (an American-style fast-food restuarant) opens up across the street, Hui receives a rude shock and is forced to lift his game to compete. He might even have to supply clean chopsticks.

Chinese Box

Chinese Box

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-04-17

Languages:

English, Cantonese

Countries:

France, Japan, USA

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2659 Reviews)

Director:

Wayne Wang

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay)

Jean-Claude Carrière (story)

Larry Gross

Rachel Ingalls (Jean's story inspired by "Last Act: The Madhouse")

Paul Theroux (story)

Wayne Wang (story)

Fullplot:

John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong; his friend Jim often crashes in his cramped apartment. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time.

Robin-B-Hood

Robin-B-Hood

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-09-29

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

136 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (8211 Reviews)

Director:

Benny Chan

Cast:

Writer:

Jackie Chan

Benny Chan

Alan Yuen

Alan Yuen (story)

Fullplot:

For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies?

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