From Beijing With Love (1994)
Directed by Stephen Chow
Genres - Comedy, Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - Spy Comedy |
Release Date - Sep 14, 1994 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - Hong Kong, Malaysia |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jonathan Crow
Hong Kong comedy icon Stephen Chiau stars in this wild and wooly parody of 007 spy thrillers. Ling Ling-chat (Chiau) leads a double life, living both as a modest street vendor in Beijing and a suave international spy. When a priceless dinosaur skull is swiped from China, a rogue criminal known only as "The Man With the Golden Gun" is the prime suspect. Ling is called away from dispensing pork products and sent to Hong Kong to investigate. There, a paid assassin named Siu-kam (Anita Yuen) has Ling in her sites. Yet Ling's utter stupidity and dumb luck makes him seeming invincible and she switches sides. When the duo return to China, Ling realizes that his real enemy is none other than his boss.
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double-life, hitman, spy, vendor