King of Beggars (1992)
Starring Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Ng Man Tat
Directed by Gordon Chan
The illiterate General of Canton, General So, advocates a lazy, happy lifestyle of sex and money. His spoiled and also illiterate son, Chan (Stephen Chow), is his most faithful disciple. For the love of a woman, Chan attends the national exams for Martial Arts Scholar in Peking. Chan is victorious on the physical test, but before he is to be crowned, he is found to have cheated on the written exam. The Emperor sentences Chan to be a beggar. Initially Chan is unable cope with his new role, but with some mystic help, he takes on the position as King of the Beggars Association. Leading this motley crew into battle against an evil warlord in the Emperor's entourage, Chan rescues the Emperor, and gains respect for the beggars.
Runtime: 96 min.
Rating: 6.4
DVD
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong
Genres: Action,Comedy,Drama
Keywords: martial arts
Cast
So Cha Ha Yee Chan / Tsan, So Hat Ngai
Yushang / Ru Shuang
General Su of Guangzhou
Tracy / Ru Shuang's sister
Chiu / Chau/Zhao Wu Ji
Lord Seng Ko Lin Chin / Lord Zeng Ge Lin
Uncle Mok / Uncle Mo
Secretary of Justice
Professor / Advisor
Emperor
Uncle Cheng / Uncle Jeng
Po Ye Tat Tor / Botaroto
Niu Da Chun
Chan's friend's aunt's sister
Madam Pimp / Brothel madam