988, , which has made some achievements in the TV industry, was determined to develop into the film industry. He first played a small role in "The Wind Catcher" starring ,000 Ziliang and Li Meifeng . Although there are not many scenes, the lines are gone, and the ending is still tragic, it is much better than the experience of being a supporting actor who has just entered the TV industry. After this movie, Stephen Chow was appreciated by Lee Xiuxian and starred in " Pili Pioneer ", which is of great significance to his acting career. Not only did he increase his role, he also won the 25th Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor Award. After
received professional recognition, Stephen Chow's market rose. From 1988 to 1989, four movies were released, including " Best Son-in-law ", " Dragon in the World ", " Yidao Heroes ", and "Rogue Chase". Although Stephen Chow is not the same in these works, he has a heavy role in each part, and his development speed has surpassed many movie actors of the same period. At the same time, the old boss TVB was not idle, and he promoted the TV series " Heroic Hero " and " He is from the Jianghu ", especially the former, which laid a solid foundation for future nonsensical performances and also made classic roles in costume TV series.
After the movie and TV double-line popularity, Stephen Chow ushered in the 1990s. During this year, eleven movies starring Stephen Chow were released in succession, most of which were male leads, and there was a hit that is very influential today. Next, let’s take a look at these works together:
1. " Hope your husband Jackie Chan "
Through the name of the movie, it can be probably guessed that this is a story behind a successful man that always has a woman silently paying. In fact, this is indeed the case. This film mainly tells the story of Wu Daidi (played by Ng Junru ) who has been working hard behind the scenes, even if she makes great sacrifices for her beloved Siu Jinshui (played by Stephen Chow). But after finally looking forward to the success in the eyes of ordinary people, they found that as time goes by, the two of them are no longer as innocent as they were in the countryside. Instead, they have deviations in identity, status, and mentality, not to mention that there is a precious lady beside him.
According to the general routine, men often climb up to the top, abandon the chaff, and end in a tragedy. However, this film has a reversal, allowing the two people who have been separated for a while in their old residence to meet each other by chance, and find that the other is still each other's original intention and get a happy ending. As a literary movie, there are indeed not many funny scenes, but it is precisely because of this that you can appreciate Stephen Chow's acting skills outside of comedy, especially the shot of looking in the mirror to adjust his mentality, which is really impressive. The film's box office in Hong Kong is more than 13.7 million Hong Kong dollars. Although it has not entered the top ten, it is good in terms of the theme and status of the film. What's more, this is Stephen Chow's true role as the male lead in the movie, which adds a bit of commemorative significance.
2. "A Comic to the World"
This film mainly tells the story of the comic lover played by Stephen Chow, Xingzai , who helped the gangster Wei Jie by chance and was taken over by him. He became close friends with Wei Jie's two subordinates Ajun ( Lin Junxian ) and Abiao (Sung Kui'an), but when the three of them worked together and were in the limelight, they did not know that they were already the targets that the boss Wei Jie was determined to destroy. The reason why he did this was to pave the way for his son to inherit. After a internal fight, Abiao and Ajun died one after another, and Wei Jie was betrayed by his son. Xingzai chose to go far away.
Compared with "Wishing Husband Come to Dragon", Stephen Chow showed more comedy skills in this film, but he was far from reaching the realm of nonsensical classics. This is not because his performance is not good enough. The fundamental reason is that the theme belongs to gangster films, highlighting loyalty, conspiracy, courage and heroism. In addition, there is not much room for comedy mixed with love triangles.But it is undeniable that such a subject was very popular at the time. In addition, although there were no real big names, there were actually not many stars, so it was reasonable to finally win more than 15.1 million Hong Kong dollars in box office. It is worth mentioning that this film is Stephen Chow's first appearance as a first-time film, which shows that his status in the film industry at that time was no longer comparable.
3. "Dragon and Phoenix Tea House"
This film mainly tells the story of A Long (played by Mo Shaocong ) being released from prison on parole. He is tired of life in the Jianghu, living in the Dragon and Phoenix Tea House, but his good brother Garbage Pool (played by Stephen Chow) intends to find him to fight the Jianghu again. In a half-spoken way, A Long is on the edge of the Jianghu. In a hero saving the United States, he met Gigi (played by Chen Yalun) who was untainted by the mud. Since then, he has staged a confusion between morality and love between the world. As a result, Along and the garbage pool paid the price for the so-called world struggle. One was jailed again, and the other died of others. Many years later, Along and Gigi met by chance and did not perform a reunion scene because they had a new life, and the story ended.
Although Stephen Chow is the second male lead in this film, in terms of theme, it still presents more emotional lines between Aaron and Gigi. However, in the context of the world, more elements can be integrated into it, creating a sense of contradiction and further bursting out emotional tension. But to be honest, this type of movie was not new at the time, so it was hard to say it was a classic. Instead, the setting at the end was a highlight, giving people a feeling of being indifferent with the wind. As for Stephen Chow's performance in this film, I personally feel that it is not outstanding and the aura he shows is relatively weak, so I can only say that it is just average. The film's box office in Hong Kong is more than 9.1 million Hong Kong dollars, which is also a fair result.
4. " The same road as the wind and rain "
This film mainly tells the story of the police undercover Zhang Lang (played by Stephen Chow) who came into contact with the middleman Li Yunfei (played by Chen Huimin) who was engaged in the sales of stolen goods during the case process. He found that although this person is a figure in the martial arts world, he values love and righteousness. Li Yunfei also felt that Zhang Lang, a junior, was moral, so the two became brothers of different surnames, but the responsibilities of the police were destined to be in opposition to the rules of the martial arts world. On the other hand, because of his identity, Zhang Lang and his girlfriend Zhou Wenli (played by Zhou Huimin) became increasingly tense. Finally, after experiencing the ups and downs, Zhang Lang and his girlfriend reconciled, and Li Yunfei also escaped with the help of Zhang Lang.
As the leader of Universal Film, Li Xiuxian, in the early stages of his business, all took police and gangster films as the theme. In addition to playing the male lead, he also promoted newcomers. Given Stephen Chow's wonderful performance in "Pierre Pioneer", it is natural to play the leading role in "The Wind and Rain". Because the image of the gangster played in "Pi Li Pioneer" is impressive, it "continues" this style in "The Wind and Rain" and plays an undercover agent who is mixed into the gang. In addition to the different identities of this performance, the audience can see his multi-level performance, which is really worth reviewing many times. As for the question of whether Stephen Chow and Zhou Huimin are matched, they are different. However, the movie itself shows more brotherhood, so there is no need to be too entangled. The film's box office in Hong Kong is more than 9.33 million Hong Kong dollars, and its results are quite satisfactory.
5. " Curry Chili "
This film mainly tells the story of two police and friends, Curry ( Zhang Xueyou ) and Lai Pepper (Stephen Chow), although they are lazy, they have good work ability. With the emergence of the anchor Joey ( Bai Annie ), the two completely fallen. But being in love is often the two people's business. While Curry and Joey got together, the friendship between the brothers also had a crack. However, with a deeper understanding, Curry gradually realized that he and Joey were people from two worlds, so he chose to leave. The other line was because of an arms case. After a series of pursuits, the police naturally achieved the final victory.
Never underestimate Jacky Cheung's ability to act in comedy. Stephen Chow finally ushered in a movie that can showcase his comedy talent, and the collaboration between the two has also become an immortal classic in the hearts of many movie fans. Of course, in addition to being funny, literary operas and actions also show great skills, especially the separate performances of the two, which not only integrate into the situation, but also have a lot of infectiousness, which is worth watching again and again. Compared with the wonderful performances of the two male actors, the heroine Annie is indeed a lot of loss, but the character setting is biased towards a vase, so it is indeed difficult to break through. It is also worth mentioning that the villain played by the director of this film, Ke Shouliang, , although he does not have many roles, he has earned enough points in appearance. The film has a box office of more than 15.77 million in Hong Kong and has a very good result. Unfortunately, there is no sequel to follow.
6. " The thief A Xing "
This film mainly tells the story of police undercover Chen Yuanlong (played by Chen Guantai ) being beaten and injured due to his identity being exposed during a mission, resulting in amnesia, and 50 million yuan of public funds were gone. He became the target of being pursued by black and white for a time. After healing, Chen Yuanlong embarked on a journey to find the truth alone, and met Yang Baoling (played by Hu Huizhong and ) and the thief Ah Xing (played by Stephen Chow). Because of a misunderstanding, Chen Yuanlong regarded Ah Xing as a relative and kept pestering him. Ah Xing originally wanted to get rid of the trouble, but inadvertently learned about the huge sum of money. For this reason, he worked with Chen Yuanlong to help him recover his memory. After a series of battles of wits and courage, he naturally recovered his memory, found out the truth, and eliminated the mastermind behind it.
Due to many logical errors and missed shots in the script, the overall view of this film is not good. In addition, most of the scenes revolve around Chen Yuanlong, played by Chen Guantai, but his performance is really peaceful and has almost no highlights. Instead, Hu Huizhong gives people a bright feeling. Although Stephen Chow, the nominal male lead, was extremely funny, he always felt that he was working alone and did not play a good role in feeding back. The film's box office in Hong Kong is more than 7.96 million Hong Kong dollars. Although it is not particularly bad, it is a blow to the situation when it is in a rising period and is also a comedy.
7. "Senior Brother Crazying the Ghost"
This film mainly tells the story of agent Zhang Piao (played by Dong Piao) who died in the line of duty, and was also killed by the perpetrator drug lord Deng Liyang (played by Fang Gang ) who pretended to commit suicide due to gambling debts. Unwilling to be humiliated, Zhang Piao temporarily searches for saviors from the underworld to take revenge, and the new police officer A Xing (played by Stephen Chow) is his destined savior. So Zhang Piao possesses A Xing's gun and begins a journey of solving cases and revenge. On the other hand, A Xing's partner Li Jin (played by Feng Suifan) was once Zhang Piao's old partner, and A Xing is in love with Li Jin's daughter A Yu (played by Chen Derong). Coincidentally, A Yu and Deng Liyang still have intersections, and multiple plot lines intertwined, leading to the final revenge duel. As for the ending, natural justice defeats evil, the decent people each want.
In that era when ghost movies were popular, Stephen Chow was naturally not unfamiliar, but after watching the main movie, it was essentially a police and gangster movie. But due to the element of ghosts, we naturally have more creative performance and add many interesting scenes, especially the final showdown, which is both thriller and funny, but also has the sharpness of traditional police and gangster films, which is a feast for the eyes. Of course, from the perspective of comedy, there are three actors who are good at comedy, Stephen Chow, Dong Piao and Feng Suifan, who are partners, which gives people a very consistent feeling and creates a lot of sparks. As for Chen Derong's role, he is similar to Annie Bai, focusing on appearance, but it is undeniable that she was indeed beautiful when she was young, not to mention that she also contributed wonderful shots. The film has a box office of more than 12.12 million Hong Kong dollars, and it is another movie that has exceeded 10 million.
8. "Gambling Saint "
This film mainly tells the story of Zuo Songxing (played by Stephen Chow), a young mainlander with special abilities, came to Hong Kong to join the third uncle (played by Wu Mengda ). Because of his gamble, he thought of using Zuo Songxing's supernatural power to make money.As his reputation gradually grew, it attracted the attention of Hong Kong gambling king Hong Guang (played by Qin Pei ) and Taiwan gambling king Chen Song (played by Liu Zhenwei ). The two major gambling kings were interested in winning Zuo Songxing, but the latter won in the end, just because he had the ace Qimeng (played by Zhang Min ) that made Zuo Songxing fascinated, and the final battle also began between Zuo Songxing and Hong Guang. After a dramatic showdown, Zuo Songxing won and became a veritable gambling saint.
989, " God of Gambling " directed by Wang Jing was released, and the final Hong Kong box office was more than 36.29 million Hong Kong dollars. It not only achieved its title of Hong Kong gold medal director, but also made the classic role of Zhou Runfa , and also made the gambling movie genre a weather vane, adding many followers for a while. Wu Siyuan , Liu Zhenwei, and Yuankui , the three filmmakers who are mainly behind the scenes also created "Gambling Saint" based on the inspiration of the subject matter and their own experiences. It triggered a frenzy as soon as it was released, especially the settings of special abilities used in gambling and the image of Stephen Chow's extremely consistent little character. In the end, the Hong Kong box office was more than 41.32 million Hong Kong dollars. Such results not only surpassed "God of Gambling", but also the first Hong Kong film in Hong Kong with a box office of more than HK$40 million, becoming a well-deserved hit and still has a strong influence today.
9. " Invincible Lucky Star "
This film mainly tells the story of the rich businessman's nest who made a will before his death and left all his property to his daughter Feifei (played by Ng Junru). When he learned about this, the eldest son Qiu (played by Anthony Wong) was furious and kidnapped his own sister. He found Ah Feng (played by Ng Ng) who looked similar to Feifei, pretending to be Feifei, with an intention to modify his will. On the other hand, Mr. Cang's nephew, Dasha (played by Cheng Kui'an), also arranged for Lucky Star (played by Stephen Chow) to steal the will, and then by chance, Lucky Star pretended to be a celebrity and pursued Feifei, waiting for an opportunity to obtain property. This triggered a ridiculous battle for heritage, and the final outcome was that the truth was revealed, Qiu was severely punished, and Lucky Star and A Feng finally got married.
Compared with "Wishing Husband," "Invincible Lucky Star" is a pure comedy, giving Stephen Chow and Ng Ng who have worked together again. We were also surprised to see that in the field they are good at, they can create a different spark, especially Stephen Chow, who has completely entered his own rhythm and fully demonstrated his funny skills. We can also vaguely see the prototype of the nonsensical classic performance in the future. It is also worth mentioning that the director and actor of this film, Chen You . Although there are not many scenes, every appearance can bring classic shots. Although these shots are not hesitant to be ugly, this is the embodiment of the actor's spirit. The film's box office in Hong Kong is more than 18.79 million Hong Kong dollars, which is far from the results of "The Gambling Saint", which also proves that gambling films are more popular to a certain extent. However, the results of nearly 20 million Hong Kong dollars are enough to hold a celebration banquet.
0. "The Last Big Boss in the World"
This film mainly tells the story of Uncle Fang (played by Ke Junxiong ) who was originally a gang boss. In order to protect his brothers, he took all charges. After being released from prison, Shuben Fang, who knew his destiny, wanted to spend the rest of his life with his daughter Lili (played by Gong Jialing) and his son A Xing (played by Stephen Chow). But Lili always had a grudge against her father's crime back then, and she followed Jason (played by Wu Shaoxiong), the little leader of the Huaqing Gang , early on. Seeing that Lili was entrusted to others, Uncle Fang wanted to persuade him to leave, but the world had changed, and many things were no longer controlled by him, so the struggle between the old and the new was staged. However, as the incident became more and more intense, both sides paid a heavy price, and Uncle Fang once again chose to take the blame for his daughter.
Although Stephen Chow has the title of male lead, his role in this film is just a supporting role and he prefers tool character. The real male lead is Ke Junxiong, who plays the big shot in the film, but at the performance level, I personally think that Wu Mengda and Cheng Kui'an, who play Uncle Fang's subordinates, are more outstanding.Overall, there are enough branches of the film, and the plot is a bit chaotic. Each character takes turns to appear, blurring the relationship between the primary and secondary. However, viewers who like the movie " Lao Paoer " will probably feel more acknowledged after watching this film, because the theme is similar, except that the rebellious one in this film is the daughter, the rebellious son in "Lao Paoer". The film's box office in Hong Kong is more than 5.49 million Hong Kong dollars, and its results are relatively bad. I believe this is also the true reflection of the audience knowing that pushing Stephen Chow to No. 1 gives people the feeling of selling dog meat with the help of sheep.
1. " Gambling Man "
This film mainly tells the story of Chen Daozai (played by Andy Lau ), who learned his skills from the god of gambling, returned to Hong Kong to carry out charity after being awarded the title of Gambling Man in the United States. After receiving this news, San Uncle (played by Wu Mengda) and Ah Xing (played by Stephen Chow) wanted to learn gambling skills with the help of Chen Daozai. On the other hand, Haishan, the adopted son of the Gambling Demon (played by Shan Liwen ), conspired to revenge and make money, and then listed Chen Daozai and A Xing, who was indirectly involved in the struggle, as his target. After the two were tragically plotted against Haishan, they challenged Haishan, but under the influence of many factors, they lost the bet and faced. Fortunately, the two were woken up by one Kuwait people, and they rekindled their fighting spirit and fought with Haishan again. They not only defeated the strong enemy, but also took back everything they lost.
As "The Gambling Saint" achieved a major success, the smart Wang Jing regarded Stephen Chow as the target of robbing, and took advantage of the trend of gambling films to fabricate this "The Gambling Saint". Judging from the plot, this film continues "God of Gambling", but with Wu Mengda and Stephen Chow's "Uncle and Nephew" in charge, it is actually continuing "God of Gambling". In this way, the "Gambling Saint" created by Liu Zhenwei and others is included in the Wang Jing's gambling film series, which shows how smart he is. In terms of actors, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Zhang Min, Chen Farong, , Ng Mengda, Shan Liwen and others combined together, and their status has surpassed most movies of the same period. However, it has to be said that Stephen Chow, who has the foundation of "The Gambler", has stolen most of the limelight because his nonsensical performances are becoming more mature, and they complement each other more in the funny plots designed by Wang Jing. The film's box office in Hong Kong is more than 40.34 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking second in the year, second only to "The Gambling Saint".
With the release of these eleven movies, Stephen Chow also completed the transformation from Star Chow to Stephen Chow to . With comedy, he also completed the dominance of the film industry, especially in 1992, creating the unprecedented "Stephen Chow Year", becoming one of the most dazzling pearls in the Hong Kong film industry. To this day, Stephen Chow, who is over 60 years old, has faded out of the front screen, but many fans have made people have expectations for his performance. From another perspective, this is also a kind of praise for him as a movie fan!
Source: Network
