Lawyer Lawyer

1997 1h 25m CN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 50

Comedy

Synopsis

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Stephen Chow plays a selfish yet in some places kind hearted barrister who tricks his servant in doing things for his own benefit. Eric Kot playing the servant is misguided by what he thinks is love and leaves Chow vowing that he will never need Chow's help again in life. Shortly afterwards Kot gets into some big trouble (due to be executed) with the British and calls on Chow for help. Chow tries to help his client, but is fish out of water when he has to fight this court room case according to western rules.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stephen Chow
Chan Mon Gut
Eric Kot Man-Fai
Ho Foon
Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching
Lotus Shui
Karen Mok Man-Wai
Wu-Man
Nancy Lan Sai
Man's Friend
Tats Lau Yee-Tat
Buddhist Monk
Law Kar-Ying
Fong Tong Ken
Wyman Wong Wai-Man
Brother Lone

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Writers: Wong Ho-Wa, Joe Ma Wai-Ho
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Ma Wai-Ho, shot by Cheung Man-Po. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lincoln Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Stephen Chow and Eric Kot Man-Fai and Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0133059 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joe Ma Wai-Ho directs. Cheung Man-Po behind the camera. Lincoln Lo scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Joe Ma Wai-Ho, shot by Cheung Man-Po. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Lincoln Lo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Stephen Chow and Eric Kot Man-Fai and Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0133059 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.