Name: Flirting Scholar
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1993-07-01
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Stephen Chow, Gong Li, Peter Lai, Natalis Chan, Bryan Leung

Stephen Chow is a Hong Kong-born actor, director, and politician who was born on June 22, 1962. He attended San Marino Secondary School and debuted as a TV actor in the early 1980s. He made his movie debut in the film “Final Justice” in 1988, a role that saw him scoop the Best Supporting Actor prize at the Golden Horse Awards later the same year. He has appeared in a number of hit films, including the comedy martial arts title Shaolin Soccer (2001), a movie he also directed. More recently, he has directed the movie “Kung Fu Hustle 2” (2020).

Stephen Chow

Gong Li is an award-winning Chinese-born Singaporean actress. She was born on December 31, 1965 in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, and made her acting debut in 1987. One of the most famous actresses of China’s “Fifth Generation” cinema, she has starred in an overwhelming number of award winning films and has been awarded nearly two dozen awards for “Best Actress” and “Best Supporting Actress”. Since her debut, she has appeared in numerous films, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993) and “The Dragon Chronicles - The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain” (1994).

Gong Li

Peter Lai is a Hong Kong-born actor, songwriter, and movie producer who was born on May 13, 1950. He began his career as a lyric writer for popular musicians in the mid-1970s, but in the 1980s branched out into acting, appearing in the 1988 action movie “The Big Heat.” He followed up with roles in numerous hit action and comedy films, including “Fight Back to School” (1991), “All's Well, End's Well” (2012), and “The Yuppie Fantasia 3” (2017).

Peter Lai

Natalis Chan, also known as Nat Chan or Chan Pak Cheung, is an award-winning Hong Kong television host, film actor, and producer. He was born on December 3, 1950 in Hong Kong and made his debut as an actor in 1978. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993). In 2015, he was awarded the TVB Anniversary Awards “Lifetime Achievement Award”. In addition to his work in the entertainment industry, he is also a horse race commentator and seasoned horse trainer, with many of his horses winning some of the equestrian world’s most prestigious awards.

Natalis Chan

Bryan Leung, or Leung Kar Yun, as he’s also known, is a Hong Kong actor and director. He was born on January 20, 1949 and made his acting debut in 1969. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993). He made his directorial debut in 1984, and has continued to work in both capacities ever since, occasionally teaming up with some of the greatest names in the martial arts film industry, including Jet Li and Stephen Chow.

Bryan Leung

Cheng Pei Pei, affectionately known as the Queen of Swords, is an award-winning Chinese actress. She was born on January 6, 1946 in Shanghai, China, and made her acting debut in 1964. Best known for her role in a beloved 1966 wuxia film, she brought home the Hong Kong Film Awards “Best Supporting Actress” award in 2000 for her portrayal of Jade Fox in Ang Lee’s international smash, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (2000). A skilled swordswoman and compelling actress, she has appeared in numerous films and television dramas over the course of her career, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993).

Cheng Pei Pei

Gordon Liu, born Sin Kam Hei and also known as Lau Kar Fai, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He was born in Guangdong, China, on August 22, 1955 and made his debut as an actor in 1973. Known for his roles in martial arts films, he is widely recognized for his roles in Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” films (2003 and 2004) but has appeared in countless other films and television dramas, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993).

Gordon Liu

Francis Ng is a Hong Kong-born actor who was born on December 21, 1961. He began acting in TV series titles in the early 1980s, and went on to appear in movies like “Young and Dangerous” (1996), “Once Upon a Time in Triad Society” (1996), and “The Mission” (1999). He won the Hong Kong Film Awards’ Best Supporting Actor prize in 2000 for his role in “2000 AD.” He also featured in the hit drama series “Triumph in the Skies” (2003) and more recently appeared in “The Trading Floor” (2018).

Francis Ng

Vincent Kok, or Kok Tak Chiu, as he’s also known, is a Hong Kong actor, award-winning screenwriter, and film director. He was born in Hong Kong on August 15, 1965 and made his acting debut in 1991. In 1992 he made his screenwriting debut and made his directorial debut in 1996. Best known for his collaborations with Stephen Chow, he has appeared in countless films and a handful of television dramas over the course of his career, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993).

Vincent Kok

Mimi Chu, born Chu Yuet Mei, is a Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress and singer. She was born on December 26, 1954 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, and made her debut in the entertainment industry in 1970. In 1991, she made her debut as an actress and has appeared in countless films and television dramas since, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993).

Mimi Chu

Jessica Hsuan, or Suen Huen, as she’s also known, is a Hong Kong actress. She was born in Hong Kong on August 18, 1970 and made her acting debut in 1993. Since then, she has appeared in several films and numerous television dramas, including “Flirting Scholar” (1993), “A Step Into the Past” (2001), “Square Pegs” (2002), and “Tiger Cubs” (2012).

Jessica Hsuan

Of the four great scholars, known throughout the Ming Dynasty for their unparalleled artistic and literary skills, Tong Pak Fu (Stephen Chow) is the most famous. The leading scholar of the famous quartet, Pak Fu’s skills as an artist, poet, and calligrapher are second to none. Though his artistic skills are widely recognized, he has kept his inherited skill as a martial arts master hidden, as his family’s enemies would surely hunt him down, if ever he demonstrated his skill. The husband of eight wives, Pak Fu should have had ample reasons to find joy in life but his wives’ addiction to gambling and their inability to appreciate his skills, have left him feeling lonely and depressed.

Convinced he would be happy, if he could just find his one true love, he sets out to find a woman who can truly appreciate his greatness. On his journey, he stumbles across a convoy from the House of Wah and meets one of the family’s four maids, the beautiful Chow Heung (Gong Li). Convinced Chow Heung is his one true love, Pak Fu disguises himself as a servant and enters the employ of the House of Wah. The life of a servant is difficult, but Fate allows him to rise quickly through the ranks, providing him ample opportunity to woo Chow Heung, but his happiness is short-lived.&nbsp;

When the power-hungry Prince Ning visits the Wah family, things go very wrong. With his true identity revealed and the House of Wah on the brink of total annihilation, Pak Fu must confront one of his family’s greatest rivals or risk losing his one true love forever. Will Pak Fu be able to defeat his greatest foe and win Chow Heung’s hand in marriage or will this be the end of one of the world’s greatest scholars?

A hilarious kung-fu filled romp, “Flirting Scholar” is a 1993 comedy action film directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik Chi.

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