Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai (; born 5 February 1955) is a

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film director, screenwriter,

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and producer. Lau is famous for writing and directing "

mo lei tau ''Mo lei tau'' () is a type of slapstick humour associated with Hong Kong popular culture that developed during the late 20th century. It is a phenomenon which has grown largely from its presentation in modern film media. Its humour arises from ...

" comedies. His comedies include ''

A Chinese Odyssey ''A Chinese Odyssey'' is a two-part 1995 Hong Kong fantasy-comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Stephen Chow. The first part is titled ''A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box'', while the second part is titled ''A Chinese Odyss ...

'' (with Stephen Chow) and ''

Chinese Odyssey 2002 ''Chinese Odyssey'' is a 2002 Hong Kong mo lei tau musical film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and produced by Wong Kar-wai. It stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, Zhao Wei and Chang Chen. It is a parody of the 1959 Huangmei opera film '' ...

'', the latter which was voted Best 2002 Film by the

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Filmography

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'' (1982) *'' My Darling, My Goddess'' (1982) *''

Coolie Killer ''Coolie Killer'' is a 1982 Hong Kong action film directed by Terry Tong and starring Charlie Chin, Elliot Ngok, Lisa Chiao Chiao and Cecilia Yip. Plot Ko Tat-fu ( Charlie Chin), leader of a coolie killer group in Sai Ying Pun who specializes ...

'' (1982) *''

Yellow Peril The Yellow Peril (also the Yellow Terror and the Yellow Specter) is a racial color metaphor that depicts the peoples of East and Southeast Asia as an existential danger to the Western world. As a psychocultural menace from the Eastern world ...

'' (1984) *''

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'' (1985) *'' Operation Pink Squad'' (1986) *''

The Haunted Cop Shop ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (1987) *''

Eastern Condors ''Eastern Condors'' () is a 1987 Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi, Yuen Wah, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Woo-ping, Corey Yuen and Billy Chow. The film was relea ...

'' (1987) *''

Flaming Brothers ''Flaming Brothers'' is a 1987 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Joe Cheung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Alan Tang, Pat Ha and Jenny Tseng. The film was shot in Hong Kong, Macau and Thailand. Plot Alan Chan (Alan Tang) and Cheung Ho-t ...

'' (1987) *''

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'' (1987) *''

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'' (1988) *''

The Haunted Cop Shop II ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (1988) *''

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'' (1989) *''

All for the Winner ''All for the Winner'' () is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film, directed by Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen, and starring Stephen Chow. First Movie to ever cross the HK$40 million(HK$41,326,156.00) mark in Hong Kong box office. It was a parody of '' God ...

'' (1990) *''

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'' (1990) *''

The Top Bet ''The Top Bet'' ( Literal translation: ''Queen of Gambling'') is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen and starring Carol Cheng, Anita Mui and Ng Man-tat. It is a sequel to Lau and Yuen's 1990 film ''All for the Win ...

'' (1991) *''

The Top Bell ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

'' (1991) *''

Fist of Fury 1991 Fist of Fury 1991 (新精武門1991) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Cho Chung-sing and starring Stephen Chow in the lead role. ''Fist of Fury 1991''. '' List of Hong Kong films of 1991''. Retrieved 21 July 2016 Aside from a few paro ...

'' (1991) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Today's Hero'' (1991) *''

92 Legendary La Rose Noire ''92 Legendary La Rose Noire'' is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Tony Leung, Maggie Shiu, Teresa Mo, Wong Wan-sze and Fung Bo Bo. The film was nominated for eight awards at the 12th Hong Kong Fil ...

'' (1992) *'' Rose Rose I Love You'' (1993) *''

The Eagle Shooting Heroes ''The Eagle Shooting Heroes'' (Chinese: 射鵰英雄傳之東成西就) is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau. It is a parody of Louis Cha's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'', and a classic example of the mo lei tau come ...

'' (1993) *''

The Bride with White Hair ''The Bride with White Hair'' is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Ronny Yu, starring Brigitte Lin and Leslie Cheung. The film's main character, Lian Nichang, is loosely based on the protagonist of Liang Yusheng's novel ''Baifa Monü Zh ...

'' (1993) *'' A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box'' (1994) *''

Ashes of Time ''Ashes of Time'' (Chinese: 東邪西毒) is a 1994 Hong Kong film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, and inspired by characters from Jin Yong's novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. Background The film's story is a prequel to the novel ...

'' (1994) *'' Treasure Hunt'' (1994) *'' Love and the City'' (1994) *'' A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella'' (1994) *'' Out of the Dark'' (1995) *''

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'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *''

Black Rose II ''Black Rose II'' (Cantonese: 黑玫瑰義結金蘭), also known as ''97 Legendary La Rose Noire'', is a 1997 Hong Kong cinema, Hong Kong comedy film co-directed by Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen with action choreography by Yuen Tak. Lau wrote the sc ...

'' (1997) *''

Timeless Romance ''Timeless Romance'' is a 1998 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and David Lai, starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai use both this parameter and , birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> , ...

'' (1998) *''

'' (2002) *'' Second Time Around'' (2002) *''

Kung Fu Hustle ''Kung Fu Hustle'' ( zh, c=功夫, l=Kung Fu) is a 2004 Cantonese-language action comedy film directed, produced, co-written by, and starring Stephen Chow. The film tells the story of a murderous neighbourhood gang, a poor village with unlik ...

'' (2004) *'' A Chinese Tall Story'' (2005) *'' Kungfu Cyborg: Metallic Attraction'' (2009) *''

Just Another Pandora's Box ''Just Another Pandora's Box'', also known as ''Once Upon a Chinese Classic'', is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau, starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Pat ...

'' (2010) *''

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'' (2010) *''

East Meets West 2011 ''East Meets West'' (東成西就2011) is a 2011 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau. Cast * Kenny Bee * Eason Chan * Ekin Cheng * Karen Mok * Stephy Tang * William So * Tan Weiwei * Jaycee Chan * Huang Yi * Tiffany Tang * Yang Mi ...

'' (2011) *''

Just Another Margin ''Just Another Margin'' () is a 2014 Chinese spoof-comedy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau, and starring Betty Sun, Ronald Cheng, Ekin Cheng and Alex Fong. It was released on 2 February 2014. Cast * Betty Sun as Jin-ling * Kenny Lin ...

'' (2014) *''

Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down ''Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down'' () is a 2014 Chinese film directed by Jeffrey Lau. Cast *He Jiong *Vivian Hsu * Wang Xuebing *Jiang Mengjie *Kara Hui *Frankie Chan Frankie Chan Fan-kei (born 1951) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese martial artist, a ...

'' (2014) *'' A Chinese Odyssey Part Three'' (2016) *'' Soccer Killer'' (2017) *''

Kung Fu League ''Kung Fu League'' () is a 2018 Chinese martial arts fantasy comedy film directed by Jeffrey Lau and written by Huang Jianhong, which featured an ensemble cast include Vincent Zhao, Andy On, Danny Chan and Dennis To. Ashin Shu played the lead role ...

'' (2018)

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