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'' (1982) *'' Yellow Peril'' (1984) *''

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'' (1985) *'' Operation Pink Squad'' (1986) *'' The Haunted Cop Shop'' (1987) *'' Eastern Condors'' (1987) *'' Flaming Brothers'' (1987) *'' Operation Pink Squad II'' (1987) *''

Carry on Hotel Carry or carrying may refer to: People *Carry (name) Finance * Carried interest (or carry), the share of profits in an investment fund paid to the fund manager * Carry (investment), a financial term: the carry of an asset is the gain or cost of h ...

'' (1988) *'' The Haunted Cop Shop II'' (1988) *'' Thunder Cops II'' (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) *'' Mortuary Blues'' (1990) *'' The Top Bet'' (1991) *'' The Top Bell'' (1991) *'' Fist of Fury 1991'' (1991) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Today's Hero'' (1991) *'' 92 Legendary La Rose Noire'' (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'' (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) *'' Fallen Angels'' (1995) *''

Mahjong Dragon Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: ) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-play ...

'' (1996) *'' Black Rose II'' (1997) *'' Timeless Romance'' (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'' (2014) *'' A Chinese Odyssey Part Three'' (2016) *'' Soccer Killer'' (2017) *'' Kung Fu League'' (2018)

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