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Forbidden City Cop

1996 · 89 min

A gleefully silly martial-arts spoof packed with slapstick gadgets and rapid-fire gags that keeps you grinning.

Tagline
He is the law! what law?
Overview
An imperial agent gets ridiculed for his various inventions, until his supportive wife encourages him to attend a conference, which's actually a trap to kill all the doctors serving the emperor, where his crazy inventions come in handy.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • love
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour9
Realism3
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Stephen Chow
Written by
Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Stephen Chow, Lo Man-Sang
Starring
Stephen Chow, Carina Lau, Carman Lee Yeuk-tung, Law Kar-ying, Cheung Tat-Ming, Tats Lau Yee-tat, Lee Lik-chi, Alvina Kong Yan-yin
Music
Tats Lau Yee-tat
Cinematography
Lee Kin-Keung
Runtime
89 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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