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Chicken and Duck Talk

1988 · 95 min

A lively, good-natured comedy that pits old-fashioned pride against slick corporate competition, full of physical gags and warm character moments.

Overview
A witty and thoroughly engaging send-up of both the fast food business and the cut-throat techniques often employed by conglomerates to crush independent competition.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • work
  • identity
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum
Written by
Clifton Ko Chi-Sum, Michael Hui Koon-man
Starring
Michael Hui Koon-man, Ricky Hui Koon-Ying, Sylvia Chang, Pak Yan, Teddy Yip Wing-Cho, Lowell Lo Koon-ting, Stephen Ho Kai-Nam, Hui Ying-Ying
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
Cantonese

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