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Bookmark this pageChicken and Duck Talk (1988)
Director: Clifton Ko
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From Time Out Film Guide
Cantonese comedy generally doesn't travel too well, but Michael Hui's comeback movie (he made a series of Tashlin-esque classics in the '70s) would be a riot in any context. Hui plays the stingy, stupid and backward-looking proprietor of a traditional duck restaurant; his meagre turnover plummets when a bright new fast-food chicken joint opens across the street. He frantically tries to stop his resentful staff from defecting, while dreaming up stunts to win back lost customers; the plot is garnished with everything from inspired slapstick to mother-in-law jokes. You could read it as a sardonic commentary on China's often farcical struggle to 'modernise' - except that you'd be laughing too much to think through the parallels.Author: TR
Cast & crew
Director: Clifton Ko
Producer: Michael Hui
Cast: Michael Hui, Sylvia Chang, Ricky Hui, Lawrence Ng, Lowell Lo full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 97 mins
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